FEMA chief says agency will raise state burden for disasters to 50%
The federal government is quietly redrawing the disaster recovery map—and states may soon be footing a much larger share of the bill. FEMA’s new director, David Richardson, says a 50/50 cost split is coming, doubling what states currently pay for natural disaster response. The shift, part of a broader push to narrow FEMA’s role, could leave state budgets—and storm-battered communities—under even more pressure.
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