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As the partial shutdown of the Homeland Security Department nears the end of its first full week, FEMA is expected to report that its disaster relief fund totals $9.6 billion, down from roughly $30 billion in December. -
In December a judge ordered that FEMA restore funding to its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, including money earmarked for Washington. Tuesday, a coalition of states asked that the ruling be enforced.
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Louisiana lawmakers are asking President Donald Trump to open federal recovery money for the winter storm in late January that killed nine people, closed Interstate 20 and cut power to more than 175,000 homes.
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FEMA has reduced the payments that local fire departments receive for the use of their equipment when they're asked to help with wildfires outside their jurisdiction. Western states rely on this mutual aid for fire response.
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