by Jane Richey | Jan 5, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Scott McGrath lamented the fact that nearly two months later, many Sandy victims still need aid and Congress has only been able to put forth a pork-filled bill that will only partially help those affected by the storm. “He’s a phony. He’s a liar,” McGrath said of...
by Jane Richey | Jan 3, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The estimate of insured losses from Sandy comes in around $20 billion—but the total aid package proposed is three times that amount. Roughly $28 billion of the request is marked for future disaster-mitigation projects. Some Head Start centers may need repairs from...
by Jane Richey | Nov 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
The outages fueled frustration toward the traditional grid, but solar wasn’t much better as much of the region went dark. Ed Seliga lives near Princeton and was without power for a week, despite the intact solar array on his roof and the occasional breaks of sun...