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FEMA funding cut leaves Orange County with $30 million cost for repairs after Chantal
Chantal caused catastrophic flooding and six deaths in central North Carolina. Orange County leaders said the cost of repairs from Chantal will be about $30 million.
Norman was ready to build a new flood warning system. Then FEMA axed the funding
President Donald Trump’s administration has systematically reduced states’ access to resources to safeguard their people ...
After Texas flood, elected leaders say cuts to FEMA, NOAA could affect weather response
Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can ...
McConnell votes against advancing cuts to foreign aid, public media funding
Sen. Mitch McConnell was one of three Republicans to break party lines in a vote on a rescission package proposed by President Donald Trump.
PEMA urges FEMA to reconsider cuts, changes that would impact communities
The director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency sent his federal counterpart a letter this month urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reconsider proposed policy changes and ...
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N.C. Democrats ask Senate leaders to remove public broadcasting funding clawback from recissions bill
Representatives Alma Adams, Deborah Ross, Valerie Foushee, and Don Davis wrote, “Public broadcasting is pivotal to North ...
How Trump cuts will impact Tri-Cities families, food assistance, schools
One in every six Tri-Cities households receive SNAP benefits, according to USDA data. That’s nearly 17,000 Tri-Cities ...