US EditionFederal judge orders FEMA to restore billions in canceled disaster mitigation funding
Judge Stearns ruled FEMA's cancellation of $4.5 billion in disaster resilience grants unlawful, citing Congressional appropriation and the public interest in disaster preparedness.
- A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore billions in canceled FEMA disaster mitigation funding, siding with 22 states and the District of Columbia that sued over the canceled grants.
- Judge Richard G. Stearns ruled that FEMA's actions were unlawful since Congress appropriated the money specifically for the grants, noting an inherent public interest in ensuring that the government follows the law.
- President Donald Trump's administration had announced it was ending the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, which helped communities with predisaster projects.
- Even Republican lawmakers, including Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, opposed the cancellations and called for the reinstatement of the BRIC program.
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Judge orders restoration of FEMA project funds
A federal judge in Massachusetts ordered the Trump administration to restore billions of dollars in canceled FEMA disaster mitigation funding Thursday, siding with 22 states and the District of Columbia that sued over the canceled grants this summer.
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By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA A federal judge in Massachusetts ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to re-establish billions of dollars in funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for disaster mitigation that were cancelled a few months ago, failing in favor of 22 states and the District of Columbia that demanded. President Donald Trump's administration announced in April the end of the Infrastructure and Resilient Communiti…
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Federal judge orders FEMA to restore billions in canceled disaster mitigation funding
A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the Trump administration to restore billions in canceled FEMA disaster mitigation funding.
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