Recent statements from the current administration signal a deliberate shift of disaster responsibility to states, elevating the need for robust, state-led emergency financing and related state ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — President Donald Trump said he plans to dismantle FEMA after the 2025 hurricane season, shifting natural disaster recovery responsibilities to the states. The president ...

As Florida emergency response officials conduct their annual statewide hurricane preparedness exercise this week, emergency managers are grappling with shifting federal disaster recovery policies and ...

The anticipated layoffs would affect FEMA's Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employees (CORE) who support disaster recovery ...

The job cuts expected this month are part of a plan by the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, to remake the agency.

Tensions ran high at Tuesday’s Houston City Council meeting as residents and city leaders sparred over how to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in federal disaster recovery funding. The city is ...

S&P Global Ratings says shifting disaster costs to state and local governments would weaken them fiscally and raise borrowing costs. President Donald Trump’s plan to cut federal disaster aid could ...

The administration remains undeterred. In statements defending the move, DHS spokespeople have emphasized that the goal is to return FEMA to its original intent: a coordinating body rather than a ...

States must assess now whether they have the financial tools and governance structure to respond effectively if Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support is reduced or eliminated. This alert ...