The director of a home hospital program says his team is working to make sure chronically ill patients are re-admitted to the hospital

As the U.S. government enters a shutdown, Philadelphia area residents and businesses could feel effects locally – from federal workers missing paychecks to delays in services and enforcement.

Last night, without much fanfare, the federal government closed. Neither side showed urgency in averting the shutdown. In back-to-back Senate votes, each party blocked the other’s stopgap spending proposal.

New Mexico's Democratic lawmakers were set to meet Wednesday to begin shoring up safety net spending in response to President Donald Trump's recent cuts in a top state for participation in Medicaid and federal food assistance.

Yesterday, the major American air carriers warned that a federal shutdown would impact air travel: TSA workers and air traffic controllers won’t be paid until the shutdown ends, and some (or many) simply won’t appear for service without pay, though as essential workers, they are required to.

Colorado Springs could see a more intense short-term economic impact from an extended government shutdown if the thousands of federal employees and active duty military members in town see their pay delayed.

States where national parks draw major tourism lobbied to keep them open during past shutdowns, and Utah agreed to donate $1.7 million in 2013 to keep its national parks open. Arizona, Colorado, New York, South Dakota and Tennessee have also donated money to keep parks staffed during previous shutdowns.

With a federal government shutdown looming, Colorado’s governor is proposing to use local funds to keep one of the state’s biggest attractions — Rocky Mountain National Park. In a statement to Colorado Politics on Tuesday,

Importantly, furloughs do not create long-term wealth losses; back pay has always been granted and, since 2019, is legally guaranteed. Employees therefore recover their pay even though they may face real financial strain in the short run. A cynical observer might call furloughs a paid vacation, yet the data tells a different story.