The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it didn’t handle housing vouchers for displaced residents of Puerto Rico any differently from those of displaced Texas and Florida residents after last year’s hurricanes. FEMA said in court papers filed Friday that it’s …
South Carolina taxpayers will need to pay at least $114 million for the state’s share of damage caused by October’s massive flooding, which has a price tag topping $1 billion, the governor said Tuesday. Gov. Nikki Haley said the state …
Mike Borengasser said floodwaters can always find you. Borengasser, state climatologist with the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, wasn’t trying to sow fear but, rather, knowledge about what the Federal Emergency Management Agency said is the nation’s most common natural disaster. …
U.S. Sens. Mark Kirk and Dick Durbin of Illinois are renewing their call for an update of the methods the government uses to determine disaster assistance. The Republican and the Democrat introduced Thursday what they call the Fairness in Federal …
Minnesota lawmakers have given final approval to a $17 million package of disaster assistance that will help local governments pay remaining bills from June storms that hit the state hard. The House voted 132-0 on Monday for a bill already …
Five more Tennessee counties have been added for disaster assistance for eligible private, nonprofit organizations damaged by storms in June. Counties now covered are Anderson, Bledsoe, Carroll, Claiborne, Decatur, Gibson, Giles, Haywood, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Lawrence, Lewis, Madison, Marion, Maury, …
Texas has appealed the federal government’s denial of disaster assistance for 15 counties slammed during a December winter ice storm. Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday appealed on behalf of Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hood, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, …
The state of Connecticut is opening two additional intake centers to help homeowners seeking disaster assistance for losses caused by last year’s Superstorm Sandy. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Tuesday that homeowners in New London County will be able to …
Colorado residents affected by last month’s devastating floods have until Nov. 14 to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster assistance. The assistance applies to those living in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Clear Creek, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, Logan …
The federal government has added a northeast Missouri county to the list of areas eligible for disaster assistance following severe storms and floods in late spring. The addition of Scotland County brings the total to 28 counties in which local …