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Connecticut Uses State Cash to Keep WIC Running During Shutdown

State stopgaps highlight uncertainty over federal contingency plans.

Cuomo Pitches Rebuilding Jails on Rikers, Abandoning Borough-Based Plan

FAA Curbs Airport Traffic as Shutdown Sick Calls Strain Air Traffic Control

Baltimore Police Report 11 Nonfatal Overdoses in Penn‑North

USDA Orders States to Enforce Tighter SNAP Work Rules by Nov. 1

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World Bank Sees Nigeria’s Reforms Stabilizing Economy as Food Inflation Blunts Gains

DOT Secures $41 Million Stopgap to Keep Essential Air Service Running Into Early November

On Latina Equal Pay Day, California Enacts Pay Equity Enforcement Act

New York Raises Maximum Unemployment Benefit to $869, With Payments Updating Next Week

Argentina Moves Oct. 12 Holiday to Friday, Creating a National Long Weekend

Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa Clash on Economy at Crain’s NYC Mayoral Forum

White House Moves to Tap Tariff Revenue to Keep WIC Running During Shutdown

Whitmer Signs $81 Billion FY 2026 Michigan Budget With Cannabis Tax–Backed Road Plan

Port Authority Breaks Ground on $3.5 Billion Newark AirTrain Replacement

Babiš Sets Coalition Deal Timeline, Softens Line on Czech Ammo Plan for Ukraine

Report: Massachusetts School Building Aid Skews to Suburbs, Leaving Urban Schools Behind

Uganda Partners With Global Settlement Network on $5.5 Billion Tokenized Economy and Reported CBDC Pilot

Shutdown Puts Social Security’s 2026 COLA Announcement at Risk of Delay

WHO Reports 100 Million Vapers Globally, With Teen Use Outpacing Adults Ninefold