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Gov. Josh Stein tells White House what would fix FEMA and help NC after storms
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein speaks to the media about the wildfire situation in Western North Carolina on Thursday, ...
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Tornadoes Just Wrecked Multiple States. Where Are Trump and FEMA?
More than two dozen people were killed by tornadoes across Missouri, Kentucky, and Virginia over the weekend—but come Monday, ...
FEMA offers to sell temporary housing units to WNC families displaced by Hurricane Helene
FEMA officials said it provided temporary units to 243 families in western North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene.
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North Carolina Governor Josh Stein Proposes Reforms to FEMA, Advocates for Efficiency and Resilience in Disaster Response
Gov. Josh Stein proposes reforms to streamline FEMA, emphasizing efficiency and funding for permanent repairs.
Acting FEMA administrator out after pushing back against Trump agency plans
Acting Administrator Cameron Hamilton, who previously served as a hospital corpsman in the U.S. Navy with SEAL Team 8, has ...
Acting FEMA administrator replaced after contradicting Trump on abolishing agency
Pressed during a May 7 committee hearing about abolishing FEMA, acting administrator Cameron Hamilton said he opposes it. He ...
Exclusive-FEMA cuts emergency training as hurricane season looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. federal disaster agency FEMA has sharply reduced training for state and local emergency ...
Is FEMA going to be dismantled? Trump is talking about it, acting director fired
President Trump has proposed abolishing FEMA and distributing funds directly to states for disaster response. FEMA's acting ...
Trump’s firing of FEMA director unsettles GOP senators
Senate Republicans are unsettled by the Trump administration’s decision to fire Cameron Hamilton, the acting director of the ...
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Acting FEMA head out after telling Congress the disaster relief agency shouldn’t be eliminated
The departure came one day after Cameron Hamilton testified to Congress that the agency should not be eliminated.
New Bern residents react to FEMA’s lack of preparedness for hurricane season
The devastation that hurricanes can cause is all too familiar for long-time residents and business owners in New Bern who were hit hard by Hurricane Florence in 2018. Concern is even more heightened ...