The federal government has partially shut down. What does that mean for Idaho?
The U.S. Capitol is seen behind a barricade on Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
After members of Congress failed to approve a funding bill late Tuesday night, the federal government began to partially shut down Wednesday.
Federal agencies and programs in most cases are not allowed to spend money without authorization from Congress. As the federal fiscal year expired at midnight Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans remained deadlocked on two dueling proposals that would have extended funding, the States Newsroom reported.
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