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Catching up after Sandy, and girding for the next

Source: Westfair Online , Nov 27 2012, 9:11am CST

Westchester County businesses left in the dark for days or weeks by Hurricane Sandy will be “catching up” this holiday season on lost work hours and billings, a business leader in the county predicted. And three governor-appointed commiss ...

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Oklahoma’s Coburn wants aid balanced with cuts

Source: Arkansas Online  |   May 22 2013, 5:38am CDT

WASHINGTON - Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma wants disaster-relief aid for victims of Monday’s tornado in his state to be covered by cuts elsewhere in the federal budget, a stance drawing little support from fellow lawmakers. “He believes we should ...

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12 hours ago

Oklahoma senators embrace disaster aid after opposing Sandy relief bill

Source: Straits Times  |   May 21 2013, 6:57pm CDT

WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - Amid expressions of horror, grief and resolve over the devastating tornado that smashed into suburban Oklahoma City, many United States (US) lawmakers expressed relief on Tuesday that th ...

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"a comprehensive blueprint so we can bring our emergency preparedness and response capabilities into the 21st century and ensure our infrastructure is built to survive major weather incidents."


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Inhofe: Oklahoma Disaster Relief Will Be Different Than 'Slush Fund' For Sandy (VIDEO)

Source: Talking Points Memo  |   May 21 2013, 10:36am CDT

Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), who opposed emergency disaster relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy and called the bill a “slush fund,” suggested he’ll support legislation to provide similar assistance to victims of the tornado in Moore, Okla., provided it’s ...

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SBA Approving Less than 1 in 4 New York Business Applications for Sandy Assistance

Source: Street Insider  |   May 20 2013, 1:38pm CDT

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, the Small Business Administration (SBA) is approving fewer than 25 percent of loan applications for New York's small businesses, lea ...

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Westchester lawmakers to push for more boating safety

Source: Politics on the Hudson  |   May 20 2013, 10:10am CDT

State lawmakers from Westchester County and Long Island today will continue to push for tougher boating laws after a number of deaths in recent years. Johnson’s family and local lawmakers pushed for tougher laws last year (photo from last year ...

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Hurricane season comes with plan for better forecast

Source: The Washington Post  |   May 19 2013, 4:35pm CDT

With hurricane season less than two weeks away and a very active season predicted by meteorologists, thoughts are on what happened last year, when a tropical cyclone named Sandy raced north from the Caribbean, hung a sharp left off the Mi ...

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6 days ago

Natural Disaster Response on WIHI

Source: Running A Hospital  |   May 15 2013, 12:31pm CDT

Hurricane Sandy first struck the Caribbean and then the entire East Coast of the United States at the end of October 2012. The storm smacked into New York and New Jersey especially hard, impacting millions. The s ...

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