GOP Lt. Governors Call on Senate Democrats to Avoid Shutdown

GOP lt. governors call on Senate Democrats to avoid shutdown

Republican lieutenant governors urge Senate Democrats to pass a continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown.

Senate to vote Tuesday afternoon on averting shutdown, but proposals expected to fail

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he expects the Senate to begin voting at 5 p.m. EDT Tuesday on competing Democratic and Republican proposals to fund the government, but both proposals are expected to fail to advance, putting Washington on the path to a government shutdown that will furlough tens of thousands of federal workers. Thune said he expects the votes to happen late Tuesday afternoon but cautioned the time agreement for v…

'Not a political game': Even these red state Republicans are begging Senate to avoid shutdown

As the clock ticks closer to 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Utah state officials are bracing for a looming government shutdown that could have widespread impacts on federal workers and programs across the nation.State officials have been scrambling to prepare for the shutdown that will take place overnight unless Republicans and Democrats in Congress reach an agreement on a stopgap spending bill before the deadline. While the Utah Office of To…

Here’s what Utah’s GOP state lawmakers told the U.S. Senate about a government shutdown

Utah Republican state lawmakers are calling on congressional leaders to make a deal and avoid a government shutdown, writing in two letters sent Sunday that a closure would “deeply harm hardworking Americans.”

Utah Republican legislators urge U.S. Senate to avoid ‘damaging’ government shutdown

Hikers walk down a trail in Zion National Park. (Photo by mihtiander/Getty Images)As the clock ticks closer to 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Utah state officials are bracing for a looming government shutdown that could have widespread impacts on federal workers and programs across the nation.  State officials have been scrambling to prepare for the shutdown that will take place overnight unless Republicans and Democrats in Congress reach an a…