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Shutdown could cost US economy $15 billion a week, Treasury says

WASHINGTON — The two-week-old federal government shutdown may cost the U.S. economy as much as $15 billion a week in lost ...

CT environmental agency gives major boost to climate programs amid uncertainty over federal funds

DEEP is making millions of dollars available for Connecticut projects that protect communities and critical infrastructure ...
90.5 WESA

Government workers’ unions hit by both state, federal budget impasses

None of the folks we represent could get away with refusing to do their main responsibility, much less refusing to show up to ...

Takeaways from Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez’s CNN town hall on the government shutdown

As Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused Republicans of refusing to work to end the government shutdown and making what she called ...

This is Trump’s shutdown. But he’s been dismantling the government all year

The government hasn’t been functional since Republicans took control of the White House, Senate and House in January.

GOP seeks to wrest back momentum from Democrats in shutdown fight

Republicans are trying to win back political momentum in the government shutdown fight from Democrats, putting their rivals on the defensive and taking solace from polls showing Americans are ...
WVTF

For private flood insurance companies, the government shutdown is good for business

With the government shutdown, the National Flood Insurance Program is no longer writing new policies. It's causing problems ...

Furloughed federal and state employees can apply for unemployment during shutdown

The federal government shutdown is entering its third week. Here's who can apply for unemployment insurance benefits.
90.5 WESA

Hundreds of Western Pa. IRS workers furloughed due to federal government shutdown

Roughly half of the more than 500 members represented in the Pittsburgh area by the National Treasury Employees Union Chapter ...
The Nevada Independent

Nevada senators want an end to the shutdown. They say GOP leaders aren’t negotiating.

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, one of just two Democrats to back the GOP funding bill, said Republicans need to negotiate on ...

This government shutdown is approaching historic lengths. Where does it rank?

The federal government has been partially shuttered since Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass budget legislation.
TCPalm

Federal government shutdown not affecting air traffic control at Vero Beach airport

VERO BEACH — Stress is growing on the air traffic-control system across the country due to the federal government shutdown, ...