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Local vets raise money to help federal employees during the shutdown

TARPON SPRINGS ,Fla. — People across the Tampa Bay area are stepping up and pitching in to help those impacted by the government shutdown. The founders of Fort Valor, in Tarpon Springs did its part ... read more

Local Groups Pitching In To Feed Coast Guard Families During Government Shutdown

Federal employees ... local groups are stepping up to help out. A food distribution will be held Friday in the parking lot Outdoor World in Dania Beach for members of the US Coast Guard, the only ... read more

Which 2020 hopefuls raised Bay State MONEY? — ROLLINS accuses Globe of ‘fear mongering’ — WARREN rips DOD pick over RAYTHEON ties

Buttigieg took money from people in 243 Massachusetts zip codes ... by 10% every year until the payments reach 50% of the federal poverty level. That would raise the benefits for an average family of ... read more

Inside the Ambitious Campaign to Push Chicago Homicides Below 400

In a conference room on the Far South Side of Chicago, Jalon Arthur, an employee of a local ... federal governments to set aside public funding to the tune of $150 million, enough to service 10,000 ... read more

For charities, the government shutdown could not have come at a worse time

Those employees aren’t going to be made whole” with potential back pay when the shutdown ends. Hundreds of individual fundraisers on websites such as GoFundMe have sought to raise money to help ... ... read more

Daytona trying to decide fate of World War II-era rec center

She thinks it could get plenty of use with senior citizen programs during weekdays, neighborhood meetings in the evening, and special events like art shows on weekends. A local nonprofit veterans ... ... read more

Minnesota Vets, Lawmakers Push For End To Shutdown

The speakers said they’re disappointed by the way veterans have been treated during the shutdown. “To see those families ... the national circuit Sunday pushing to get furloughed federal employees ... read more

If Boomers Want To Retire, They’ll Have To Work With Millennials On Hard Policy Questions

They want to be able to buy a home, raise a family ... find themselves in a position where a huge share of federal spending each year is supposed to happen on autopilot. And more and more money will ... read more

7 things you need to know about the debt ceiling (yes, that again)

Related: The holy mess Congress will make if it fails to raise the debt ceiling Here's why: To pay bills and benefits, Treasury must borrow money ... of days. "Federal employees, contractors, program ... read more

State budget deal: 3% raise for state employees, faculty; 2% for teachers

Virginia budget negotiators have agreed on a plan that in one grand stroke provides a 3 percent raise this year for state employees and higher education faculty, saves money by paying ... ... read more

Right-Wing Media Trivialize, Dismiss Potential Effects Of A Government Shutdown

Federal workers' unions ensured that conscientious employees would never be allowed to work on a voluntary basis during a shutdown ... the disputed funds to keep things open. Perhaps a shutdown will ... read more

Here’s what Congress is stuffing into its $1.3 trillion spending bill

Civilian federal employees get a 1.9 percent pay raise, breaking parity with the military for ... The legislation allocates more than $4.65 billion across agencies to help states and local governments ... read more