Public Safety
Kentucky Governor Appeals Trump's Denial of FEMA Aid for Five Counties After Deadly June Storms
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear filed an appeal Friday asking FEMA Acting Associate Administrator David Arnot to reconsider the denial of Public Assistance for Bracken, Carroll, Grant, Pendleton and Trimble counties following severe storms that struck June 17-30 and killed six people. President Trump had approved $9.1 million in FEMA public assistance for 20 Kentucky counties in September but excluded those five from the declaration. Beshear also requested individual assistance for Bullitt, Clinton, Cumberland, Jackson, Madison, Marion and Meade counties, and asked to extend the incident period from five days to the full June 17-30 window. States of emergency were declared in 19 counties and 13 cities, with some areas receiving up to 10 inches of rain in a single weekend.