Earlier this week, the ongoing government shutdown obtained a dubious honor — at 39 days and counting, it has become the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history. The shutdown began Oct. 1 ...

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With the government shutdown threatening to disrupt federal food assistance programs, food banks across the country are scrambling to help people in need. Second Harvest Heartland, a food bank that ...

In the wake of the pandemic, many families are still grappling with financial challenges. Although federal stimulus checks have ceased, various government assistance programs remain active, providing ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A now-deleted contingency plan showed the U.S. Department of Agriculture once expected to keep food assistance funded during a government shutdown — before reversing course in ...