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Looming sequestration deadline may affect Zadroga Act funding
With only days until the congressionally imposed sequestration deadline hits, Long Islanders who responded to the Sept. 11 attacks could be hit the hardest if the sequestration goes through.
Automatic Spending Cuts Could Hurt Sandy Victims, 9/11 First Responders
Police officers and firefighters who responded on 9/11 and Hurricane Sandy Victims who are trying to rebuild after last fall’s devastating storm are just two groups that could see their lives made even more difficult by automatic spending cuts set to take effect on Friday.
Government cuts could affect Zadroga benefits
Friday, the first $85 billion round of cuts will happen if Congress doesn’t act. Lots of services are immune from cuts, but many are vulnerable including the health fund for 9/11 first responders. They are all heroes but will they lose their benefits?
White House Details State-By-State Budget Fallout Amid Blame Game
The White House has detailed the potential fallout in each state from budget cuts set to take effect at week’s end.
9/11 fat in the fire
Bruce Greenberg, a convicted fraudster and the lone remaining litigant in the mass lawsuit by 10,000 Ground Zero workers against the city, should be tossed out of court without collecting a dime, the city contends.
First payouts to 9/11 health victims
Over eleven years after the terrorist attacks toppled the Twin Towers and abruptly cut short more than 3,000 lives, the first money was paid to people suffering from the environmental fallout of 9/11.
FDNY victim of 9/11 illness is mourned on Staten Island
Former FDNY Lt. Martin Fullam, 56, of Annadale, a 9/11 first responder who later became ill and whose efforts helped make the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act a reality, received a line-of-duty funeral Saturday.
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Holds Forum To Help Victims File Claims
The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund held a public forum Wednesday to help victims file their claims.
9/11 Fund Sets First Payments
Fifteen first responders who worked in or around Ground Zero will be the first to receive awards from the new Sept. 11 victim-compensation fund, for total amounts ranging from $10,000 to $1.5 million, officials said Tuesday.
9/11 Health Fund Pays Out Its First 15 Awards
A federal fund set up to compensate people sickened by the Sept. 11 terrorist attack made its first awards on Tuesday, to 15 first responders.