Federal Shutdown Leaves Arkansas Workers and Families Facing Uncertainty

Federal shutdown leaves Arkansas workers and families facing uncertainty

More than 14,000 federal employees in Arkansas are furloughed or working without pay as state leaders warn of hardships for military families, farmers and public services.

Arkansas politicians react as federal government shuts down

The federal government shut down early Wednesday morning as Congressional Republicans and Democrats failed to reach an agreement on a funding deal.

Arkansas agencies directed to furlough employees if federal government shuts down

Then-candidate Donald Trump takes questions from Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders at a campaign stop in Flint, Michigan in September 2024. (Kyle Davidson/Michigan Advance)As a midnight deadline to avert a federal government shutdown looms, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders directed Arkansas state agencies to prepare to furlough employees fully or partially funded by federal money. In a memo sent to her cabinet and shared with the media Tuesday, Sa…

Arkansas prepared to furlough an estimated 264 employees in the event of a federal government shutdown, agency confirms

Anticipating a federal government shutdown, Arkansas’ executive branch agencies were prepared to furlough an estimated 264 employees effective Wednesday, a spokesperson for the state Department of Shared Administrative Services said Tuesday.

Arkansas prepared to furlough an estimated 274 employees in the event of a federal government shutdown, agency confirms | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Anticipating a federal government shutdown, Arkansas’ executive branch agencies were prepared to furlough an estimated 274 employees effective Wednesday, a spokesperson for the state Department of Shared Administrative Services said Tuesday.

Arkansas prepares for impact as federal government shuts down, leaving 750,000 workers furloughed

WASHINGTON — The federal government is shut down. The shutdown went into effect at midnight after the U.S. Senate voted 55-45 to extend federal funding for seven weeks. Although the bill had more votes to extend, it needed 60 votes to pass. That means that roughly 750,000 federal workers will be furloughed until further notice. […]