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Judge declines to force FEMA to release funds to upgrade US emergency alert system

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A federal judge on Monday declined to force the Trump administration to immediately reimburse dozens of public broadcasting stations for upgrades to the nation’s emergency alert system.

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Judge Declines to Require FEMA Release Funds to Upgrade US Emergency Alert System

A federal judge has declined to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse dozens of public broadcasting stations for upgrades to the nation’s emergency alert system. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly on March 17 denied the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s request for a temporary restraining order that would have forced FEMA to release funds that the corporation says it is owed for work on the Next Generation Warnin…

13 days ago·New York, United States

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Judge declines to force FEMA to release funds to upgrade US emergency alert system

A federal judge has refused to order the Trump administration to immediately reimburse dozens of public broadcasting stations for upgrades to the nation’s emergency alert system.

15 days ago·United States

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FEMA public assistance program deadline extended to April 7

RALEIGH — FEMA has granted Governor Josh Stein’s request for an extension for state, tribal and local governments, as well as some nonprofit organizations, to apply for its Public Assistance program. The new deadline is April 7, 2025.

15 days ago

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CPB Sues FEMA Over Unpaid Station Reimbursements

CPB wants a federal court to force the Federal Emergency Management Agency to remove a hold on paying reimbursement requests from public broadcasting stations connected to upgrades to emergency alerting, according to CPB filings in the U.S. District Court for...

14 days ago

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Judge declines to force FEMA to release NGWS funds

The federal judge, nominated by President Trump in 2017, said CPB failed to show that not restoring the funds immediately would harm the nation’s emergency alert systems. The post Judge declines to force FEMA to release NGWS funds appeared first on Current.

14 days ago

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CPB Takes FEMA to Court Over Emergency Alert Funding Halt

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, challenging the agency’s decision to pause payments on a $40 million grant program designed to modernize the nation's emergency alert system.

16 days ago

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