US EditionHow Will the Federal Shutdown Impact New Mexicans?
About 750,000 federal workers nationwide face furloughs or unpaid work as Congress deadlocks over health care and Medicaid funding, leaving New Mexico's 25,000 employees affected.
- The federal government officially shut down on September 30 after Democrats and Republicans failed to pass a spending bill before the deadline.
- The shutdown occurred due to ongoing disagreements over budget priorities, with Senate Democrats insisting that healthcare funding and Medicaid reductions be resolved before approving the spending bill.
- In New Mexico, over 22,000 federal employees work at major labs and agencies, including Sandia and Los Alamos, which continue operations using available funds.
- Essential workers like TSA and air traffic controllers will work without pay, with roughly 750,000 federal workers nationwide facing furloughs until back pay resumes after a deal is reached.
- The shutdown threatens to disrupt services during a busy travel season in New Mexico, with economic fallout expected to spread nationwide as negotiations remain stalled.
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In a shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal employees are furloughed or work without pay, government offices close, national parks may become inaccessible, and many federal services halt.
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Rio Rancho ObserverWhat does the federal government shutdown mean for New Mexico?
The entrance to the world-famous caverns at Carlsbad Caverns National Park was shuttered to visitors after the federal government shut down Wednesday. A message splayed across many federal homepages, including state national forests, read: “The Radical Left Democrats shutdown the…
Impacts on Borderland amid government shutdown
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- For the 21st time in U.S. history, a political disagreement has shut down the federal government and resulted in the immediate furloughing of thousands of workers throughout the country, including El Paso. Senate Democrats and Republicans are battling over passing a GOP-backed funding bill that would significantly impact healthcare for thousands of Americans. “Under the big beautiful bill and under the cuts are being pr…
Illinois federal workers heavily stressed as government shutdown yanks paychecks
For federal workers living paycheck to paycheck, the shutdown could mean choosing between paying for groceries or prescriptions, says National Treasury Employees Union National President Doreen Greenwald.
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