Gov. Tony Evers' request for additional federal funding to Wisconsin to address damages from this summer's severe flooding was denied by the federal government, the governor announced Oct. 24. The governor's spokesperson, Britt Cudaback, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the governor's office plans to file an appeal as early as next week.

The emergency management community is mourning the loss of Albie Lewis, a longtime Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) who dedicated his life to public service,

The tribe estimates it spent up to $2 million on relief in the wake of the powerful storm. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Thursday that it will make disaster assistance funds available to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe to help with recovery from a derecho that struck the area in June.

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said on Friday it stopped distributing funds for emergency preparedness to states until they provide updated population counts that account for migrants deported since President Donald Trump took office.

St. Paul, Minn., is the latest city to join a lawsuit filed in Illinois alleging the Trump administration is placing “unlawful and unrelated conditions” on more than $100 million in public safety and disaster grants.

State emergency management officials say they're facing funding challenges from the federal government that threaten the country's ability to respond to crises.

The Trump administration is denying over $26 million in federal aid for six Wisconsin counties impacted by August's historic flooding, said

Federal workers are feeling the effects of the government shutdown, which is approaching its fourth week. Ahead of the shutdown, President Donald Trump warned of possible layoffs. Now, hundreds of employees have been furloughed or laid off as it continues.