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  • September 2008

    • Officials: Texas Needs $40B From Feds for Ike Cleanup

      Houston Chronicle  |  Sep 23, 08 4:05 PM CDT

      Officials: Texas Needs $40B From Feds for Ike Cleanup

      (Newser) - Texas officials told Congress today they might need up to $40 billion in aid to rebuild the state's hurricane-hit areas, the Houston Chronicle reports. The state's lieutenant governor sought at least $11.5 billion of aid and as many trailer homes as available to help the 770 communities damaged by Hurricane Ike. Houston's mayor requested an immediate $2.5 billion injection to help his metropolis. More »

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      disaster  • Hurricane Gustav  • Hurricane Ike  • Houston  • FEMA  • Galveston  • Federal aid  • FEMA trailers  • Mayor Bill White

    • Dems Put Auto Aid in Fast Lane

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 10, 08 9:37 AM CDT

      Dems Put Auto Aid in Fast Lane

      (Newser) - House Democrats are considering a $25 billion rescue plan for the flagging US auto industry, the Los Angeles Times reports, hoping to speed the measure through Congress in a matter of weeks. “This is very, very important,” said Nancy Pelosi. “It's about jobs. Jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs.” It’s also about votes—major auto industry centers like Michigan and Ohio are also battleground states. More »

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      auto industry  • Nancy Pelosi  • economic stimulus  • House Democrats  • Federal aid

  • July 2008

    • Casino Panel Snagged Aid Intended for Katrina Victims

      CNN  |  Jul 17, 08 5:54 AM CDT

      Casino Panel Snagged Aid Intended for Katrina Victims

      (Newser) - Household goods donated to help Hurricane Katrina victims instead ended up in the hands of 11 state agencies, including a gaming commission, CNN reports. FEMA stored 121 truckloads of items two years before handing them over to agencies like the Mississippi Gaming Commission. Leaders of groups helping Katrina victims were amazed when shown what the agencies received, saying they had no idea such items were available. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • Mississippi  • aid  • FEMA  • Katrina aftermath  • Federal aid

  • June 2008

    • Flood Recedes, But Only 1 Well Remains

      CNN  |  Jun 14, 08 7:55 PM CDT

      Flood Recedes, But Only 1 Well Remains

      (Newser) - Floodwaters receded today after 24,000 people fled Cedar Rapids, Iowa, but only one well is uncontaminated to service the city, CNN reports. Officials say it will run down if people take showers and flush toilets over the next 3 or 4 days. "Water is still our primary concern," one said. "We're still using water at a greater rate than we're producing." More »

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      Iowa  • flood  • storm  • natural disaster  • flooding  • Federal aid  • Cedar Rapids  • fresh water

  • April 2008

    • Shutoffs Loom as Heating Costs Spiral

      New York Times  |  Apr 25, 08 10:02 AM CDT

      Shutoffs Loom as Heating Costs Spiral

      (Newser) - As heating-fuel costs climb, millions of Americans are behind on electric and gas bills—and a record number will face a shutoff over the next 2 months, the New York Times reports. A federal grant program to help beleaguered consumers keep the heat on covers just 35% of a winter's fuel costs, and states must decide whether to spread meager aid among many or provide more help to a few. More »

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      fuel costs  • natural gas  • energy costs  • Federal aid  • heating oil

  • March 2008
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