[Opinion] Our opinion: The big and small costs of the federal shutdown grow

Our opinion: The big and small costs of the federal shutdown grow

Friday was supposed to have been payday for hundreds of thousands of federal employees, but it wasn’t. Meanwhile, there were paychecks for others. Some are… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close The post Our opinion: The big and small costs of the federal shutdown grow appeared first on The Examiner.

Shutdown Freezes $26 Million in Small Business Loans Weekly Across Pennsylvania, SBA Reports

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The ongoing federal government shutdown is costing Pennsylvania small businesses roughly $26 million in blocked funding each week, according to a new analysis released by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The SBA’s state-by-state report, published Tuesday, outlines the financial toll of the lapse in federal appropriations that has halted the agency’s core 7(a) and 504 lending programs. Nationwide, about 320 small busines…

“Fairly Catastrophic”: Small Farms Struggle as Conservation Funds Are Frozen

Uncertainty over conservation funding on farms has increased with the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1.