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Trump suggests U.S. won’t pay any SNAP benefits during shutdown, contradicting court filing
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Trump suggests U.S. won’t pay any SNAP benefits during shutdown, contradicting court filing

  • Dan Mangan
  • Updated Nov 4, 2025

(CNBC) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that the United States will not pay any SNAP benefits at all during the government shutdo…

Experts to discuss impact of 2025 government shutdown at UIS panel
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Experts to discuss impact of 2025 government shutdown at UIS panel

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Oct 17, 2025

The public is invited to attend a virtual University of Illinois Springfield panel to discuss impacts of the government shutdown.

Rape crisis center services at risk because of partial government shutdown
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Rape crisis center services at risk because of partial government shutdown

  • "We have to be thinking forward."
  • Updated Jan 23, 2019

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The government has been partially shut down for 32 days. It is the longest government shutdown and U.S. history.

National Weather Service still working, but won't get paid because of government shutdown
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National Weather Service still working, but won't get paid because of government shutdown

  • Technically, its offices are closed because of the partial government shutdown
  • Updated Jan 11, 2019

LINCOLN, Ill. (WAND) - The U.S. government has been partially shutdown for 20 days.

Partial government shutdown could affect more than 8,000 Illinois federal workers
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Partial government shutdown could affect more than 8,000 Illinois federal workers

  • A little more than half of federal employees won't get paid until the shutdown is over.
  • Updated Dec 25, 2018

SPRINGFIELD, IL (WAND) - Out of 800,000 federal employees. It is reported that a little more than half of them are called back to into work (e…

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