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SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington state lawmakers are asking for an update from the President on the governors request for assistance following the devastating wildfires in Spokane County this past summer.

The Midland Center for the Arts will be receiving $2 million in federal funding to help with repairs.

AUGUSTA - On January 16, Governor Janet Mills formally requested that President Joe Biden issue a Major Disaster Declaration to help ten Maine counties recover from the severe December storm that brought significant flooding, power outages, and damage to central and western Maine. In a letter sent today to President Biden, Governor Mills said that

The state is also asking Mainers to take these steps to help FEMA officials determine how much relief funding may become available.

Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday formally requested that President Joe Biden issue a Major Disaster Declaration to help 10 Maine counties recover from the severe...

In her letter to Biden, Mills estimated a total of $20 million in public infrastructure damage, stating it was beyond the state's ability to resolve alone.

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills today formally requested that President Joe Biden issue a Major Disaster Declaration to help ten Maine counties recover from the severe December storm that brought

Governor Mills requests individual assistance for people impacted in Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Somerset Counties.

In the aftermath of the major winter storm wreaking havoc on parts of the state, U.S. Senator Jack Reed took a firsthand look

Few Mainers have a policy that covers the kind of severe flooding seen in the Dec. 18 storm. As climate change brings more extreme weather events to the state, the impacts could be costly.