Everything you need to know about the government shutdown
Federal workers upset over shutdown
President Barack Obama, speaking Monday in the media briefing room of the White House, said a government shutdown would throw a wrench into the gears of U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Bureau of Land Management officials man the entrance to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area on Tuesday. The popular recreation area is closed because of the federal government budget impasse. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
For the first time in nearly two decades, the federal government staggered into a partial shutdown Monday at midnight after congressional Republicans stubbornly demanded changes in the nation’s health care law as the price for essential federal funding and President Barack Obama and Democrats adamantly refused.
Unlike many federal employees, state workers were on the job Tuesday in offices and work stations across the state.
At this point at least, Gov. Brian Sandoval does not believe state government will be affected adversely by the federal government shutdown.
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