City of Baltimore to provide $1M in subsidies for workers affected by bridge collapse

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Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin has the latest on the cleanup effort following the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse on ‘The Claman Countdown.’

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott on Wednesday announced the city will provide $1 million in funding to subsidize the wages of workers affected by the temporary closure of the Port of Baltimore following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The Key Bridge collapsed last week after the container ship MV Dali lost power and crashed into one of its support beams, causing the bridge to fall into the Patapsco River and killing six highway construction workers on the bridge. While the main shipping channel remains blocked by the ship and bridge debris, a pair of smaller temporary channels have been opened to help with recovery efforts.

The Port of Baltimore remains closed indefinitely while work to clear the main channel continues, which will keep workers at businesses that rely on the port sidelined until it reopens. The city's plan is to use the $1 million in funds to subsidize those workers' wages to keep them from having to file for unemployment due to the work stoppage.

«I'm very grateful that the board approved my request to divert $1 million towards wage subsidies for workforces at businesses impacted by the port closure,» the mayor said during a press conference Wednesday. «We'll be working with the Baltimore Civic Fund, which operated a small business wage subsidy during COVID, and this funding will closely resemble that effort.»

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The collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge has shuttered the Port of Baltimore until debris and the MV Dali are cleared from the channel. (Tasos