Federal judge blocks FEMA from conditioning counterterrorism grants on election reforms
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What happened
A federal judge has issued a ruling preventing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from linking counterterrorism funding for states to election reforms.
Why it matters
The decision limits the agency's ability to tie federal security grants to state-level policy changes regarding election administration.
Context
FEMA is a component of the United States Department of Homeland Security, established in 1979 to coordinate responses to disasters that exceed the capacity of state and local governments.
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- El Paso News Judge blocks FEMA from linking counterterrorism funds for states to election reforms
- Wikipedia Federal Emergency Management Agency Background reference · Wikipedia text used under CC BY-SA 4.0.