Business News If The Federal Government Defaults, Tens Of Thousands Of Mississippians Will Lose Jobs

Government Shutdown Looms: Federal Workers' Pay and Services at Risk?

With Friday’s deadline fast approaching, the jobs of hundreds of thousands of federal employees are in jeopardy, directly dependent on Congress’s ability to extend government funding and prevent a ... Read More

Tens of thousands in Richland County may lose SNAP benefits this weekend. What are officials doing?

COLUMBIA — Days before tens of thousands of Richland County residents may lose federal grocery benefits amid the second-longest federal government shutdown in history, state and local elected ... Read More

Are you worried about your SNAP benefits? NPR wants to hear your story

As the federal government shutdown drags on, tens of millions of people are at risk of losing food and nutrition aid as a result. This includes the 42 million people who rely on the Supplemental ... Read More

Here’s why the shutdown has put food stamp benefits at risk

In an unprecedented situation, millions of Americans could lose access to a crucial food assistance program in the coming weeks amid the federal government shutdown. The US Department of Agriculture ... Read More

Government will release September jobs report next week

The Labor Department will release its numbers on September hiring and unemployment next Thursday, a month and a half late, marking the beginning of the end of a data drought caused by the 43-day ... Read More