Gov. Tony Evers submitted a federal emergency declaration on Tuesday for three southeastern Wisconsin counties to deal with $10 million in damage caused along the shore of Lake Michigan by winter storms last month.

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Gov. Tony Evers is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to do a preliminary estimate of damage caused by severe winter storms and lakeshore flooding that struck southeastern Wisconsin earlier this month.

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Gov. Scott Walker is asking federal emergency management officials to survey flood damage in Wisconsin later this month.

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Gov. Scott Walker has asked President Donald Trump's administration to issue a federal disaster declaration for six northwestern Wisconsin counties where damage from flooding was extensive in June.

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Lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy about how best to limit damage to buildings closely track those of Katrina, a federal engineer said. Elevating generators and pumps is a good idea but enclosing elevated foundations that might be hit by waves or wave-borne debris can cause problems.

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Three counties in far northern Wisconsin will receive nearly $13 million in disaster relief following major flood damage from the summer.

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has declared a major disaster for three northwestern Wisconsin counties due to flood damage in June.

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By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – House and Senate negotiators have agreed on a bundle of spending measures for the ongoing budget year, blending cuts to NASA and community development programs while averting cuts to nutrition programs. The ...

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By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — As survivors across the South continue to pick up the pieces from the deadliest tornado outburst in nearly four decades, building specialists are sure to be exploring ways to minimize damage and ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has requested federal disaster assistance for 10 southern Wisconsin counties as a result of a blizzard that hit the area in February. In a letter to President Barack Obama and the Federal ...

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