Biden signs $1.2 trillion spending package, averting shutdown
The package fully funds the government through September 2024.
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The package fully funds the government through September 2024.
The measure delays a partial government shutdown for at least another week while Congress tries to agree on long-term funding.
The bill now heads to President Biden's desk with government funding set to expire Friday.
Congress is trying to beat a Friday night deadline to fund the government.
The stopgap measure averts a partial government shutdown, delaying the funding deadlines until March.
The Senate advanced a short-term spending measure as the government faces a Friday deadline to avert a partial shutdown.
A deal has been reached for a continuing resolution that would fund the government through March 1 and March 8, congressional leaders said Sunday night.
Lawmakers punted a number of high-stakes issues to 2024.
"Even just the discussion of shutdowns causes a noticeable change in foot traffic," the owner of an appliance store Virginia said. "It hurts."
The agreement is central to avoiding a government shutdown later this month.
The bill will fund the government at current levels until mid-January.
The House voted to keep government agencies funded until at least Jan. 19 in a bipartisan vote.
Congress faces a Friday deadline to fund the government and avert a shutdown.
The approach is unusual for a stopgap spending bill. Usually, lawmakers extend funding until a certain date for all programs.
The Democratic-led Senate and Republican-controlled House have yet to come to an agreement on how to keep the government operating past Nov. 17.
The states' governors want to keep tourists flocking to and spending money in areas around the parks. Other states may also keep national parks open.
The Department of Homeland Security said nearly 72% of its workforce, or about 185,000 employees, would be kept on the job with their pay delayed.
A U.S. government shutdown would underscore the impact of "intensifying political polarization," the credit agency said in a new report.
House Republicans' efforts to pass four spending bills would not avert a government shutdown.
Mere hours before a midnight deadline, Congress passed a short-term funding bill to keep the government open.
The DPS Board of Education voted unanimously to close seven schools and restructure three more following the recommendation by the superintendent on Thursday.
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The DPS Board of Education voted unanimously to close seven schools and restructure three more following the recommendation by the superintendent on Thursday.
Colorado Cherry Company has been a staple for pastries in Northern Colorado for decades now, and the company is now using its new Windsor bakery as an asset that will help it continue sales during natural disasters and more.
The mother of a two-month-old infant who died in Colorado has been arrested and accused in her son's death along with an adult male, identified as her boyfriend.
The trial for the Colorado dentist who has been accused of killing his wife by poisoning her protein shakes has been delayed.
The DPS career fair was hosted by the Denver Broncos as part of DPS' Individual Career and Academic Plans program that begins with students in 6th grade and continues through high school.
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