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Another government shutdown might be around the corner

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
Jun 21, 2018
Elected officials have a lot of work to do by the end of the year.
The Indian Health Service requires its budget to be approved by Congress every year. Short-term funding and government shutdowns can throw that into chaos.
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You may need to get used to the threat of government shutdown

by Kai Ryssdal and Shaheen Ainpour
Jan 18, 2018
This economy has been reduced to getting by on a never-ending series of four week budget stopgaps.
The House of Representatives has been holding virtual hearings during the pandemic, but lawmakers have been required to vote in person or have another member of Congress cast a proxy vote on their behalf.
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Fighting down to the last $30 billion

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 14, 2016
Some in Congress want to revisit last year's budget deal.
Members of Congress are at odds about how to spend $30 billion of the budget. 
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Los Angeles schools closed after safety threat

by Tobin Low
Dec 15, 2015
640,000 students affected by school closures Tuesday morning.
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Puerto Rico could run out of money in three months

by Gigi Douban
Apr 24, 2015
The economy crashed when corporations moved out, but the government kept spending.
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Sriracha factory feeling heat from its neighbors

by Davey Kim
Nov 28, 2013
Sriracha hot sauce’s unique burn has been drifting out of its factory and into the surrounding neighborhood of Irwindale, CA.
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In the wake of federal shutdown, philanthropists step up

by Noel King
Oct 9, 2013
Charitable donors have come forward with funds to support programs shuttered in the wake of the government showdown.
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