US EditionStates sue Trump administration over restrictions put on FEMA emergency grants
The lawsuit challenges FEMA’s new grant rules that shorten spending time and require population certifications excluding some individuals, risking over $83 million in emergency funds, states say.
- Eleven states and Kentucky's governor sued the Trump administration over restrictions placed on federal emergency preparedness grants.
- The states oppose a cut to the time allowed to spend the grants and a requirement to omit certain populations from funding calculations.
- The lawsuit argues the measures create inappropriate barriers to public safety funding.
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States sue Trump administration over restrictions put on FEMA emergency grants
Eleven states and Kentucky's governor are suing the Trump administration over what they call unlawful terms on federal funding for disaster and terrorism preparedness.
Trump Under Pressure From Battleground States in New Lawsuit Against FEMA and DHS
Etienne Laurent/APNorth Carolina, Wisconsin, Maine, Arizona and Michigan are among a coalition of states suing the federal government over new restrictions on disaster-relief grants, increasing pressure on the Trump administration from battleground states.Ten states and the governor of Kentucky have filed a lawsuit this week against the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.The lawsuit takes issue with two g…
Arizona sues Trump admin over FEMA grant terms, risks millions in funds
PHOENIX (KVOA) - Attorney General Kris Mayes has joined a coalition of 12 states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging terms imposed on FEMA grants. This marks the 30th lawsuit filed by Arizona against what is described as…
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