Senator Welch said cutting that red tape will give more power to the towns that need to act quickly following a severe ...

The Boonville Volunteer Fire Department halts emergency responses due to funding issues with Yadkin County. BOONVILLE, N.C. — ...

The vetoes touch on a range of issues, from restrictions on purchasing sugary drinks with food assistance benefits to funding ...

It wasn’t until yesterday, as the shot clock was running out on this session, that they finally decided to vote out a version ...

The March wildfires killed several people and damaged hundreds of homes, including Gov. Kevin Stitt's farmhouse.

Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders ...

States must assess now whether they have the financial tools and governance structure to respond effectively if Federal ...

But FEMA funds make up a huge proportion of the funding. In the chaos of a major disaster, FEMA can greenlight hundreds of payments and spend billions of dollars in just days. During Hurricanes Helene ...

But FEMA funds make up a huge proportion of the funding. In the chaos of a major disaster, FEMA can greenlight hundreds of payments and spend billions of dollars in just days.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is tightening her grip on her department’s purse strings, ordering that every contract and grant over $100,000 must now cross her desk for approval ...

But FEMA funds make up a huge proportion of the funding. In the chaos of a major disaster, FEMA can greenlight hundreds of payments and spend billions of dollars in just days.