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States Hit by Sandy to Get Next $5B of Recovery Funding

Federal officials on Monday unveiled plans for a second round of Superstorm Sandy disaster relief totaling $5 billion for five states and New York City, and they pledged that the pace of spending would pick up after a slow start. …

Transportation Secretary Announces $3.7B in Added Sandy Relief Aid for Transit Agencies

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced an additional $3.7 billion in disaster relief funds to help the four major transit agencies in New York and New Jersey that sustained the greatest damage from Hurricane Sandy. In addition to supporting …