Tag: Shutdown
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COLUMN: Government reopens — despite Colorado’s Dems | Jimmy Sengenberger
Colorado’s congressional Democrats spent weeks pontificating about the disaster of a government shutdown. But when it came time to vote, every single one of them opposed reopening the federal government. Let that sink in. On Monday, the U.S. Senate approved a deal to fund the federal government through Jan. 30, with eight senators who caucus…
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EDITORIAL: An easy out for Colorado’s play-it-safe senators
If Colorado’s U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper ever want a glimpse at some profiles in courage, they don’t have to look far in the Senate chamber. They’ll find several among fellow Democrats on their own side of the aisle, in fact. Seven Senate Democrats and an independent showed pluck in voting with the…
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Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ by Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month. Millions of people stand to lose food aid benefits, health care subsidies are set to expire and there are few real talks between the parties over how…
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DIA won’t play Noem video on shutdown impact. Here’s why.
Colorado’s largest airport is not running a Homeland Security Administration video at security checkpoints — but not out of defiance or for political reasons. By contrast, several airports around the country are refusing to play a video with a message from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, in which she blames Democrats for the federal government…
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Colorado labor agency says it’s ready to assist federal workers affected by federal shutdown
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Unemployment Insurance Division said it is prepared to assist federal workers living in the state who have been furloughed due to the federal government shutdown. Some 54,300 federal workers live in Colorado, according to the agency. Not all of them will be affected by the shutdown, which began…
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Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty
WASHINGTON • Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline. Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by the Trump administration. Many offices will be shuttered, as Trump vowed to “do things that are irreversible, that are…
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Air Force athletic events, including football at Navy, would continue through government shutdown
Air Force’s football game at Navy on Saturday will take place with or without a funded and operating government, The Gazette was told Tuesday. All other Falcons athletic events, home and away, will also go on as scheduled. Air Force officials could not comment on the record, but multiple conversations with representatives at Air Force…
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Long, hot, frustrating summer in store for Denver RTD light rail transit users
There’s a long, hot, frustrating summer in store for RTD light rail transit users. The Regional Transportation District is undertaking a $152 million renovation of rail lines that will shut down the 5.3 miles of the “downtown loop” rail service, delay train arrivals and divert many outlying trains to Union Station, rather than their customary…
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Work this weekend at Union Station to affect RTD commuter rail service
The Regional Transportation District will interrupt light rail service to-and-from Union Station for 48 hours beginning Saturday morning through the end of the service day on Sunday. The A, B, G and N lines will be undergoing federally mandated maintenance during the interruption, according to a news release. RTD will be providing shuttle bus service…
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Impending government shutdown could affect thousands of local troops, federal employees
The end of the 2023 fiscal year is rapidly approaching, and with it, the increasing possibility of a government shutdown as Congress remains at an impasse on a federal budget. If members of Congress cannot agree on the appropriation bills that fund federal agencies before 12:01 a.m. Sunday, many government operations will come to a…