government shutdown

As funding deadlines approach, one Head Start program has closed and three others are about to. More closures are expected in the coming weeks.

Gov. Tina Kotek announced she’s sending $5 million in state funding to food banks on Wednesday as Oregon braces for a cutoff of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program expected at the start of November.

The states are among many that are going to court to force the federal government to use emergency reserve money to prop up the federal food assistance program.

The economic impact could be felt most powerfully in the state’s rural counties where a higher share of the workforce is employed by a federal agency.

Now in its fourth week, the ongoing federal government shutdown will likely delay food benefits for millions of Californians — prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to set aside $80 million in state support and deploy the California National Guard to assist food banks.

Despite delivering in past shutdowns, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said it was unable to provide the September jobs report because of the government shutdown.

Open enrollment starts in November for people who don't get health insurance through their employer. Prices are up and government subsidies are in limbo this year.

More than half of Oregonians that receive benefits are seniors, children and people with disabilities.

Congress remains gridlocked as federal lawmakers jockey over changes to health insurance policy that could affect nearly 140,000 Oregonians.

Oregon’s Democratic members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives voted against a short-term federal spending package.

Social Security and Medicare benefits will keep flowing in a government shutdown, but federal employees will be working without pay and delays likely will occur across many services.

Republican Greg Walden of Oregon voted against the bill to end the partial government shutdown.He broke with Speaker John Boehner but aligned himself with…