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Missouri Receives Federal Money to Aid Disaster Response

KBIA | By Marshall Griffin

Published November 17, 2015 at 8:18 AM CST

At the Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., a senator has introduced legislation that would push back the state's time period for candidates to file for public office.

Missouri is receiving 1.2 million dollars from Washington that’s designed to help communities respond to disasters.

Most of the money, around 935 thousand dollars, will be used to help Missouri’s 19 regional planning commissions review resources and make plans for improvements around the state. The rest will be used to create a statewide asset inventory of resources that can be deployed where needed, and to help local communities develop systems for long-term disaster recovery.

The Missouri Department of Economic Development will administer the federal grant money. In a written statement, Governor Jay Nixon says the 1.2 million dollars will help strengthen Missouri’s ability to respond quickly and efficiently to future disasters.

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Marshall Griffin

Missouri Public Radio State House Reporter Marshall Griffin is a proud alumnus of the University of Mississippi (a.k.a., Ole Miss), and has been in radio for over 20 years, starting out as a deejay. His big break in news came when the first President Bush ordered the invasion of Panama in 1989. Marshall was working the graveyard shift at a rock station, and began ripping news bulletins off the old AP teletype and reading updates between songs. From there on, his radio career turned toward news reporting and anchoring. In 1999, he became the capital bureau chief for Florida's Radio Networks, and in 2003 he became News Director at WFSU-FM/Florida Public Radio. During his time in Tallahassee he covered seven legislative sessions, Governor Jeb Bush's administration, four hurricanes, the Terri Schiavo saga, and the 2000 presidential recount. Before coming to Missouri, he enjoyed a brief stint in the Blue Ridge Mountains, reporting and anchoring for WWNC-AM in Asheville, North Carolina. Marshall lives in Jefferson City with his wife, Julie, their dogs, Max and Mason, and their cat, Honey.

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