RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – North Carolina Attorney General Jackson is suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security, accusing both of withholding funds to states in need of disaster relief, the N.C. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.

In a news release, N.C. officials said the federal government’s “unlawful actions” threaten the state’s ability to respond quickly and help people during natural disasters and other public safety emergencies like Hurricane Helene.

Jackson filed this lawsuit along with the attorneys general from Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Wisconsin, as well as Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear.

“Our emergency management and first responder teams worked around the clock in th

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