Our research finds that conditions were placed on $12 million in Katrina aid, out of nearly $122 billion.
FEMA was absorbed by DHS in 2003, prompting criticism that its highly bureaucratic nature rendered the agency ineffective in addressing natural disasters.
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The Washington County Budget Committee approved a plan on Wednesday to relocate a solid waste convenience center damaged by the Sept. 27 flooding on the Nolichucky River.
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As fires engulf unnervingly large swaths of land in California, I’ve seen a lot of comments and messages on social media that, frankly, make me incredibly disappointed in our society. Take, for ...
The newspaper quotes Craig Fugate, who led the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) during the Obama administration: “This is your Hurricane Katrina [which devastated New Orleans in 2005 killing ...