NYC Eases Post-Sandy Rebuilding, Hikes Business Taxes
Two steps forward, at least one back
Utility was slow to restore power following Sandy
The people hurt by Katrina aren't Reid supporters, unlike the people hurt by Sandy
New Orleans begs to differ
Pared down from $63 billion, thought more than $50 billion more in aid is expected to pass in the coming weeks
It'll replenish the National Flood Insurance Program, which is actually part of the problem
Bad arguments and bad writing from the nation's top opinionmongers
House Republican leadership yields to pressure from Northeast Republicans
Facing anger from his own party over delays
Rep. Peter King (R-NY) is mad at the lack of progress being made on the Sandy relief bill
Has spoken with Gov. Christie who has expressed frustrations with the bill
Relief bill notoriously included unrelated expenditures
Found floating near surfboard in apparent drowning
Millions for museums and head start centers
Even Alaska's getting in on the action
How public housing came to the New York coast.
State officials say they need at least $82 billion
Where would we be without the feds?
Let no crisis go without government outlays
Governors of New York and New Jersey combine for $72 billion in requests for federal aid
Partially submerged in ocean
On top of $9.2 billion it's already received from private insurance and FEMA pay-outs
Haitians who have lost homes have received little assistance
But numbers wouldn't have been that good without her, either
Some residents were out of power for more than two weeks
Long Island demands residents have home inspected by electricians licensed by city before power can come back on
Had proposal to reduce residents' taxes by 10 percent
Our government leaders don't know what saving for a rainy day means
The rationing system was effectively abandoned by gas stations and consumers last week
Hurricane Sandy and the state
A 77-year-old man rescued on Halloween died in hospital this weekend