Government Shutdown Causes Confusion For Some Triad Residents
The impact of the first government shutdown in 17 years is being felt across the country this week.
Economy
Study: Fast Food Has Gotten A Bit Slower
It may be fast food, but it's taking longer than ever in the drive-through lane. A study conducted by an industry trade magazine finds the major chains are offering more complicated menu items that take longer to assemble and are tougher to get right.
Partial Government Shutdown Will Compromise Some Services
Much of the federal government is in the process of shutting down. With Congress unable to agree on a stop-gap spending bill, money for continuing operations ran out at midnight. Hundreds of thousands of government employees have been told to stop working — although President Obama says some vital functions will continue.
Partners Ending Homelessness to Explore Affordable Housing Options at Forum
A Guilford County advocacy group is hoping to bring together a group of people this week who can make some serious headway when it comes to ending homelessness.
Clock Keeps Ticking Toward Government Shutdown
The government is expected to partially shutdown at midnight Monday night if Congress cannot agree on a spending plan. The Senate is expected to reject a House bill passed over the weekend. That bill funds the government, but delays the president's health care law by one year, and repeals a tax that helps pay for it.
Forsyth County Commissioners Consider New Central Library Proposals
Despite voter approval for a new Central Library in Forsyth County three years ago, where it will go remains undecided.
Is The Fed Chair Succession Too Politicized?
Federal Reserve chairmen used to be named without much fanfare. Not this time. A very public competition between former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and the current vice chairman of the Fed Janet Yellen has made headlines and pitted the White House against liberal Democrats in Congress. It raises the question of whether the Fed succession has become too politicized — and whether it could ultimately hurt the economy.
Fresno Officials Dismantle Homeless Encampments
City officials are planning to remove a large homeless encampment on the outskirts of downtown. The California city, where 1 in 4 people live below the poverty line, has taken down three other large encampments in recent weeks. The moves have been controversial and displaced hundreds of people.
Not All Republicans Embrace Big Business All The Time
The Republican Party in the past has had a close relationship with Wall Street and big business. But lately there's growing tension and disagreement as some Republicans in Congress consider a possible government shutdown. The Tea Party seems to have the strongest criticism of big business.