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Disaster declaration delays: Missouri waits for aid as FEMA response time lengthens
Since President Trump took office, disasters like the recent St. Louis tornado no longer get quick responses from FEMA.
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$100 million in state disaster relief aid is one step closer to helping St. Louis tornado victims
As people across St. Louis continue the clean-up process following the May 16 tornado, disaster relief funding is making its ...
St. Louis waits for aid as FEMA response to Missouri disasters is slowest in 15 years
It is part of a pattern in Trump’s second term of longer waits and, oftentimes, denials of state requests for disaster ...
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Applications for federal storm aid now open
The Missouri State Emergency Management Agency announced Tuesday that it will be holding informational briefings for ...
How much cuts to federal food aid approved by Republicans in Congress could cost Missouri
The Trump-backed bill also includes changes that could result in thousands of low-income families losing access to federal ...
Springfield Mayor Schrag’s first State of the City address focuses on successes of city
Missouri senators on Thursday approved a plan to provide over $100 million in aid for tornado-ravaged St. Louis and ...
Missouri will hand over personal data of food aid recipients to feds
Missouri has agreed to abide by a request from the federal government to turn over personal data about anyone receiving food ...
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Missouri counties denied state aid for tornado damage
Tornado victims in southwestern Missouri will not get extra help from the state after a cluster of tornadoes hit the area last week. The City of Gladstone announced on Monday that it has begun a ...
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Our opinion: Southeast Missouri needs help recovering from tornadoes, storms
After three tornado outbreaks devastated Southeast Missouri this spring, federal aid is helping some victims recover, but ...