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Proposed FEMA change could leave Wyoming towns in trouble when disasters damage public infrastructure

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by Andrew Graham, WyoFileIn an effort to slash spending by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, White House officials are considering drastically raising the threshold for how much damage a natural disaster must cause before local governments will qualify for federal help rebuilding. Under the new proposed criteria, Wyoming’s state and local governments wouldn’t have been eligible for federal compensation for public infrastructure losses in …

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Proposed FEMA change could leave Wyoming towns in trouble when disasters damage public infrastructure

In an effort to slash spending by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, White House officials are considering drastically raising the threshold for how much damage a natural disaster must cause before local governments will qualify for federal help rebuilding.

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