Tag: communities
Elected officials object as FEMA denies Wisconsin flood disaster relief
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley (Photo by Isiah Holmes/Wisconsin Examiner)State and local government officials in Wisconsin objected Friday…
More Than 300 Alaska Residents Evacuated On Military Cargo Plane From Storm-Ravaged Coastal Communities
Sitting shoulder to shoulder in tightly packed cargo planes, hundreds of people from storm-devastated communities in western Alaska…
Alaska Governor Says ‘Help Is On The Way’ As Floods Sweep Away Coastal Homes
The remains of Typhoon Halong brought destructive winds and devastating floods to communities on the coast of western…
Georgia’s Highest Court Sides With Sapelo Island Residents to Put Land Battle on Ballot
In a win for Black landowners, Georgia’s highest court unanimously sided with Gullah Geechee communities in a long-standing…
Illinois logistics firm lays off 57 workers, closes plant
An Illinois transportation and warehousing company has laid off 57 workers from its Palatine facility.CNC Logistics, Inc. reported…
Trump is politicizing disaster relief — and communities are paying the price
In May, floods devastated small towns in Maryland’s Allegany and Garrett counties. Roads collapsed. Homes flooded. Schoolchildren had to be…
Texas’s New Map Is Racial Division by Another Name
I represent the people of El Paso, Texas in the state legislature, a west Texas district that is…
U.S. Ag Secretary Rollins announces $152 million investment in rural Iowa communities
DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a $152 million investment for rural development…