St. Louis recovery office: $43.7M in GRAMA interest allocated; leadership says contracting delays are slowing spending At a Jan. 8 Budget Committee meeting, Chief Recovery Officer Jim Hill updated aldermen and residents on GRAMA settlement-interest funds tied to tornado relief, saying $38.6M has been awarded but only about $9M has been spent while the office finishes contracting and pursues FEMA reimbursements.

St. Louis has allocated $43.7 million for tornado recovery, but delays in contract execution have left only $9 million spent so far—what’s holding up progress?

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Portland janitor urges city council to prioritize union jobs over nonunion contracts Janitor urges Portland council to prioritize union jobs over nonunion contracts for better worker protections.

A Portland janitor passionately urged the city council to prioritize union jobs over nonunion contracts, highlighting the critical importance of worker protections and benefits.

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