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Tag: government shutdown

U.S. Capitol Building
Posted inPolitics

Congress Avoids Government Shutdown — Temporarily

by Stacy M. Brown September 30, 2021December 21, 2021

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have avoided a government shutdown – for now, at least.

Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman (right) holds the National League Championship trophy with his wife seated by his side and the Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo hoists the World Series trophy during the Nationals' parade Nov. 2 in northwest D.C. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
Posted inNews

2019: The Year That Was

by WI Guest Author December 30, 2019December 21, 2021
Maryland Del. Adrienne Jones (right) prepares to sign legislation into law for eligible federal workers in the state to receive unemployment benefits in the case of a federal government shutdown. Also present at the March 26 bill signing is (from left) Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., Del. Jessica Feldmark, Gov. Larry Hogan and Sen. Brian Feldman. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inPolitics, William J. Ford

Md. Protects Federal Workers’ Pay from Federal Government Shutdowns

by William J. Ford March 27, 2019October 31, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the El Paso County Coliseum on Feb. 11, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. Trump continues his campaign for a wall to be built along the border as the Democrats in Congress are asking for other border security measures. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Posted inD Kevin McNeir, Politics

Was Trump’s ‘Last Stand’ in El Paso Foreshadowing of 2020 Game Plan?

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor February 13, 2019October 31, 2020
Posted inCommunity

Uncertainty Remains Even as Shutdown Ends

by William J. Ford January 30, 2019October 31, 2020
Donald Trump
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion

WILLIAMS: How Long?

by WI Guest Author January 30, 2019October 31, 2020
The 2019 Martin Luther King Peace Walk and Parade lead off, going south on Martin Luther King Avenue in Southeast with Mayor Muriel Bowser and a number of Council members bringing greetings. (Courtesy of Maurice Fitzgerald/WI Charities)
Posted inLetters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Giving MLK His Just Due

by WI Guest Author January 30, 2019October 31, 2020
D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (at podium) briefly explains proposed legislation to offer federal contract workers back pay during a Jan. 29 press conference at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in D.C. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inNational, William J. Ford

Dems Float Bill to Provide Back Pay for Federal Contractors

by William J. Ford January 29, 2019October 31, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks about the government shutdown on Jan. 25, 2019, from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. Trump says he will sign bill to reopen the government until Feb. 15. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics, Stacy M. Brown

Trump, Dems Reach Deal to End Shutdown, Tentatively Reopen Government

by Stacy M. Brown January 25, 2019October 31, 2020
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announces her plan for emergency legislation to ease the burden on furloughed federal workers who have to report to work but who are not getting paid during a press conference at the Capital Area Food Bank January 22, 2019 in Washington, DC. Mayor Bowser announces emergency legislation, giving DC Government the ability to provide more federal employees with much-needed unemployment insurance benefits and she calls for an end to the federal government's partial shutdown. (Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Mayor Offers Assurance, Support to Federal Workers During Shutdown

by WI Guest Author January 25, 2019October 31, 2020

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