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A tax-free holiday for disaster supplies hasn't been approved by the Florida Legislature. Legislators return to Tallahassee ...
The FEMA Review Council, among other things, is eyeing how states qualify for federal aid and differing levels of federal support for natural disasters.
Former Governor Haley Barbour was recently recognized for all that he did to help South Mississippi recover and rebuild ...
Everything you need to know from the last 24 hours in Trump world - including a look at his iPhone lockscreen and the boss of America's disaster recovery agency having a critical gap in his knowledge ...
The Galveston hurricane of 1900—or just the Storm, as many islanders usually refer to it nowadays—has inspired no shortage of books, including Erik Larson's superb 1999 nonfiction bestseller Isaac's ...
Florida typically holds a two-week sales tax holiday on hurricane and other disaster-related supplies in tandem with the start of hurricane season. But when the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season ...
Who manages the disaster if the disaster managers are the disaster? That’s a question that the people of the United States may have to answer soon. As hurricane season begins in the U.S., the ...
FLORIDA — If Hurricanes Helene and Milton impacted you, the deadline to apply for FEMA Disaster Assistance is Tuesday, January 7. FEMA extended the deadline from December to give residents more ...
It’s not just hurricane season, but disaster season in general. Recent tornadoes have killed dozens of people. As the summer progresses, there’s a bigger risk of both extreme heat and wildfires.
WASHINGTON >> Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency ... aware the country has a hurricane season, according ...
Staring down another above-average hurricane season, America’s weather forecasting and disaster response agencies are more hollowed out than ever before – and that could leave tens of millions ...
A tax-free holiday for disaster supplies hasn't been approved by the Florida Legislature. Legislators return to Tallahassee to work out the details of the state's 2025-2026 budget. At issue is ...