Dozens of cities to get fewer anti-terror dollars

By DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Dozens of cities will receive less federal money this year than last for anti-terror programs, The Associated Press has learned. The grant list to be released Friday by the Homeland Security Department shows that 43 cities are in line for fewer dollars in the current budget year than they got a year earlier. According to an early copy of the list obtained Wednesday by the AP, more money is heading to three large cities _ Houston, New York and San Francisco _ from the $782 million in the Urban Area Security Initiative to help pay for equipment and training. Houston is set to receive $37.5 million, a 50 percent increase from 2007. Also, 14 cities that were not on the list last year have been added. Homeland Security officials have said legislation passed by Congress... [read full story]