This is the first year that Congressional leadership and the U.S. president did not travel to the Gulf Coast to honor the anniversary of our nation's largest disaster. Leaders in Washington still have much to learn from community leaders on the ground working every day to restore their neighborhoods, reports Jeffrey Buchanan. More...
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This week marks four years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast. To mark the occasion and to draw attention to the region's ongoing needs, supporters of the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act will rally in front of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office to urge her to support passage of the legislation. More...
President Barack Obama decided to allow people still living in FEMA trailers to remain there while the federal government helps them find permanent housing, but the city of Biloxi, Miss. plans to kick them out. More...
Today marks the first day of hurricane season, and much is being reported on preparations happening along the Gulf Coast to prepare for stormier weather. But Gulf Coast advocates have also been preparing another big push to shore up Congressional support for the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act. More...
Coming almost four years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, a bipartisan bill was introduced this week in Congress to create more jobs and support sustainable rebuilding efforts in the region. More...
Coming almost four years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, a bipartisan bill was introduced this week in Congress to create more jobs and support sustainable rebuilding efforts in the region. More...
As millions sit down to watch the Oscars tonight, advocates are calling on people across the nation to take a moment to ask Congress to support the reintroduction of the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act. More...
MON 1/26 -- The House failed to include a pioneering jobs program for the Gulf Coast in its stimulus package. The battle now moves to the Senate, where Gulf Senators could revive the plan. More...
The new White House Web site unveiled Tuesday criticizes former-President Bush's failed response to Hurricane Katrina and makes a strong statement of support for rebuilding the region. More...
Obama's plans for spending billions on state-based stimulus has revived hopes of passing the Gulf Coast Civic Works program, a proposal to create 100,000 green jobs and rebuild still-damaged infrastructure in struggling Gulf states. More...
This past week Gulf Coast advocates sent President-Elect Barack Obama a letter urging the signing of an Executive Order authorizing the Gulf Coast Civic Works Program to be included in the new stimulus package. More...
Advocates of public works programs and recovery for the Gulf Coast hosted a Congressional call-in day for the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act (HR 4048) to be included in an economic stimulus package advocated by President-elect Barack Obama. More...
This Friday, Nov. 14, 75 students from 26 U.S. colleges will gather in New Orleans for the "Rebuild the Gulf Coast, Rebuild America" conference, where they will draw up a campus action plan to help pass the Gulf Coast Civic... More...
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