Partial government shutdown /news/tags/partial-government-shutdown Partial government shutdown en-US Copyright Tue, 29 Jan 2019 23:13:03 GMT Portman Proposal to Prevent Future Shutdowns Gaining Support /news/government-politics/2019-01-29/portman-proposal-to-prevent-future-shutdowns-gaining-support Ohio Senator Rob Portman is trying to pass a bill that would prevent another government shutdown in the future.If lawmakers haven’t approved a new budget… Tue, 29 Jan 2019 23:13:03 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-01-29/portman-proposal-to-prevent-future-shutdowns-gaining-support SNAP Recipients Being Urged to Stretch Benefits /news/government-politics/2019-01-25/snap-recipients-being-urged-to-stretch-benefits Advocates for lower income people say 1.5 million Ohioans are approaching a food crisis because of the federal government shutdown. Lisa Hamler-Fugitt… Sat, 26 Jan 2019 01:59:13 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-01-25/snap-recipients-being-urged-to-stretch-benefits Andy Chow Akron-Canton Airport Opens Food Pantry for Federal Workers /news/government-politics/2019-01-25/akron-canton-airport-opens-food-pantry-for-federal-workers The Akron-Canton Airport is providing a food pantry to its federal employees who missed their second paycheck Friday because of the partial government… Sat, 26 Jan 2019 01:54:24 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-01-25/akron-canton-airport-opens-food-pantry-for-federal-workers Federal Government Shutdown Stalls Great Lakes Research /news/government-politics/2019-01-23/federal-government-shutdown-stalls-great-lakes-research Kent State University professor Dr. Anne Jefferson is not a federal employee, but she and other science professors and researchers at universities across the Great Lakes say they’re being affected by the partial government shutdown. “We can’t get data, we can’t talk to collaborators, we can’t get answers from program officers,” said Jefferson. She uses data from the National Weather Service and other federal agencies in her hydrology class – teaching her students how to use data to solve water resource management issues. Wed, 23 Jan 2019 23:58:16 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-01-23/federal-government-shutdown-stalls-great-lakes-research Elizabeth Miller Akron Nonprofits Discuss How to Navigate Government Shutdown /news/government-politics/2019-01-23/akron-nonprofits-discuss-how-to-navigate-government-shutdown The partial government shutdown is in its fifth week and Akron-area nonprofits that depend on federal funding are discussing what to do if it continues to… Wed, 23 Jan 2019 23:34:01 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-01-23/akron-nonprofits-discuss-how-to-navigate-government-shutdown Mark Arehart Government Shutdown Affects Local Battered Women's Shelter /news/government-politics/2019-01-18/government-shutdown-affects-local-battered-womens-shelter Some of the services local non-profits provide are in jeopardy if the partial government shutdown continues.CEO of the Summit and Medina County Battered… Sat, 19 Jan 2019 04:09:21 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-01-18/government-shutdown-affects-local-battered-womens-shelter