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U.S. Government watchdog agency identifies fraud problems in homeowner disaster recovery grant programs
Mon, 2023-08-28 10:37 —
mike kraft
GAO Finds Disaster Recovery Grants for Homeowners are Subject to Fraud - HS Today
GAO says the decentralized environment in which HUD's disaster block grants operate creates vulnerabilities to different types of fraud. GAO says the decentralized environment in which HUD's disaster block grants operate creates vulnerabilities to different types of fraud.
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Hawaii wildfires: How the Maui fire started and what we know about the Lahaina blaze
Fri, 2023-08-11 10:58 —
mike kraft
Hawaii wildfires: How did the Maui fire start and what we know about the Lahaina blaze?
Wildfires on Hawaii's Maui island and Big Island have killed at least 55 people, forced thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate, and devastated the historic resort city of Lahaina. Here are some key questions and answers about the disaster.
Jonathan Oatis
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Biden administration grants $90 million to help buildings withstand climate disasters
Thu, 2023-07-13 10:26 —
mike kraft
Why a $90 million push could help U.S. buildings withstand climate disasters
Funding from the infrastructure law comes as floods and heat waves batter the nation and gives Biden another chance to use climate carrots instead of sticks.
Maxine Joselow
Washington Post
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U.S. government COVID anti-foreclosure payments reach $3.7 billion --Treasury Department
Mon, 2023-07-10 09:57 —
mike kraft
Treasury department says COVID anti-foreclosure payments reach $3.7 billion
The U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday that state programs using its COVID-19 Homeowner Assistance Fund distributed $1.2 billion in aid to homeowners in the first quarter of this year, bringing the program's total payments to $3.7 billion so far. Payments from the $10 billion program, launched as part of President Joe Biden's pandemic-related 2021 American Rescue Plan Act, have reached more than 318,000 households at risk of foreclosure, the department said.
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Covid relief funds: Florida Gov DeSantis agency sent $92 million to a donor's project
Thu, 2023-06-29 18:59 —
mike kraft
DeSantis agency sent $92 million in covid relief funds to donor-backed project
Mori Hosseini, who donated a golf simulator to the governor’s mansion, championed a new exchange on I-95 that feeds directly into his housing and shopping center project.
Washington Post
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World refugee crisis: 110 million people forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars continue -- UN says
Wed, 2023-06-14 17:50 —
mike kraft
110 million people forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, UN says
The U.N. says 110 million people in the world today have had to flee their homes because of conflict, persecution, or human rights violations. The war in Sudan has displaced nearly 2 million people since it started April 12. Conflicts in Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and Myanmar have also led to the record-breaking figure. Filippo Grandi, who leads the U.N.
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California looks to spend some Medicaid money on housing
Tue, 2023-03-28 15:43 —
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California looks to spend some Medicaid money on housing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — At the start of 2022, Thomas Marshall weighed 311 pounds. He had been hospitalized 10 times in five years, including six surgeries. He had an open wound on his left leg that refused to heal — made worse by living in a dirty, moldy house with five other people, two ball pythons, four Chihuahuas and a cage full of rats.
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Covid pandemic has focused attention to the importance of healthy indoor air
Thu, 2023-03-09 17:53 —
mike kraft
Indoor air is full of flu and COVID viruses. Will countries clean it up?
Nature - The current pandemic has focused attention to the importance of healthy indoor air and could spur lasting improvements to the air we breathe.
Lewis, Dyani
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Yellen says U.S. counties should use COVID funds for housing, job training
Tue, 2023-02-14 18:20 —
mike kraft
Yellen says counties should use COVID funds for housing, job training
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday called on counties, cities and states to focus their remaining COVID-19 pandemic aid funding to develop more worker training and affordable housing programs. Speaking to the National Association of Counties conference in Washington, Yellen said the nearly two-year old American Rescue Plan Act has enabled state and local governments to budget over $14 billion on more than 1,800 projects focused on housing.
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Housing Department says it helped 2 million U.S. homeowners avoid foreclosure during pandemic
Thu, 2023-02-09 12:13 —
mike kraft
HUD says it helped 2 million homeowners avoid foreclosure during pandemic - UPI.com
Nearly two million homeowners were able to avoid foreclosure during the COVID-19 pandemic due to Federal Housing Administration programs, the Department of Housing and Urban Development said Wednesday.
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