FEMA Denies Treating Puerto Rico Residents Differently August 17, 2018 By MIKE SCHNEIDER The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it didn’t handle housing vouchers for displaced residents of Puerto Rico any differently from...
South Carolina to Pay $114M Share of $1.2B Flood Damage Costs December 4, 2015 By JEFFREY COLLINS South Carolina taxpayers will need to pay at least $114 million for the state’s share of damage caused by October’s...
Arkansas in Top 5 States Located in 100 Year Flood Zones November 17, 2015 By MARTY COOK, Arkansas Business Mike Borengasser said floodwaters can always find you. Borengasser, state climatologist with the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, wasn’t trying to...
Illinois Senators Propose Changes in Disaster Declaration Process March 30, 2015 U.S. Sens. Mark Kirk and Dick Durbin of Illinois are renewing their call for an update of the methods the...
$17M Flood Aid Package Heads to Minnesota Lawmakers for Signature January 29, 2015 Minnesota lawmakers have given final approval to a $17 million package of disaster assistance that will help local governments pay...
More Tennessee Counties Eligible for Disaster Assistance September 11, 2014 Five more Tennessee counties have been added for disaster assistance for eligible private, nonprofit organizations damaged by storms in June....
Texas Appeals Winter Disaster Assistance Denial March 17, 2014 Texas has appealed the federal government’s denial of disaster assistance for 15 counties slammed during a December winter ice storm....
Connecticut Opens 2 More Superstorm Sandy Relief Centers November 21, 2013 The state of Connecticut is opening two additional intake centers to help homeowners seeking disaster assistance for losses caused by...
Nov. 14 Deadline Set to Apply for FEMA Flood Aid October 22, 2013 Colorado residents affected by last month’s devastating floods have until Nov. 14 to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Disaster Aid Now Available in 28 Missouri Counties August 7, 2013 The federal government has added a northeast Missouri county to the list of areas eligible for disaster assistance following severe...