Jan 23 Health Norton Waives ER, Telehealth Fees During Shutdown For Furloughed Federal Employees Workers affected by the shutdown won't have to pay co-pays or deductibles at Norton virtual visits or in emergency rooms and immediate care centers. By Lisa Gillespie Jan 23 Health Norton Waives Some Fees During Shutdown For Federal Employees Lisa Gillespie
Apr 9 Politics Paul Votes Against Short-Term Spending Bill After congressional leaders reached an agreement on the federal budget, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., opposed the temporary bill to avert a government shutdown. The freshman senator and Tea Party darling had drafted a Shutdown Prevention Act that his office said would essential federal services continue to function in the absence of a spending bill. […] By WFPL News Apr 9 Politics Paul Votes Against Short-Term Spending Bill WFPL News
Apr 8 Politics Budget Deal Reached, Shutdown Averted An hour before the midnight Friday deadline, Speaker John Boehner said Friday night that a deal has been reached with Democrats on the federal budget to avoid a government shutdown. The proposal raised the level of cuts to $39 billion from this year’s budget, but spared slashes to groups such as Planned Parenthood while resolving […] By WFPL News Apr 8 Politics Budget Deal Reached, Shutdown Averted WFPL News
Apr 8 Politics Video: Yarmuth Talks About Potential Shutdown As budget negotiations continue in Washington, U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., says the country is on the verge of a government shutdown in a new video message to constituents. The congressman released the message in response to questions in the district about the cause and impact of a shutdown. Check it out: Yarmuth also announced […] By WFPL News Apr 8 Politics Video: Yarmuth Talks About Potential Shutdown WFPL News
Apr 8 Politics Yarmuth: Chances of Shutdown Deal Are “Very Slim” With less than 11 hours before the midnight Friday deadline, U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., called proposed cuts made by Republicans reckless and doubted a deal will be made to stop a government shutdown. Top Democrats and Republicans have publicly disagreed about the reasons for an impasse. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told reporters […] By WFPL News Apr 8 Politics Yarmuth: Chances of Shutdown Deal Are “Very Slim” WFPL News
Apr 8 Politics Shutdown Could Play Out as National Failure In previous stories we’ve asked who the American people will blame if the federal government shuts down. As usual, political observers disagree and point back to the last shutdown as some sort of road map. The National Journal’s Matthew Cooper says no matter who is to blame—President Barack Obama, Speaker John Boehner or all of […] By WFPL News Apr 8 Politics Shutdown Could Play Out as National Failure WFPL News
Apr 8 Local News Today on State of the News With a government shut-down looming and questions about how such a step would affect the average citizen, Phillip M. Bailey joins us to talk about what lawmakers from Kentucky and Indiana have been saying about the budget impasse and what next week could bring. Rick Howlett reports on a snag in plans to re-open Kentucky Kingdom, and Indiana's defeated smoking bill. They'll also fill us in on a controversial proposal that would allow food stamps to be used to purchase fast food from Yum! Brands restaurants. Then we'll join our colleagues at The Easter Standard, live from Keeneland with a conversation about the future of Kentucky's racing industry, with the presidents of Keeneland, Turfway, and Churchill Downs. By Laura Ellis Apr 8 Local News Today on State of the News Laura Ellis
Apr 7 Politics Shutdown Negotiations Yield No Deal With less than a day until a government shutdown, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders failed to reach an agreement Thursday night. The president met with Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to reach an agreement on a federal budget before the midnight Friday deadline. All sides have said their differences have […] By WFPL News Apr 7 Politics Shutdown Negotiations Yield No Deal WFPL News
Apr 7 Politics Paul Proposes Shutdown Prevention Act With a government shutdown almost a day away, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has introduced an act his office says will ensure that essential federal services continue to function in the absence of a spending bill. The act goes beyond certain provisions pertaining to a possible shutdown, however, and instructs the U.S. Treasury to pay […] By WFPL News Apr 7 Politics Paul Proposes Shutdown Prevention Act WFPL News
Apr 7 Politics Young Questions Obama’s Leadership on Budget Negotiations Believing there’s still a risk of a government shutdown, U.S. Rep. Todd Young, R-In., says President Barack Obama has failed to lead on the negotiation process. By WFPL News Apr 7 Politics Young Questions Obama’s Leadership on Budget Negotiations WFPL News
Apr 6 Politics What a Government Shutdown Could Mean The impact of a federal government shutdown is highly dependent on what President Barack Obama’s administration determines is “essential” and “non-essential”. For instance, the White House has made it clear that any personnel and services “necessary for the safety of life and protection of property” of the country and its citizens will continue. There are […] By WFPL News Apr 6 Politics What a Government Shutdown Could Mean WFPL News
Apr 6 Politics Federal Government Shutdown Looms President Barack Obama and congressional leaders have until midnight Friday to reach a budget agreement before the federal government shuts down, but it’s unclear which side will be blamed if it does. By WFPL News Apr 6 Politics Federal Government Shutdown Looms WFPL News