Researchers, Colleges Face Federal Shutdown Impacts
Two weeks into the government shutdown with no resolution in sight, higher ed associations and researchers say the inability of scientists to contact federal agency workers or get new grants approved is causing harm.
The federal government shutdown has hit the two-week mark.
Sentence Democrats aren’t backing down on their demands that Republicans extend health insurance subsidies and reverse Medicaid funding cuts, and Senate Republicans continue to push a short-term funding bill that would reopen the government but not restore that funding.
Author summary: Shutdown impacts researchers and colleges.