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As Congress repeatedly flirts with government shutdowns, military families face crisis fatigue
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks with troops at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana on Feb 23, 2024. Since Johnson became Speaker in October, Congress has dealt with multiple government shutdown threats as the House has struggled to pass long-term, Credit: Seth Watson / U.S. Air Force
Each threatened shutdown can lead to stress in the military community about missing paychecks and losing access to federal programs.

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  • Added: Mar 05, 2024
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 7
New Access To Federal Funds For Syringe Exchange Is Welcome Support For Rural Areas Facing Addiction
From: Side Effects Public Media
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Fayette County is like a lot of other rural counties these days, where rates of injection drug abuse and of hepatitis C are on the rise, but fundin...

Bought by WABE and KRZA


  • Added: Jan 18, 2016
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 2
The Local Aftermath of Bush-Era Workplace Immigration Raids
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We go to Postville, Iowa and Laurel, Mississippi--two communities where the largest workplace immigration raids happened in 2008.

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  • Added: Jan 20, 2010
  • Length: 14:53
  • Purchases: 1