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Joke or no joke, FEMA staff confused, concerned about budget cuts
The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led FEMA since early May. The U.S. hurricane season ...
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'This is not good work': Gov. suggests state take over construction of city’s water treatment facility
After reviewing documents pertaining to the city’s plans for a new water treatment facility, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham told ...
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Maryland communities working to prevent floods seek options as FEMA funding in question
Several Maryland communities are trying to find funding because some federal dollars are no longer flowing for flood prevention efforts.
NC Gov. Josh Stein: FEMA is broken as we brace for a new hurricane season | Opinion
As I’m writing, North Carolina is staring down yet another hurricane season. We can’t just wait for FEMA to resolve itself.
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 hurricane season and “is going to fail this summer.” In remarks at a House ...
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Staff Losses and Low Morale Are Derailing FEMA Hurricane Preparations, Internal Document Says
The internal document underscores the potential challenges facing the agency, including possible issues with morale ... they are expected to make up for FEMA funding and staffing cuts.
County relaunches community health survey previously canceled by federal funding cuts
Buncombe County Public Health is relaunching a door-to-door survey to assess specific public health needs and trends in the ...
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Budget Conference: Senate slashes proposed disaster funding amid uncertainty about FEMA’s future
Officials stressed these are federal dollars, but that Emergency Management can request more funding as long as it becomes ...