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A government shutdown would be a 'gut punch' to Head Start programs that serve 10,000 low income...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAlliance for Community Empowerment, Director of Early Learning Tanya Lloyd, right, interacts with a...
Democrat Taunts GOP Leader With Bill To Block Lawmaker Pay During Government Shutdown
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSomeone in the congressional office of Rep. Angie Craig is having fun with acronyms. On Wednesday,...
Shutdown would hurt America’s food supply, ag secretary says
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 7 months agoBonnie Haugen, a dairy farmer in rural Fillmore County in the southeastern corner of Minnesota,...
Does Congress get paid during a shutdown?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoUtah Rep. John Curtis has proposed legislation withholding compensation each day of a shutdown. Will Congress be able to pass a temporary funding measure...
Nearly 270,000 in NC would lose WIC benefits in shutdown. Cumberland monitoring situation.
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWASHINGTON — As Congress barrels toward a partial government shutdown, the White House Monday warned...
Minnesota senator tests positive for COVID-19
The Hill via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMinnesota Sen. Tina Smith (D) on Tuesday announced she has tested positive for COVID-19. “I tested positive for COVID this morning after developing mild...
Should federal contractors receive lost wages in a government shutdown? Democrats pushing for...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWASHINGTON−A new bill by congressional Democrats seeks to protect thousands of low-wage federal contractors who would see a total loss of income in a government shutdown that could begin Sunday ...
Democrats signal support for Speaker Johnson's plan to avert a government shutdown
NBC News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWASHINGTON — After having trashed the idea of a two-step strategy to fund the government, House...
Minnesota has $3.7 billion surplus; officials warn against spending it all
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMinnesota lawmakers will have more money available this year than previously expected as officials...
Congress Skips Town as Shutdown Deadline Looms
The Fiscal Times via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoCongress may be out next week for its Presidents’ Day recess, but the clock is still ticking toward a March 1 deadline to keep portions of the government...
