Government Shutdown

Republican Congressman Brett Guthrie of Kentucky says Democrats must vote for a government reopening before his party will negotiate Affordable Care Act tax credits. Guthrie held a round table discussion in Radcliff on Wednesday with members of the Ft. Knox community.

With the government shutdown now in its third week, an Army post in central Kentucky is doing what comes naturally to the military-showing resiliency. But the funding impasse still threatens the livelihoods of active duty service members and civilian employees, as well as the nation's defense readiness.

After the federal government shutdown cut staffing and services at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, local governments and nonprofits in the region stepped up to foot the bill and keep the park open during the peak fall season.

Some Ohio Valley farmers are working around the aftereffects of the government shutdown. Along with Farm Service Agency offices being reopened to farmers…

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue tweeted last week school meal programs are funded through March despite the government shutdown. But…

Ross says he is puzzled by the challenges federal workers are facing after more than a month with no pay. He told CNBC that workers could just borrow money to tide them over.

Kentucky utility companies are offering assistance to federal workers impacted by the government shutdown. West Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative and…

New Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee says he's asking his state agencies to assess impacts of the federal government shutdown.Amid his first Cabinet…

The partial federal government shutdown is sending unpaid workers across the country to food pantries as they struggle to pay essential household bills.…

Workers at federal prisons in Kentucky are among those feeling the financial pressure of the partial federal government shutdown. A nurse who works at a…