Overview

• Dueling Senate measures to reopen government failed Wednesday, with no additional votes planned until Friday.
• Roughly 54,300 federal civilian employees in Colorado are furloughed or working unpaid under essential exemptions.
• Rocky Mountain National Park and other public lands remain open with limited services as many land‑management staff are furloughed.
• Colorado will offer unemployment benefits to furloughed workers that must be repaid after back pay, and the VA continues medical care and other critical services.
• Sen. Michael Bennet is engaged in bipartisan negotiations on ACA tax credits as the White House warns of potential firings and Gov. Jared Polis allocates $7.5 million to keep WIC benefits running for about a month.