Could states handle disaster response without FEMA?
Imagine a world in which a hurricane devastates the Gulf Coast, and the United States has no federal agency prepared to ...
If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response alone?
FEMA pools national resources to help states quickly manage disasters. Without that federal support, each state would be left ...
Gov. Andy Beshear budgeted $81k on Europe trip. Kentucky Republicans say that’s too much
There’s a new freshman Republican out there that seems pretty focused on me. He’s filed a whole lot of bills that deal with ...
Beshear calls out Trump for blaming D.C. midair collision on diversity policies
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said during a Black History Month celebration that Republican President Donald Trump’s comments ...
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Former USAID administrator describes global impact of agency’s ‘destruction’
The Trump administration is continuing to dismantle USAID, placing personnel on administrative leave globally. A post on the ...
A timeline of the air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001
It has been a week since a jetliner and an Army helicopter collided in midair near DCA, killing 67 people in the deadliest ...
FEMA Is a Disaster. Trump Is Right To Demand Changes.
The president's comments brought immediate pushback. Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear called the elimination of FEMA a ...
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Gov. Beshear ‘happy’ White House rescinded memo freezing federal aid
The governor stressed negative impacts of the plausible move on Kentucky affecting programs such as Medicaid, reduced lunch ...
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Beshear questions legality of Trump’s federal payments pause as confusion reigns
The Trump administration’s temporary freeze on some federal payments sent a wave of confusion across Kentucky Tuesday, sparking criticism from Democrats. By late afternoon, a federal judge had ...
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Gov. Beshear talks politics, business at World Economic Forum
Beshear joined Arkansas Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders in a Thursday panel about economic issues facing their states, the country and the world at large. Journalist Andrew Sorkin moderated the ...
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Beshear to Trump: Dissolving FEMA is ‘a very bad idea’ and could hinder disaster victims
(TNS) Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s suggestion the Federal Emergency Management Agency, also know as FEMA, should be dissolved. Trump made the comment ...