katrina

November 15, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal Apparently, there are still no schools open in Orleans Parish:

November 14, 2005 - We're excited to announce the launch of a big new project today at the Institute: Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch.

November 9, 2005 - The AP reports that the Minutemen, known for harassing Latino-looking people around the Mexican border, have expanded their mandate to urban settings in Alabama:

November 3, 2005 - While people were drowning and enduring the hell of Hurricane Katrina, FEMA Director Michael "Heckuva Job" Brown had other things on his mind, Knight Ridder reports:

November 3, 2005 - Seems that disgust with FEMA's inability to act in the wake of the 2005 hurricanes is crossing party lines:

October 31, 2005 - Newhouse News reporter Sean Reilly has stayed on the case of post-Katrina contracts in the Gulf, and has unearthed more dubious dealings, this time with a company called PBS&J. First there's the questionable revolving door of a FEMA-employee-turned-contractor-exec:

October 27, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal Here's an interesting article by Mitch Cohen at the Jackson Free Press:

October 27, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal Despite dire warnings of energy shortages and skyrocketing natural gas prices, the Senate this week voted down additional funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program that would assist low-income families with their heating bills this winter.

October 26, 2005 - The Associated Press is reporting that, at the prodding of GOP congressmen, the administration is changing course and reinstating the Davis-Bacon wage rules for rebuilding in the Gulf:

October 25, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal By way of journalism teacher/blogger Bob Stepno, here's the incredible story of how a small band of New Orleans Times-Picayune reporters kept the news coming in the face of incredible adversity: