St. Pete loses $45.66 million in federal funding requests

St. Pete loses $45.66 million in federal funding requests

St. Petersburg’s congressional representatives requested $45.66 million for several community projects in the city. Nearly half would have supported storm recovery and mitigation efforts after two catastrophic hurricanes.  That money evaporated March 13 when Republicans, at the presidential administration’s behest, rallied around a stopgap funding extension to avert a government shutdown.  All but one House Democrat voted against a measure most …