As federal Helene funding for NC fell $10 billion short, local officials call for more aid
A group of Western North Carolina mayors and elected officials called for more action on funding as federal aid requests have ...
Palm Beach, PBSO seek federal reimbursement for millions spent protecting Trump
The local law enforcement agencies that protect Trump when he is at his Mar-a-Lago Club are asking for a federal grant to be ...
Editorial: Federal emergency management could use reform, not elimination
The Federal Emergency Management Agency would be served by thoughtful reform, but eliminating it would be a huge mistake.
Federal Spending Freeze Threatens Ecosystems and Public Safety
A White House memo ordered a halt to federal assistance and a review to align spending with Donald Trump’s priorities. Many ...
No, the president cannot eliminate federal agencies such as FEMA by executive order
President Trump recently floated the idea of getting rid of FEMA. It would take an act of Congress to make that happen.
NC lawmakers weigh state aid as officials warn of delays in federal Helene recovery funds
We’ve got to start moving on housing,” said Jonathan Krebs, Western North Carolina recovery advisor, but delays in D.C. could ...
Inside Climate News5d
Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
A White House memorandum ordered a halt to federal assistance and a review to align spending with Donald Trump’s priorities.
The National Interest6d
Making FEMA’s Emergency Management Great Again
President Trump can reform or rebuild FEMA into the world-class emergency management agency that it can, and must, be. On ...
EMS16d
FEMA: A comprehensive history of U.S. emergency management
From natural disasters to homeland security, FEMA’s development tells the story of resilience, adaptation and innovation in ...
The Gazette1dOpinion
Improve FEMA, don’t eliminate federal disaster relief
People gather at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, N.C.,, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.
WHYY4d
Trump wants to ‘overhaul’ FEMA. What to know about the agency’s role in the Philly region
The president issued an executive order Friday launching a year-long review of the agency’s recent disaster responses.
The Virginian-Pilot5d
Editorial: Federal emergency management could use reform, not elimination
It calls for returning emergency management and disaster recovery to the states (which, again, already shoulder most of the responsibility) and eliminating a federal agency that continues to do ...