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Federal shutdown briefing: Arapahoe County hears potential local impacts to SNAP, grants and federal programs
Summary
County-hired federal lobbyists briefed commissioners on the ongoing federal government shutdown, warning of near-term risks to SNAP/WIC, delays to energy and other federal grants, and uncertainty about appropriations and earmarks; commissioners discussed state emergency declarations and coordination with federal representatives.
Representatives from Squire Patton Boggs briefed the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners on the ongoing federal government shutdown and possible local impacts.
"We're in the twenty-eighth day," said a Squire Patton Boggs representative, summarizing the shutdown's duration and the uphill path to an appropriations resolution in Congress. Presenters…
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