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California FEMA earthquake retrofit grants canceled, imperiling critical work, Schiff says
Sen. Adam Schiff is urging Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to reinstate the earthquake retrofit funds, which would've ...
FEMA makes late push to bolster hurricane preparedness, but effort may be too little, too late, officials say
Amid growing concerns within the Federal Emergency Management Agency that internal turmoil has left it unprepared for the ...
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U.S. Senator Adam Schiff ‘Demands’ FEMA Reinstate $33 Million in Critical Funds for California Earthquake Retrofitting
U.S. Senator Adam Schiff ‘Demands’ FEMA Reinstate $33 Million in Critical Funds for California Earthquake Retrofitting ...
The New York Sun4d
Republicans Fret Over Future of FEMA as Hurricane Season Approaches
More than a dozen signed a letter asking for a spending freeze to be lifted for one storm mitigation program. Mr. Funk was ...
Florida Democrat: FEMA ‘is going to fail this summer’
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) warned Wednesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is ill prepared for ...
Mayor: St. Louis ‘marching forward’ despite concerns over federal disaster aid
Nearly one week after a devastating tornado struck St. Louis – killing five people and damaging thousands of buildings – city ...
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House republicans disagree with FEMA cuts proposed by Trump administration
Many Republicans in Congress are uncomfortable with the Trump administration’s proposed overhaul of the Federal Emergency ...
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How federal funding cuts have hit nonprofits and the communities they serve
A federal judge heard arguments in a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to AmeriCorps. Twenty-four ...
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FEMA being “not ready” concerns local emergency agencies
Which is exactly the role FEMA has played in rural counties across southeast Georgia, including Bulloch County. “Without that funding, we would be in trouble,” said Corey Kemp, Bulloch County EMA.