Despite the Federal Government releasing disaster relief dollars to Illinois to following the February snow storm, Missouri hasn't gotten word on their request.
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Despite the Federal Government releasing disaster relief dollars to Illinois to following the February snow storm, Missouri hasn't gotten word on their request.

Date: March 22, 2011
By: Allison Blood
State Capitol Bureau

Intro: 
Missouri's Emergency Management Agency says they have no idea when or if President Obama will give Missouri any blizzard aid, despite him giving his home state more than 4 times what Missouri's asked for.
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Wrap: 

Actuality:  OCONNOR1.WAV
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Description: "We're obviously now in the area where you'd expect to hear something, uhm, very soon. And there's no set time frame that these things take, but we could be hearing any date now."

That was Mike O'Connell of Missouri's Emergency Management Agency.

He says if the president declares a disaster in Missouri, then crews will assess exactly how much Missouri needs, but the initial request was for $14 million.

Illinois counties are getting $64 million for blizzard aid.

From Jefferson City, I'm Allison Blood, Newsradio 1120 KMOX.

Intro: 
Though Missouri's blizzard relief request was less than a fourth of what Illinois asked for, 34 Illinois counties collected a total of 64 million dollars while Missouri is still waiting.
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Wrap: Mike O'Connell of the state's Emergency Management Agency says 64 Missouri counties applied for a total of $14 million in federal aid.

Actuality:  OCONNOR2.WAV
Run Time:  00:12
Description: "Well Missouri's request back on March 1st was for disaster assistance for 64 counties across the state, 52 of those counties had received record or near record snowfall."

O'Connell says Missouri is hoping to hear from the president any day now.

From Jefferson City, I'm Allison Blood, Newsradio 1120, KMOX.

Intro: 
Illinois counties are getting 64 million dollars to pay for blizzard relief, but so far, Missouri is being left out in the cold.
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Wrap: Governor Jay Nixon's office hasn't heard anything from the White House yet, despite relief coming to 60 neighboring Illinois counties.

Governor's spokesman Scott Holste says all Missouri can do is wait.

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Run Time:  00:07
Description: "We are hopeful that we will hear something soon and that there will be a disaster declaration for Missouri."

Holste says he's not sure if the money would go directly to counties or would be distributed through the state Emergency Management Agency.

From Jefferson City, I'm Allison Blood, Newsradio 1120, KMOX.