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Cuomo, Legislature to create $100M fund for Sandy

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published November 2, 2012 at 4:54 PM EDT

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are creating a $100 million fund to help people hit hardest by superstorm Sandy rebuild their homes and lives. Cuomo says the fund will be replenished as necessary. WAMC's Dave Lucas has more...

Friday's announcement comes even though the state faces a $1 billion deficit.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos have agreed to approve the spending.

The tally of storm damage is expected run into billions of dollars for families and businesses. Private insurance will cover some of that cost, but not all.

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Dave Lucas

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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