Trump and Congress want states to take the lead on disaster recovery. West Virginia isn’t ready.

Trump and Congress want states to take the lead on disaster recovery. West Virginia isn’t ready.

Washington is planning changes to FEMA that would require states to shoulder more of the responsibility for disaster recovery. West Virginia lawmakers have chosen for years not to fund its flood resiliency office, leaving the state ill-prepared. Trump and Congress want states to take the lead on disaster recovery. West Virginia isn’t ready. appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.

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