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#1 ‘Don’t Get in My Way,’ the New Acting Head of FEMA Warns Staff
May 12 2025 // The new head of the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country warned staff in a meeting Friday not to try to impede upcoming changes, saying that “I will run right over you” while...
#2 Acting FEMA Chief Is Ousted After Less Than 4 Months
May 8 2025 // Less than a month before the start of hurricane season, the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been fired. A spokesperson with FEMA offered no reason for the dismissal, but confirmed to...
#3 FEMA Chief Says Agency Will Raise State Burden for Disasters to 50%
May 15 2025 // David Richardson, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said on Thursday that states would in the future bear half the costs for responding to natural disasters, up from 25% under current cost-sharing...
#4 Loss of FEMA Program Spells Disaster for Hundreds of Communities and Projects
Apr 30 2025 // The textile mills that once served as the backbone of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, have long been shuttered, and officials believed federal money would be key to the town’s overdue revitalization. They hoped an...
