Government Shutdown

The government shutdown ended one week ago, and the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee met for the first time on Wednesday to begin hammering out a compromise that will hopefully provide border security and keep the government open.

Missoula County Commissioners have asked the Office of Emergency Management to begin gathering information on assistance for furloughed federal government workers.

On Friday afternoon in the White House Rose Garden, President Donald Trump faced a group of reporters for a hastily called address to inform then that a plan has been reached to reopen the federal government for three weeks.

With the government shutdown reaching the 30 day mark, the University of Montana is making Grizzly basketball tickets available to furloughed government workers at no cost.

Montana Congressman Greg Gianforte held another telephone town hall meeting on Wednesday evening, taking questions from callers on a variety of subjects.

DPHHS says food stamp recipients will continue to receive benefits until the funding runs out due to the partial government shutdown.

DPHHS officials announced that February food benefits are being provided early to thousands of SNAP recipients.

TSA agents have been calling out sick and working without pay across the country.

Hundreds gathered in Missoula Saturday for the Women's March, which included a rally and several speakers promoting women's rights

As millions of Americans await the vote of the U.S. Senate as to whether the country will face a government shutdown, Montana Senator Steve Daines spoke with reporters late Friday afternoon from his office in Washington, D.C.