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Billions in Katrina recovery money still unspent

Montgomery Advertiser article

Five years after Hurricane Katrina, Gulf Coast states still haven't spent billions in federal aid on housing and other recovery projects.

Housing advocates say the Gulf region has been slow to get programs going, leaving many low- and moderate-income families without enough resources to repair homes or find an affordable place to live.

Read article here.

 
Save the date -- Sat., Sept. 18, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.!

ACPP/Arise annual meeting, St. John's A.M.E. Church, 807 Madison Ave., Montgomery

Member groups and associate members: We need your voice as we choose our legislative priorities for 2011. Please plan to attend!

Get directions here.

 
Paid to Upgrade: Modernizing Unemployment Insurance

Alabama could get a $100 million boost for unemployed workers simply by making some common-sense changes to the way we calculate unemployment benefits. Yet, for two years running, Alabama policymakers have declined the offer.

This fact sheet examines how our current unemployment system works and what's at stake in the proposed changes.

 
Arise Daily News Digest 9-9-2010

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Troy King meets with BP attorneys to discuss Alabama's oil spill lawsuit.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Salaries of Alabama's top-paid CEOs defy economic downturn.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Glenn Murdock defends handling of gambling cases before Alabama Supreme Court.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Ron Sparks wins Gen. Wesley Clark's endorsement in campaign for Alabama governor.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - PACT Board members criticize Ivey over failure to communicate with PACT parents.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - About $17 million in oil spill claims checks cashed on Tuesday.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Holly Wood asks U.S. Supreme Court to stop execution in Atmore.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Campaign 2010: Democrats question late GOP replacement in Alabama Senate District 11.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Political editor George Talbot:  Haley Barbour makes a case for a presidential campaign.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER -The Press-Register: Coastal banks deserve 'breathing room.'

(FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY - Candidates: Stop illegals.

(FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY - Education officials demand fewer leaks.

DECATUR DAILY - Alabama inmate Wood set to be executed Thursday.

GADSDEN TIMES - Anti-double dipping policy urged for all education entities.

ANNISTON STARThe Anniston Star: BP tries to turn tables: Finding fault in the Gulf.

TUSCALOOSA NEWS - General supports Sparks’ lottery, job creation plans.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - Alabama steps up inspections to assure consumers Gulf seafood safe.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - BP spreads blame among partners in oil spill report.

NEW YORK TIMES – Columnist David Brooks:  The Gospel of wealth.

WASHINGTON POST - World Economic Forum survey: Debt, financial crisis hurt U.S. competitiveness.

WASHINGTON POST - The Washington Post: Mr. Obama's recovery plan: part economic, part political.

WASHINGTON POST - Obama firm, won't yield on tax hike for wealthiest.

NEW YORK TIMES - Health plan won’t fuel big spending, report says.

NEW YORK TIMES – Columnist Gail Collins:  The 5 percent doctrine.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Shelby County voting rights case to go before D.C. judge.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Growth slowing in southeastern United States, says Federal Reserve report.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Suit seeking removal of Rashawn Figures from ballot dismissed by judge.