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20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disasters

FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disasters - Twenty Democratic-led states have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency over the cancellation of a di

The New York Times · 2h

20 States Sue Trump Administration Over Ending FEMA Funding for Disaster Mitigation

FEMA announced in April that it was ending the funding to eliminate “waste, fraud and abuse.” The program saved taxpayers more than $150 billion over 20 years, the plaintiffs said.

POLITICO on MSN · 1h

Democrats sue Trump over canceled disaster grant program

State prosecutors want to restore $4.5 billion in canceled funding and to declare that FEMA's acting administrator is serving "unlawfully."

Texas officials defend response to deadly floods

Austin American-Statesman on M… · 5d

Trump's cost-cutting efforts delayed FEMA's response to Texas floods, officials say

Some FEMA officials claim President Trump's cost-cutting policies are to blame for the delayed response to the disastrous Texas floods.

NBC News on MSN · 1d

Texas officials defend response to deadly floods: 'We saved as many people as we could'

State and local officials said they did their best to coordinate evacuations and rescues, but better cellphone service might help in future floods.

NPR · 1d

Thousands continue search for those missing following deadly floods in central Texas

Recent storms have slowed recovery efforts in central Texas following the July 4 floods that killed more than 130 people. About 14,000 volunteers are searching for at least 100 people still missing.

20hon MSN

State officials provide an update on when residents could see FEMA assistance

The Village of Ruidoso is still recovering from the devastating floods that hit it a week ago. State officials say they have reached out to the federal government for additional resources, but they ...

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‘We’ve been ghosted by FEMA’: Officials across country say they can’t get answers on critical funding

As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of ...

17hon MSN

Mass. emergency shelter spending just shy of $900M for FY25, latest state data shows

Gov. Maura Healey’s administration spent just shy of $900 million on emergency family shelters and related services last ...

NPR20d

What we know about FEMA elimination plans : NPR

Emergency management experts and state disaster response officials say that FEMA plays a crucial role that state governments cannot handle on their own. Here's what we know about the Trump ...

Mother Jones6d

What We Know About How FEMA Officials Are Failing Texas

Former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told E&E News that the head of FEMA should be on the ground “to talk to local ...

KREM1mon

FEMA limits contact with Washington state officials | krem.com

SEATTLE — County-level emergency management officials in Washington state have been barred in recent weeks from communicating with their traditional contacts at the Federal Emergency ...

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