federal government shutdown

Senator Gary Peters on what’s needed to break the deadlock on Federal government funding. Then, a piece of 1980s-fabulous Michigan feminist history - we’re rolling with the Skate Witches. And our podcast series On Hand goes spooky - on the hunt for the Michigan Dogman.

President Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the federal government.

SNAP benefits will not be distributed starting November 1 due to the federal government shutdown. Here are some resources if you or someone you know needs food assistance.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, helps feed 42 million people. But funding for the program is set to be suspended November 1.

We discussed trade talks with Canada, cuts to SNAP benefits, childcare costs, and Michigan’s recently passed education budget. Also, tune in for the story of one high school’s attempt to ban Elvis haircuts in October of 1956.

Michigan state and local officials are pleading with policymakers to find a way to fund food assistance in the wake of the federal government shutdown.

If the government shutdown extends beyond Nov. 1, more than 65,000 children could be at risk of losing access to Head Start, the federal early-learning program for low-income families.

Planned bills in the Michigan House could allow food assistance payments to continue in the state despite the federal government shutdown.

Hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents are losing access to SNAP food benefits amid the federal government shutdown. Here’s what the pause means for families, when payments might resume, and where to find help in the meantime.

A federal judge in San Francisco has indefinitely halted thousands of layoffs of federal employees announced by the Trump administration since Oct. 1.