Sep 27, 2024

Why fewer funds for FEMA means slower disaster recoveries

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency asked for more money but didn't get it. That could impact some communities recovering from disasters.

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Ports asks for government intervention in dockworker labor dispute

by Nova Safo

Leaders representing some of America’s largest ports asked the federal government to force dockworkers back to the negotiating table as a potential labor strike looms. Marketplace’s Nova Safe runs through the details of the labor dispute and why the two sides can’t seem to even agree on when they last spoke.

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