The agreement requires the county to distribute a “Notice of Rights” to Hispanic neighborhoods. The Department of Housing and Urban Development entered into a Voluntary Compliance Agreement with…
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Labor Department Allocates $2 Million to Training Hurricane Beryl Clean-up Workers
Emergency grant funding approved for 67 counties in Texas The Department of Labor has distributed an initial $2 million in emergency funding to train workers helping to clean…
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Slow-Moving Tropical Storm Debby Floods Parts of Georgia
National Hurricane Center expects the storm to bring another two to four feet of water to North Carolina. Tropical Storm Debby passed through Savannah, Georgia, Wednesday morning, traveling…
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Hurricane Debby Knocks Out Power for 250,000 in Florida
The storm system brings flash flooding along the Southeast coast. The National Hurricane Center reported that Category 1 Hurricane Debby made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend Monday morning,…
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DHS Extends and Redesignates Temporary Protected Status for Somalia
New guidelines provide protection and relief for Somali nationals amid ongoing conflict and humanitarian crises. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas recently announced an 18-month extension and redesignation…
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FEMA Updates Federal Flood Risk Management Standard
Officials indicate that increasing and repeated flooding requires new emergency strategies. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently published a final rule implementing a new Federal Flood Risk…
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Some States Ask FEMA to Add Wildfire and Heat to Disaster Declarations
Thirteen attorneys general are joined by weather officials in writing to the agency. Thirteen attorneys general, along with their District of Columbia counterpart, sent a letter to the…
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Transportation Secretary Announces Investment in Nationwide Road Improvements
The department awards funding to 148 local construction projects across the country. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently announced that a collective $1.8 billion will fund the completion of…
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USDA Approves D-SNAP for Oklahoma Disaster Areas
Those impacted by storms and tornados in May could be eligible for food assistance. The Department of Agriculture announced that low-income residents of Oklahoma of Rogers and Mayes…
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National Hurricane Center Tracks Hurricane Beryl
Eastern Mexico is in the storm system’s estimated path as it heads from Jamaica toward the Cayman Islands and could potentially reach southern Texas late this weekend. Hurricane…
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