Past Government Shutdowns Haven’t Tamed Leviathan. This One Won’t Either.

Past government shutdowns haven’t tamed Leviathan. This one won’t either.

Former President William Jefferson Clinton’s 1996 State of the Union Address announced that “the era of big government is over.” Federal expenditures for fiscal year 1996 were $1.5 trillion. A President Donald Trump-backed continuing resolution to keep the government open after Oct. 1 projects annual federal spending for fiscal year 2025 at a staggering $7 trillion, a nearly 400% spike since Clinton’s “small government” policy 30 years earlier. …

Federal government shutdown might affect key assistance programs

As lawmakers on Capitol Hill remain deadlocked over a week into the current federal government shutdown, residents who rely on important federal programs for nutrition assistance and mortgage loans could be negatively impacted. The Oct. 1 shutdown resulted from disagreements over healthcare funding, with Democratic legislators wanting to extend tax credits provided to low-income Americans through the Affordable Care Act. Republican lawmakers pre…

What the Federal Government Shutdown Means to Your Clients

Congress failed to reach an agreement on funding beginning October 1, 2025. As a result, the federal government is shut down until further notice.

Government Shutdown Affects 8,700 CDC Employees - Dallas Weekly

By Donnell Suggs and Tabius McCoy It has been a week since the federal government shutdown, which took effect a minute past midnight on Oct. 1. Among the several federally funded initiatives impacted was the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which furloughed roughly 8,700 employees as a result. Federal workers for essential services like the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the National Park Service are at work, b…