Some states, including Florida and Texas, are already ... is made available to states when a governor requests and the president approves a major disaster declaration. Those decisions are ...

“I’ve now been governor for at least 14 federally ... a state of emergency in the state and requested a federal disaster declaration. Mahala Watts told CNN affiliate WLKY her family was ...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has requested a major disaster declaration to aid Northern Michigan’s recovery from severe ice storms that occurred in late March. The storms caused significant damage ...

The tornado hit Columbia on April 20, which was Easter Sunday. After a severe weather event, the governor can request that the Federal Emergency Management Agency participate in joint damage ...

LANSING, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer has formally requested a major disaster declaration to aid Northern Michigan's recovery from the severe ice storms that struck the region in late March.

It's unclear whether the Trump administration will approve the request. FEMA has signaled that disaster recovery ...

But since President Donald Trump never approved a disaster declaration, several still-displaced Mississippians have received no help. Those March tornadoes also hit many of the same states suffering ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has submitted a request for a major disaster declaration to help northern Michigan recover after the late-March historic ice storms.

The Texas Tribune is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.