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Income isn’t supposed to play a role in how much housing assistance FEMA gives families.

But in some N.C. counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fema-aid-hurricane-helene-income-disparities?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Arduous and Unequal: The Fight to Get FEMA Housing Assistance After Helene

Income isn’t supposed to play a role in how much housing assistance FEMA gives families.

Arduous and Unequal: The Fight to Get FEMA Housing Assistance After Helene

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Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened
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The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noem’s big donors make the ask.
https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-fema-florida-naples-sinan-gursoy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened

Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened
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Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened