Tuesday, September 8: Federal disaster relief puzzle, data center developers eye tribal land, women on parole face more struggles, ICE agent who shot into Minneapolis home turns himself in
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“The foundation (at FEMA) seems stronger than it did six months ago, but this is an unreliable administration when it comes to the fair and equitable distribution of disaster funds.”
– Juliette Kayyem, faculty chair of the Homeland Security Project at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government
Sisters watch as a skid-steer loader pulls a tree in Highmore, South Dakota, on June 29, 2026, after a severe storm that morning. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced it will reimburse eight South Dakota counties and three tribes for storm-related infrastructure fixes. (Photo by Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight)
Trump administration threats to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency have subsided. But experts say 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. Alex Brown of Stateline has the story.
Tribal communities are grappling with the fact that more developers are eyeing their land for future data center projects. Some tribal leaders are also concerned about President Donald Trump’s ability to alter regulations related to federal lands. Madyson Fitzgerald reports.
Women on parole report higher rates of housing instability, poor health and serious mental health and substance use disorders than men on parole and women who weren’t on parole, according to a new analysis. Amanda Watford has the details.
ICE agent Christian Castro, who is accused of shooting Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis through the closed door of a Minneapolis home in January, turned himself in to federal authorities on Thursday. Madison McVan of the Minnesota Reformer reports.
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An explosion of data center facilities, including the one pictured here in northeast Oregon on May 18 have been built along the Columbia River Gorge during the last few years. (Photo by Jordan Gale/Oregon Capital Chronicle)
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