How a Prolonged Government Shutdown May Ripple Down to States
- Almost a third of the $2 trillion that U.S. states spend each year comes from Washington, so the partial shutdown of the federal government would seem to spell major financial trouble in America’s statehouses. So far, the impact has been relatively limited, because only about a quarter of the government has been closed and funding for the biggest state-run program, Medicaid, will continue no matter how long the impasse persists. While the president has said he’d be willing to keep some of the government shut for months if lawmakers don’t ...
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