Disaster-Relief

Disaster-Relief

ProPublica Reveals Noem Fast-Tracked $11M FEMA Funds to Naples Pier After Donor Intervention

| Importance: 9/10

ProPublica exposed that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem expedited over $11 million in federal disaster funds to rebuild Naples, Florida’s tourist pier within 24 hours after major donor Dr. Sinan Gursoy texted her on behalf of the city’s mayor. After Gursoy told the mayor ‘I …

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Wall Street Journal: FEMA Paralyzed by Noem's Approval Requirements as Disaster Victims Wait

| Importance: 8/10

The Wall Street Journal reported FEMA is paralyzed under Secretary Kristi Noem’s requirement that any expenditure over $100,000 must pass through up to a dozen layers of review requiring her personal sign-off. Four months after a mile-wide tornado devastated St. Louis on May 16, killing five …

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