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12/03/2024Home Repair Contractors

Lummis Teams Up With Fetterman To Cut Red Tape For Federal Home Repair Money

There is still a little bipartisanship here and there on Capitol Hill, and U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis is part of it as a co-sponsor of legislation with U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, that would establish a five-year pilot program to make it easier for homeowners to get help with critical home repairs.

The Whole-Home Repairs Act would allow low-and moderate-income homeowners and small landlords to apply for federal grants and loans to make needed repairs to their properties.

As a ranking member of the Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development, Lummis frequently deals with issues involving a nationwide housing

30/07/2023Home Repair Contractors

Nova Scotia floods cut off sole rail link connecting Halifax to rest of Canada

The devastating floods in Nova Scotia have taken out the Canadian National Railway train line that connects the port of Halifax to the rest of the country, disrupting services in the region with no word on when they will resume.

A Transport Canada spokesperson confirmed to Global News Monday that the sole rail line, which connects the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, has been affected by heavy flooding. The spokesperson added that short-term goods movement can take place through road.

“Transport Canada is aware that a section of the rail line connecting Nova Scotia to New Brunswick has