Aug 29 Here and Now FEMA Money Stretched Thin, Prioritizing Infrastructure Vital in Natural Disaster Preparation: Today on Here and Now 1:06pm: FEMA is running out of cash. The agency has suspended cash payments to tornado ravaged areas like Birmingham and Joplin… so it can spend money on Hurricane Irene relief. But there’s going to have to be more money and that means the Obama administration will need to go to Congress. We’ll get an update. […] By Laura Ellis Aug 29 Here and Now FEMA Money Stretched Thin, Prioritizing Infrastructure Vital in Natural Disaster Preparation: Today on Here and Now Laura Ellis
Apr 15 Arts and Culture Fake Cash as Art and Source for Helping New Orleans Listen NowA national artist is heading a project to legitimize counterfeit one hundred dollar bills made by schoolchildren. It’s an effort to get money to clean up lead-contaminated soil in New Orleans. This week, the artist was in Louisville to collect bills made by Kentucky students. This is a story from WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer. “Please […] By Elizabeth Kramer Apr 15 Arts and Culture Fake Cash as Art and Source for Helping New Orleans Elizabeth Kramer
Apr 12 Arts and Culture Students Make Counterfeit Notes to Help New Orleans A truck will pull into to Louisville tomorrow to collect hundreds of fake currency notes for a project to restore lead-contaminated soil in New Orleans. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer details. It’s called Operation Paydirt and includes a effort called The Fundred Dollar Bill Project, which is collecting imitation one hundred dollar bills illustrated by students nationwide. […] By Elizabeth Kramer Apr 12 Arts and Culture Students Make Counterfeit Notes to Help New Orleans Elizabeth Kramer
Sep 1 Local News Gustav Evacuees Wait Out Storm in Expo Center Nearly 1500 Gulf Coast evacuees are sharing the Center’s sprawling south wing, sleeping on Red Cross cots and eating donated food. By Kristin Espeland Sep 1 Local News Gustav Evacuees Wait Out Storm in Expo Center Kristin Espeland