State and federal officials are collecting information to assess Illinois’ flood damage. The data collected will go into Gov. Pat Quinn’s request for federal assistance. If Illinois gets federal help, that could mean grants and low-interest loans for those affected …
Gov. Terry Branstad is requesting a presidential disaster declaration for five northwest Iowa counties due to damage caused by severe weather. Branstad announced Friday he had signed a letter that will be delivered to President Barack Obama, requesting the designation …
Gov. Mike Beebe has declared 15 counties as disaster areas following strong storms across the state that included tornadoes and left five people injured. Beebe announced the declaration Thursday – a day after the storm crossed Arkansas. The governor also …
Connecticut’s governor says more than $250 million in federal assistance has been approved to help people and businesses affected by Superstorm Sandy. The aid was made available after President Barack Obama approved a disaster declaration for the state in the …
Maine will be eligible for federal help to cover the costs of a blizzard that hit in early February. President Barack Obama on Monday approved Gov. Paul LePage’s request for a disaster declaration. The declaration means Androscoggin, Cumberland, Knox, and …
As New Hampshire gets hit by the last snowstorm of the winter, it’s getting some federal help for the season’s worst. President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed disaster declaration ordering federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in …
President Barack Obama issued a disaster declaration for the Navajo Nation Tuesday, making it the second American Indian tribe to receive such a declaration after a law change in January. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina was …
President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for Louisiana to authorize federal aid for areas affected by severe storms and flooding in January. A White House statement Friday said the declaration of a major disaster makes federal funding available …
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has declared two more Mississippi counties as disaster areas due to storms and tornadoes that pounded the state last Sunday. Marion and Wayne counties were named disaster areas on Friday. …
President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency for Connecticut after the massive storm that blanketed the state with several feet of snow. The order means federal money will be used to help state and local response efforts. The …
