Barry County Democratic Party
On July 16, 2025, Attorney General Nessel and the coalition filed a lawsuit to prevent FEMA from terminating its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program – an action which had already delayed, scaled back, and cancelled hundreds of mitigation projects across the country that depend on this funding. On December 11, 2025, the coalition won its case. The court declared the termination of this congressionally mandated program unlawful and ordered FEMA to promptly take all steps necessary to reverse the termination. On February 17, 2026, the coalition filed a motion asking the District of Massachusetts to enforce its December 11 order, as the Trump administration had not complied with the order at that point. On March 6, the court sided with the coalition and granted its requested relief.