Advocacy group endorses Senate bill s Medicare spending cuts
Washington (CNN) - The nation’s leading advocacy group for senior citizens on Wednesday endorsed the spending cuts that the Senate health care bill proposes for the government-run Medicare health program for seniors. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, who is leading the effort to pass the Democratic bill, the AARP [...]
Above the Call and Beyond the Beltway: A Policymaker Views Alaskan Recovery
It s not every day that DC policymakers leave the realm of white papers, pat and Beltway buzz to travel to a place of ceremonial drumming, outhouses and mosquito buzz. But Beth Zimmerman, fema’s new Assistant Administrator for the disaster Assistance Directorate, recently did just that.
Huckabee unsure about another presidential bid
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says he will be looking at the 2010 midterm election results as part of his decisionmaking about 2012. (CNN) - Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Sunday he remains undecided about another presidential run in 2012, but called the possibility “less likely than more likely.” [...]
fema Reimburses State Of Colorado For Wildfire Costs
DENVER - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (fema) has obligated more than $1 million to reimburse the Colorado State Forest Service, for costs associated with fighting the New Castle Fire.
Success Stories: Fish Wheel
Among the many problems caused when the Yukon River flooded the town of Eagle this spring was the damage done to structures that have been built over the years for subsisting on the land. Most residents of this remote Alaska village depend on what they grow and on what they catch in the river for their food. Cash is in short supply and is used for things they can only purchase, like building supplies or gas for snowmobiles.
State And Federal Aid For North Dakota Spring Floods Tops $132 Million
BISMARCK, N.D. — State and federal assistance to North Dakotans for spring flooding response and recovery now totals more than $132 million in grants and loans, the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (NDDES) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (fema) reported today.
Over $5.6 Million From Fed And State Helps Alaskans Recover From Spring disaster
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — disaster officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (fema) and the State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management announced today that federal Individual Assistance funds committed for the 2009 spring floods/ice jam disaster recovery effort, along with disaster-related Small Business Administration (SBA) loans, have reached over $5.6 million.
Corporate Speak
The Supreme Court might be on the verge of overturning the very foundation of campaign-finance law. But even if it doesn’t, the old model has to change. Community Events Water & Sewer Registration Form Village 3 [...]
Federal disaster Aid for North Dakota Infrastructure Tops $32.5 Million
Bismarck, N.D. -With its latest round of Public Assistance grants, fema has provided more than $32.5 million to North Dakota on behalf of state, local and tribal governments and private nonprofit organizations for disaster response and recovery costs. In addition, the state has provided $11 million to local communities as its portion of project cost shares.
