Wasteful FEMA Spending Topped $9 Billion During the Pandemic
It's been nearly five years, and the total cost of wasteful COVID-era spending is still being realized. A recent Department ...
Who gets more disaster aid? Republican states. Experts explain that and more about FEMA
Disaster aid is suddenly a political hot button after Hurricane Helene last year and this year’s Los Angeles wildfires ...
How To Fix FEMA: Climate Advocates, States Have Ideas
President Trump is considering eliminating FEMA citing inefficiency. States and climate advocates say FEMA needs a fix but it also needs to stay.
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Trump Moves to Abolish FEMA, Shift Disaster Response to States
President Trump, who calls FEMA “not good,” has issued an executive order and established a commission to look at ending the agency. He favors having states respond to their own disasters, but they ...
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Trump’s talking about shutting down FEMA. Republicans hate that idea.
FEMA can quickly dispense resources through its budget authority ... with many waiting years for reimbursement. “That’s not exactly the solution either,” the ex-FEMA official said.
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Trump Funding Freeze Could Set Disaster Recovery Back ‘for Years’
A halt to FEMA spending could affect every state that has ... Both have been modified over the years to comply with executive orders concerning equity and environmental justice that Trump revoked ...
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Oklahoma lawmaker hoping to increase agency budget as threat of FEMA shutdown looms
With President Donald Trump threatening to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency, it could impact Oklahomans during tornado season.