FEMA is distributing tens of millions in disaster recovery funds across multiple states following recent hurricanes and storms, while a federal panel pushes to shift more responsibility to local governments and debates whether housing and recovery reforms should be priorities.
·FEMA approves $16M for disaster recovery projects spanning 4 states
·Kentucky receives $12.3M and Georgia gets additional millions for Hurricane Helene recovery
·Federal panel proposes delegating disaster recovery authority to local governments
·Reimbursement policies are slowing recovery timelines for affected counties
·Multiple counties in the Dakotas and elsewhere newly approved for relief funding
drawn from WBKO, CBS News, National Association of Counties, KOTA Territory News · updated 24m ago