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FEMA is off the chopping block. But disaster aid is still a guessing game.

State leaders are breathing a sigh of relief that the Trump administration's threats to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency have subsided. There's still confusion about President Donald Trump's decisions to approve or deny disaster declarations, leaving states with uncertainty about whether they can expect federal recovery funds.

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State leaders are breathing a sigh of relief that the Trump administration's threats to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency have subsided.

There's still confusion about President Donald Trump's decisions to approve or deny disaster declarations, leaving states with uncertainty about whether they can expect federal recovery funds.

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State leaders are breathing a sigh of relief that the Trump administration's threats to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency have subsided. There's still confusion about President Donald Trump's decisions to approve or deny disaster declarations, leaving states with uncertainty about whether they can expect federal recovery funds.

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