Longest government shutdown in US history is over
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The government is starting to reopen after President Trump signed a bill to fund the government through Jan. 30.
The federal government is back open after a record-breaking 43-day shutdown ‒ but the effects from the nation's longest-ever shutdown could linger.
The longest federal government shutdown in history is now history, and agencies and services are starting to slowly come back to normal.
Federal employees who have gone without pay during the 43-day government shutdown could begin getting paychecks as soon as this Sunday.
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history may be officially over, but getting everything back up and running won't happen all at once.
As the government reopens, various timelines are in place for when affected areas such as SNAP and air travel return to normal.
While Pueblo grocery stores and restaurants have seen the worst impact from SNAP benefit cuts, the ripple effects have hit the entire community.
Open enrollment is well underway, and people who get their insurance through the Affordable Care Act have seen how much their costs will rise without the tax credits.
About 1.25 million federal workers haven’t been paid since Oct. 1. Roughly 10,000 flights have been cancelled since last week and disruptions will continue, the officials say, even as air traffic controllers return to work. Government contract awards have slowed and many food aid recipients have seen their benefits interrupted.