Government Shutdown

Connecticut Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves talks about the court battles that have upended Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefit payments during the government shutdown.

We went to the Boise Airport to ask travelers how they’re dealing with delays.

The Senate voted late Sunday evening on a compromise that could reopen the government following the longest shutdown in history.

As the federal government shutdown threatens to end SNAP benefits, Idaho groups like the Foodbank, Boise Co-op and Farmers Market are rallying to keep families fed.

As the government shutdown drags on, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says it will not distribute food stamps this November.

The Trump Administration is using revenue from recreation fees to keep bathrooms clean and trash tidy at national parks during the shutdown. But parks are not charging fees at this time.

Wildfire and other emergency response personnel will continue working during the federal government shutdown that began this week, but advocates warn that those workers could still be impacted.

The latest federal government shutdown will immediately affect Idaho’s 11,000 federal workers, though the residual effects of the stoppage will take time to ripple outward.

Congress is scrambling this week to avoid a shutdown of the federal government. If lawmakers can’t reach a deal, agriculture and food aid programs could see impacts, and passage of the Farm Bill would face likely delays.

The Office of Government Ethics just released guidelines for federal employees during government shutdowns, about three weeks after the government…