20 states sue FEMA and DHS over disaster mitigation funding cuts
TL;DR
Twenty states have sued the Trump administration to block the cancellation of FEMA's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program, arguing that the move unlawfully violates Congress's power of the purse and jeopardizes disaster mitigation efforts across the country.
Topics:nationpolitics#disaster-preparedness#fema#lawsuit#politics#state-lawsuit#trump-administration
- Trump administration sued by 20 states over FEMA funding cuts Axios
- 20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disasters CNN
- 20 states sue DHS, FEMA for cuts to disaster mitigation program CBS News
- Attorneys general file lawsuit to stop cuts to disaster mitigation projects Times Union
- Democrats sue Trump over canceled disaster grant program Politico
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