MORNING HEADLINES | As the federal government shutdown heads into its fifth week, communities and people across South Carolina in myriad ways.
Federal government workers aren’t being paid. Federal food assistance benefits are set to expire Nov. 1, which will hurt hundreds of thousands in the Palmetto State. Food banks are bracing for a tsunami of need. The state is begging for donors to help fill the gaps. And state Democrats want the legislature to be called back into special session to deal with the crisis.
It is, as many agree, a big mess.
- Map of S.C. SNAP recipients by county
- S.C. food banks face increased demand
- Graham says Congress doesn’t deserve pay during shutdown
- Senate’s Thune says he’ll engage soon with Dems over shutdown
- Food banks face surging demand of need
- CNN Analysis: Consequences of shutdown getting worse
- More Americans soon may feel impacts of shutdown
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- Plaque unveiled at Charleston’s Cigar Factory
- McMaster to hold ceremonial housing bill signing in North Charleston
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