Severe Weather, Uncertain Funding: What’s It Like to be a Local Emergency Manager These Days?

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By By Alexia UnderwoodJun 25, 2025, 5:00 am76 pts
John Dwyer coordinates emergency management in Champaign County, Illinois. He’s seeing a lot more weather extremes, from tornadoes to a major dust storm, even as federal money to keep people safe seems poised to drop. By Alexia Underwood In the middle of May, a rare, severe dust storm swept across the dry…

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