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Mississippi’s request comes at a time of upheaval for FEMA. Its acting administrator, Cameron Hamilton, was recently ousted after he publicly disagreed with Trump's proposal to get "rid of FEMA.” ...
FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell said it is 'too early to tell' when the water crisis will end. President Biden this week called on Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves 'to act.' ...
President Trump's FEMA Review Council is considering policy recommendations that could raise the bar for federal disaster aid eligibility. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves stated that current FEMA ...
FEMA is the federal agency that distributed the most disaster relief to Mississippi during the period. However, allocations and distributions to Mississippi total more than $1.1 billion and $898 ...
Mississippi officials are urging FEMA to expedite the approval of disaster relief following tornadoes on March 15 that damaged homes and buildings across several counties. U.S. Rep. Michael Guest ...
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell on Sunday said there is no clear timeline for when residents of flood-stricken Jackson, Mississippi, will get safe drinking water.
The homeland security secretary said a report that thousands of calls to a disaster hotline went unanswered because of ...
Mississippi’s request comes at a time of upheaval for FEMA. The agency’s acting administrator, Cameron Hamilton, was recently ousted after he publicly disagreed with proposals to dismantle FEMA, an ...
TYLERTOWN, Miss. (AP) — More than two months after a tornado demolished his Mississippi home, Brian Lowery still sifts through the rubble, hoping to find a tie clip his mother gave him, made ...
Mississippi’s request for federal aid is still pending before the Federal Emergency Management Agency, meaning badly needed assistance has not yet made it to his hard-hit community of Tylertown.
While Trump overhauls FEMA, Mississippi tornado survivors await assistance by: SOPHIE BATES, Associated Press. Posted: May 20, 2025 / 03:06 PM CDT. Updated: May 20, 2025 / 03:10 PM CDT.