The response up to now has been a bad sign of recovery efforts for coming disasters. Checking soil for toxins is still a ...

During the protest, Gov. Jim Pillen issued an emergency proclamation that will allow for the deployment of the Nebraska National Guard and other state law enforcement resources for other protests ...

He announced on Tuesday that he wants to “wean off of FEMA” and bring it down to state level, leaving concern among those who ...

States should lead their own disaster response, he said, suggesting he does not understand that states already do lead ...

With President Donald Trump reiterating his desire to shut down the Federal Emergency Management Agency after the current ...

Local EMA directors said they aren’t exactly sure how handing emergency response over to the states will change things.