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Jan 10 2019
News
President Trump warns he'll cut off FEMA money for California fires
President Donald Trump on Wednesday again threatened to cut off federal funds to fight California wildfires, saying the money is being wasted.
USA TODAY
Sep 12 2018
News
Homeland Security Shifted $10 Million From FEMA For Immigrant Crackdown, Senator Says
“This is a scandal,” Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley said as the Carolinas brace for Hurricane Florence.
HuffPost
Oct 12 2017
News
Trump warns post-hurricane Puerto Rico, says FEMA won’t stay 'forever'
President Trump issued a warning Thursday to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, saying the U.S. territory's infrastructure was a mess before the storm and warning that federal officials cannot stay on the island "forever."
The president made the comments in a series of early-morning tweets.
Fox News (Online News)
Oct 04 2023
News
Alert Test Will Hit Every U.S. Cell Phone Today—People With Hidden Phones For Safety Have A Workaround
The federal government will broadcast an alert to all cell phones nationwide on Wednesday, testing the system for emergency notifications—but there may be a workaround for victims of abuse with hidden phones whose lives might be at risk if they receive a sudden alert. On Wednesday at around 2:20 p.m. ET, all cell phones across the country will get a test emergency alert for about 30 minutes
Forbes
Oct 05 2023
News
Disaster Area Restrictions lifted at Zones 3A, 3B & 3C for parts of Wahikuli, ʻĀinakea and Fleming roads
PC: Esri, NASA, NGA, USGS, FEMA | Esri Community Maps Contributors, © OpenStreetMap, Microsoft, Esri, HERE, Garmin, SafeGraph, GeoTechnologies, Inc, METI/NASA, USGS, EPA, US Census Bureau, USDA | County of Maui, Enterprise GIS Section – Department of Management, 2023. | County of Maui, Enterprise GIS Powered by Esri Disaster area restrictions will be lifted on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 9 and 10
Maui Now News
Feb 06 2018
Headline Roundup
FEMA Disaster Relief Contract Draws Controversy
The mission for the Federal Emergency Management Agency was clear: Hurricane Maria had torn through Puerto Rico, and hungry people needed food. Thirty million meals needed to be delivered as soon as possible.
New York Times (News)
Washington Examiner 
The Hill
Sep 12 2018
News
$10M redirected from FEMA funds to ICE less than a year after Hurricane Maria
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., shared documents Tuesday that purported to show millions of dollars being redirected from FEMA’s budget to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to pay for immigration detention.
Washington Examiner
Feb 06 2018
News
FEMA Contract Called for 30 Million Meals for Puerto Ricans. 50,000 Were Delivered.
The mission for the Federal Emergency Management Agency was clear: Hurricane Maria had torn through Puerto Rico, and hungry people needed food. Thirty million meals needed to be delivered as soon as possible.
New York Times (News)
Sep 15 2023
News
House Republicans launch probe into Biden administration's handling of the Maui wildfires
House Republicans on Friday announced the start of a probe into the Biden administration's handling of the devastating wildfires in Maui, Hawaii. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) wrote a letter to FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell, announcing the probe. "To ensure locals are receiving
Just The News
Sep 15 2023
News
Maine state of emergency triggers hazard pay for workers in Portland
The minimum wage in Portland is $21 per hour while the state of emergency is in place SO YOU WANT TO HAVE FULL BATTERY FOR THAT. TED, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND NEW THIS MORNING, AHEAD OF THE STORM, PRESIDENT BIDEN APPROVING AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOR THE STATE. THAT MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND FEMA WILL COORDINATE ALL DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS. FEMA WILL ALSO MOBILIZE AND
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