If the House Republican tax bill became law, victims of hurricanes in Texas and Florida who’ve yet to account for all their losses could deduct them on their 2018 taxes. Not so for victims of the California wildfires. If the …
Gov. Greg Abbott asked for a federal disaster declaration Thursday for a dozen Texas counties inundated by flooding and other damage from recent storms, seeking money and low-interest loans so those places can rebuild. Abbott’s request to President Barack Obama …
Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday that federal disaster aid that the state has been granted for a late January blizzard could bring between $80 million and $90 million, but he’s disappointed his broader request wasn’t approved. “I’m disappointed that they …
President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in upstate New York. That means Washington will chip in to help state, local and tribal governments pay to clean up and rebuild after a blockbuster storm buried the region under more …
Ouachita Parish fell several million short to receive a federal disaster declaration that would have allowed federal reimbursement for October’s tornadoes. Ouachita Parish Homeland Security Director Archie Neal Brown tells The News-Star the parish had $4 million in damages countable …
President Barack Obama has declared parts of central and eastern Montana disaster areas after storms and flooding in August. The designation frees up federal funding to help communities in Blaine, Carter, Musselshell, Petroleum and Valley counties and the Fort Belknap …
President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for South Dakota ordering federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding from June 13 to June 20. Federal funding is …
Gov. Steve Bullock is asking President Barack Obama to issue a federal disaster declaration for Montana due to widespread flooding and ice jams last month. Bullock’s letter, dated Friday, explains that unusually high amounts of precipitation fell over the winter …
Figures are still being added but it appears damage from the recent winter storm meets the threshold for declaring much of South Carolina a federal disaster area. Derrec Becker of the state Emergency Management Division says officials are confident damage …
Several flood-plagued Kansas counties are hoping temporary repairs to roads and bridges can withstand autumn rains until federal funds are available for more permanent fixes. Gov. Sam Brownback last week requested a federal disaster declaration for 47 counties because of …