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Gov. Beshear requests more counties be approved for federal assistance following April flooding
Governor Andy Beshear sent two additional requests to the Federal Emergency Management Agency seeking aid for families and ...
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FEMA: The Federal Agency We Don’t Like Until We Need It
It’s appealing to say that disaster relief should be left to states and localities. The less appealing reality is that they ...
US emergency agency plan requires nearly all staff to be deployed, draft memo shows
The U.S. agency that manages disasters plans to require nearly all employees, including full-time headquarters and regional ...
Federal Government Layoff Tracker: State Department Reportedly Cutting 15% Of U.S. Staff, EPA Firing DEI Workers
State Department: Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced plans to reorganize an agency he said is “bloated, bureaucratic, ...
Florida's emergency management director, Miami-Dade Sheriff named part of new FEMA review council
Florida’s executive director of emergency management Kevin Guthrie and Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz were announced ...
Federal funding cuts affect Overholser Dam renovation plans
Oklahoma City needs to make repairs and redesign Overholser Dam, but the cancellation of a FEMA grant has the city scrambling ...
Arkansas appeals Trump administration denial of federal aid for tornado recovery
Arkansas is appealing the Trump administration’s denial of federal aid for the state’s recovery efforts after a string of ...
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Rancho Palos Verdes could lose out on federal funding to help stabilize landslide
FEMA announced the cancellation of a grant that helps communities prepare for natural disasters. Rancho Palos Verdes planned ...
Erwin to get around $2.6M from state and federal funds for culvert repairs, following Helene-related damage
Erwin is expected to get a total of around $2.6 million to help the area repair parts of South Industrial Drive. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is expected to provide most of the funding, at ...