Catastrophic storms’ costs put cloud over federal budgets (Photo: J. Scott Applewhite / AP) The three states hardest hit by super-storm Sandy in October are requesting $80 billion in emergency funding, raising long-term questions about the federal government’s planning for seemingly ever-more expensive disaster spending. Read the complete story.
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Catastrophic storms’ costs put cloud over federal budgets

(Photo: J. Scott Applewhite / AP)

The three states hardest hit by super-storm Sandy in October are requesting $80 billion in emergency funding, raising long-term questions about the federal government’s planning for seemingly ever-more expensive disaster spending.

Source: nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com

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