Fact checking your federal and local agencies during your disaster recovery.

Will Hurricane Helene and Milton survivors be told they "may be" eligible for generator reimbursement?

Every hurricane season, we receive the same standard FEMA press releases, sometimes with wording changes for clarity based on the regional offices. However, telling a household they may be reimbursed for a generator without sharing requirements is wrong.

By Murray Wennerlund published 11-14-2024 updated 11-14-2024
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Restore Louisiana Disaster Assistance increased the value of your home to $157.25 per square foot.

In 2017 the state OCD-DRU used to calculate the value of your home based on what the state would award you for a grant to repair the home. This was their interpretation of the HUD policy 80 damaged based on value of X.

By Murray Wennerlund published 6-27-2023 updated 6-27-2023
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Truth, Transparency and the Governors Disaster Team GOHSEP.

When your Governor appears in public telling everyone the elite reimbursement solution will not impact your low to moderate income grant awards and then sends a note to limit total assistance after the reimbursements have been paid. This is called what?

By Murray Wennerlund published 11-2-2022 updated 11-2-2022
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Restore Louisiana OCD-DRU denies homeowners entry to HUD CDBG-DR program because of missing FEMA damage report

FEMA doesnt inspect all damaged homes after a disaster. They often focus their efforts on most impacted and distressed areas. Often times you can be within the area of a disaster and be the only home on the block that is damaged.

By Murray Wennerlund published 10-25-2022 updated 4-7-2023
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Will blue hydrogen plants in Louisiana reduce greenhouse gases or scrub Carbon Dioxide out of the air?

No, the energy industry has a way of making a bi-product like carbon dioxide sound simple to manage within parameters that the industry has developed for hydrogen production and storage under state lands are being offered up by state governors.

By Murray Wennerlund published 10-20-2022 updated 10-20-2022
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Why is my mortgage company holding back my disaster insurance claim payout money?

If your insurance company issued a two-party check for hurricane damage repairs and your mortgage handler is holding the money from you it is likely they need you to provide them with your recovery and repair plan before they will disperse the funds.

By Murray Wennerlund published 10-1-2022 updated 11-3-2022
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Fact checking your federal and local agencies

Fact checking your mix of state and federal agencies on one topic or policy could be more workflow points than you expected.

By Murray Wennerlund published 1-2-2022 updated 1-4-2022
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State Unemployment Insurance and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Offices

Find your states UI and PUA office from the list provided here. See what the maximum amounts and minimum amounts. Learn what your state is doing to assist those in need of unemployment compensation during the pandemic and beyond the disaster.

By Murray Wennerlund published 11-28-2020 updated 8-25-2022
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SBA OIG Audits Division Supplemental oversight plan for 2020.

SBA OIG AUDITS DIVISION SUPPLEMENTAL OVERSIGHT PLAN 2020

By Writers Pool published 8-6-2020 updated 8-6-2020
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PPP changes to PubL: 116-136 related to H.R. 7010

By Writers Pool published 8-6-2020 updated 8-6-2020
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