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Why are people protesting in NY this weekend? What to know about 'Families First' rallies
The "Families First" protest is the latest in a recent string of Anti-Trump administration rallies and demonstrations. The ...
3 Oregon counties to receive FEMA funds after March flooding, but Harney County left out
After March's severe flooding and landslides, President Trump has approved Federal Emergency Management Agency recovery funds ...
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‘A more vulnerable nation’: FEMA memos lay out risks of plan to cut $1B in disaster and security grants
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has proposed cutting nearly $1 billion in grant funding for communities and first ...
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New flood maps show risk not identified by FEMA
Plus: Potomac charity aims to make swimming more accessible; Pedestrian injured after collision in Silver Spring ...
Texas GOP won’t say it, but climate change is on special session agenda | Editorial
Here is the central issue as the Texas Legislature deliberates: Republican lawmakers, so loath to utter the words “climate ...
Texas Republicans won’t say it, but climate change is on the special session agenda
Climate change isn’t mentioned in Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session agenda, and yet it can be found throughout. As ...
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House committee releases bipartisan FEMA overhaul bill
Both parties have eyed big changes to FEMA for years now, with the aim of streamlining disaster assistance. The “Fixing ...
Trump targets disaster mitigation funds, raising risks in future crises
The Trump administration appears to be drastically reducing the federal funds it offers to help states head off future ...
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FEMA Director Defends Texas Flood Response as ‘Model’ for Disasters
David Richardson, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on Wednesday defended his agency’s ...
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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reform FEMA
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders have introduced legislation in the U.S. House that could provide the most robust legislative reform of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA ...