Flood Program Bailed Out
Abstract: The National Flood Insurance Program is back in business for 78 days. Body: Image of water bucket created using Meta.aiSee what we did there? "Bailed out"? Get it?There are more flood jokes where that came from.In the meantime, the National Flood Insurance Program is back in business for 78 days. Last night, the president signed into law a bill that extended the federal government's funding until January 30, 2026. That funding had lapsed when the government's fiscal year ended on September 30. The result was the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history.Congress has tied the NFIP's authorization to operate to the expiration of the fiscal…