katrina

September 26, 2005 - If you haven't seen it already, today's New York Times story about post-Katrina contracts byEric Lipton and Southern Exposure alumn Ron Nixon is a good one. They've culled through the government's first batch of documents about who's getting the money. Here's some of what they found:

September 23, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal

September 21, 2005 - City Pages of Minneapolis/St. Paul has collected a moving series of first-hand accounts of New Orleans residents relocated to Minnesota in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

September 19, 2005 - If you haven't seen it already, definitely check out the South Florida Sun-Sentinel's in-depth history of fraud and politics at FEMA.

September 19, 2005 - Newsweek has the latest on the "Katrina Goldrush" of contractors hoping to cash in on the disaster.

September 16, 2005 - This didn't get a lot of press (here's one story), but two days ago Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) sent out a press release about his efforts to set up an oversight committee for Katrina funds. Here's how the release starts:

September 16, 2005 - Now that the immediate shock of the flooding and evacuation are beginning to pass, many victims of Hurricane Katrina are being forced to confront the havoc the storm wreaked on their finances.