KEEGAN: Hurricane Sandy, tsunami scare expose state catastrophe debts
By Frank Keegan | State Budget Solutions
Of all accounting frauds state leaders commit to push devastating costs onto future generations, the worst is deluding citizens about the security of so-called catastrophe insurance funds. Hurricane Sandy and a tsunami scare in Hawaii at the same time should be warning enough for governors to start paying the premiums.
Early estimates of $20 billion [...]
Federal budget fights hold up relief for VA communities
By Amanda Iacone | Virginia Statehouse News
RICHMOND — Waiting for federal disaster assistance was not an option for David Whitlock.
Read More →Federal budget fights continue to hold up relief for Virginia communities
By Amanda Iacone | Virginia Statehouse News
RICHMOND — Waiting for federal disaster assistance was not an option for David Whitlock.
National Guard on Standby for Hurricane Irene
From the Governor’s office, following McDonnell’s State of Emergency Declaration:
State agencies are preparing by in the following ways:
· The Commonwealth has activated the Virginia Evacuation Coordination Team for Operational Response to assess the storm’s potential impact and to take necessary actions.
· The Virginia Emergency Operations Center is coordinating the state’s response with increased staffing available 24 hours [...]
Fewer Americans want plugs pulled on nuclear plants, survey finds
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of likely voters shows that 29 percent of people polled believe the United States should systematically phase out the use of nuclear power plants over the next 50 years.
Forty-seven percent do not agree, while another 24 percent are undecided.
Support for phasing out nuclear power plants is down from [...]
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