Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied the state’s request for emergency relief funds to help repair damage from a deadly bomb cyclone in November

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    7 days ago

    In 2024, Washington paid $22 billion more in federal taxes than it received in federal funding. The FEMA request of $34 million was just one hundredth of one percent of the surplus that goes to other states.