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6 years after California’s deadly Camp Fire, some residents are returning to Paradise
Story by CBS news. “People who do decide to rebuild in a place like Paradise, they’re often even safer than they were before the fire, because that place has already been burned.” The town of Paradise, California, was almost completely destroyed in the 2018 Camp Fire — which scorched more than 150,000 acres and was the deadliest…
Read MoreOregon wildfire victims face huge tax bills on PacifiCorp settlements; Congressional fix is stuck
Story by Oregon Live. The disaster tax relief only accounts for about $5.5 billion of the bill’s $70 billion cost. “We don’t have time for people to play politics with the victims. We’re simply out of time.” A bipartisan bill that would exempt wildfire settlements from federal taxation is now mired in election year…
Read MoreTax relief for fire victims still uncertain
Story by The Plumas Sun. “We cannot stop or cease momentum. This is the fight and together we have created a very effective movement to bring justice to fire survivors,” Thompson said in a press release. Victims of the Dixie Fire are in jeopardy of being victimized yet again. State and federal taxes, imposed on…
Read MoreLetter for the Record
Letter by Bipartisan Policy Center. Dear Chairman Schatz and Ranking Member Hyde-Smith: The Bipartisan Policy Center leads a Disaster Response Reform Task Force, a bipartisan group of emergency management and disaster recovery leaders focused on making federal disaster assistance programs work better for disaster survivors. On behalf of the Task Force, I want to commend…
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