White House meeting stalls on budget standoff
President Obama hosted congressional leaders at the White House but no progress emerged toward ending the partial government shutdown that has idled 800,000 federal workers. The stalemate over Obamacare deepens as lawmakers debate spending bills to reopen agencies and raise the debt limit, with markets watching and veterans escorted into the World War II Memorial amid ongoing protests.
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Shutdown shifts Kansas sites and services
The federal government shutdown affects Kansas with closed national parks and Farm Service Agency offices. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Cimarron Grassland, and Quivira Wildlife Refuge are closed. Fort Larned Site staff reduced. Catholic Charities Wichita may stay open short term. longer shutdown risks program cuts. WIC nutrition support could run out in two weeks without funds.
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Kansas Army posts hit by partial government shutdown
At Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth civilian personnel face furloughs and cutbacks as the federal shutdown reduces services. Commissaries close, museums open weekends, and training may slow due to staffing shortages. Fort Riley houses about 18,000 soldiers. Leavenworth keeps CGSC classes while security remains intact.
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Occupy Congress protest returns to Lawrence streets
Lawrence activists led by Steve Robinson protested the federal government shutdown along Massachusetts Street near South Park. Robinson, a former Occupy Lawrence figure, said the fight now targets funding without Obamacare provisions and urged Rep. Lynn Jenkins to explain her vote while planning to pressure federal district offices.
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