Government Shutdown
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Amid the partial government shutdown, one group sometimes gets overlooked. Political appointees must stay on the job.
January 03, 2019 -
It doesn't look promising today, but maybe divided government will somehow get the shutdown out of irons.
January 03, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, incoming House leadership unveiled its new rules package without the rule which lets Congress reduce the number of employees an agency can have.
January 03, 2019 -
Non-federal members of the public can be hurt by a shutdown. In the meantime, elected officials continue to get paid on time. Mike Causey is back from vacation and wants to hear from people hit by the partial government shutdown.
January 03, 2019 -
No deal reached to end shutdown as President Trump and congressional leaders meet at the White House
January 02, 2019 -
The Office of Personnel Management has updated information for furloughed federal employees who want to file for unemployment benefits during this partial government shutdown.
January 02, 2019 -
House Democrats are sweeping into power on a campaign promise of improving government for ordinary Americans
January 02, 2019 -
The partial government shutdown is costing federal civilian contractors millions of dollars per day. Are they paying their employees?
January 02, 2019 -
A package of bills from House Democrats would reopen government, provide full-year funding for most federal agencies and give civilian employees a pay raise in 2019.
January 01, 2019 -
This year was a crazy one for members of the federal family, with many legislative threats to retirement plans as well as efforts to make it much easier to fire civil servants.
January 01, 2019 -
A Washington attorney has made good on her pledge to file a class action lawsuit against the federal government over the current shutdown.
December 31, 2018 -
The U.S. Coast Guard Academy says its ability to serve cadets returning from winter break will be affected by the forced furlough of administrative staff and other nonessential civilians as part of the partial government shutdown
December 31, 2018 -
If my dinner group can figure it out, why can't the politicians?
December 31, 2018 -
Showdown between Trump and Pelosi could set the tone for divided government in the coming months
December 31, 2018 -
Amir Asghari of Columbia was excited to bring his friends from Canada to tour Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg this past Wednesday.
December 31, 2018