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Government shutdown 2018
Schools worry that shutdown will affect lunch programs
by
Renata Sago
Jan 23, 2019
The shutdown has school districts worried about their ability to feed students.
Restaurants feel the pinch as shutdown drags on
by
Janet Babin
and Leila Goldstein
Jan 22, 2019
... but some owners reach out to help furloughed federal workers.
With financial distress, come fraudsters
by
Erika Beras
Jan 21, 2019
As the partial federal shutdown continues with no visible end in sight, banks and creditors have offered the up-to-800,000 affected workers loans and payment deferments so they can keep up with their finances. At the same time, fraudulent agencies may be targeting these workers. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Government workers affected by shutdown get some help from their banks
by
Justin Ho
Jan 18, 2019
Some financial institutions are offering interest-free loans and waiving late fees on mortgages and credit card payments for government workers who aren’t getting paid during the shutdown. That’s smart business because many of those workers will get their paychecks as soon as the government gets back to business. Click the audio player above to hear […]
Tech IPOs were set for a comeback, then the government shut down
by
Molly Wood
Jan 18, 2019
Is the tech IPO resurgence at risk?
Definition of an essential worker does a shutdown shift
Jan 17, 2019
Thousands of government employees are furloughed during this government shutdown.
Snowball effect of the government shutdown to impact the economy
Jan 14, 2019
As the ripple effects of the government shutdown begin, the impact on the economy will not just be the lost productivity of government workers. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
For public good, not for profit.
When it was supposed to be payday
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Bennett Purser
, Sean McHenry
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jan 10, 2019
Thousands of federal workers with high-stress jobs won’t get their paychecks Friday.
Shutdown isn't just hurting workers. It's hurting GDP.
Jan 9, 2019
Around 400,000 furloughed federal workers and contractors aren’t being paid as a result of the government shutdown. And that’s hurting not just their households, but also the economy at large. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
The business that's not happening, thanks to the shutdown
Jan 9, 2019
From mergers and food regulation to taxes and immigration, daily commerce is in limbo.