González on MS NOW: drought has not reached major federal disaster; cites 9 billion in water

On August 25, 2026, El Nuevo Día reported from Washington that Governor González told MS NOW the drought had not met the Stafford Act major-disaster threshold. She cited about 9 billion dollars in water-related federal support.

Primary for this desk: ENDI. The interview origin is MS NOW with Alicia Menéndez. Threshold denied is not a Stafford declaration.

Fuente: El Nuevo Día. https://www.elnuevodia.com/corresponsalias/washington-dc/notas/jenniffer-gonzalez-dice-que-la-sequia-en-puerto-rico-no-ha-alcanzado-el-limite-de-un-desastre-mayor-a-nivel-federal/#ms-now-endi-washington-desk