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BumRushDaShow

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Mon Mar 17, 2025, 07:54 PM Mar 17

Judge declines to force FEMA to release funds to upgrade US emergency alert system

Source: AP

Updated 2:58 PM EDT, March 17, 2025


WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday declined to force the Trump administration to immediately reimburse dozens of public broadcasting stations for upgrades to the nation’s emergency alert system.

The nonprofit Corporation for Public Broadcasting sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency last Thursday, claiming the agency had unlawfully held up nearly $2 million in grant money for modernizing the alert system. The lawsuit says the delay in reimbursements is hampering the ability of federal, state and local authorities to issue real-time emergency alerts.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly denied a request for a court order and ruled that the CPB failed to carry its legal burden for showing how it has been irreparably harmed. The corporation hasn’t demonstrated that the alert system will stop working if the grant funding doesn’t start flowing right away, Kelly concluded as he rejected the CPB’s request for a temporary restraining order.

“This circuit has set a high standard for irreparable injury,” Kelly said. “I don’t think CPB has satisfied that high standard on the record here.” The lawsuit is one of several cases in which Trump’s administration has been accused of illegally withholding funds for a host of programs and services.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/fema-emergency-alert-system-trump-a5942436bb87bb4007f3456b2e6ef860



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Judge declines to force FEMA to release funds to upgrade US emergency alert system (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Mar 17 OP
This judge responsible for any deaths occurring from his ruling. Irish_Dem Mar 17 #1
No assistance nor help from FEMA.... Lovie777 Mar 17 #2
Maga scope like this judge want to kill Americans who don't support Eliot Rosewater Mar 17 #3
Fucking Donnie Dipshit appointee maxrandb Mar 17 #4
A phrase: it's Tornado season...Note to Southern & Mid-Western states. NotHardly Mar 17 #5

Eliot Rosewater

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3. Maga scope like this judge want to kill Americans who don't support
Mon Mar 17, 2025, 08:47 PM
Mar 17

Maga.

And since Maga controls the department of justice and the FBI, they will kill as many of us as they like and nothing will happen to them.

But hey I get it you couldn’t vote cause you were too busy on TikTok

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