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Financial Crises December 20, 2015

Statue of Liberty to reopen to public Sunday amid government slimdown

The Statue of Liberty will reopen to the public Sunday after the state of New York agreed to shoulder the costs of running the site during the federal government shutdown.

Financial Crises December 20, 2015

Tennessee mayor offers to manage national park during partial shutdown

With no end in sight to the federal government shutdown, Blount County Mayor Ed Mitchell is offering local resources to keep open parts of the most-visited national park in the country -- though he's having trouble getting the feds to agree.

Financial Crises December 20, 2015

Ex-Bell official pleads no contest to corruption charges

Robert Rizzo, accused of massive corruption in a small California city, was apparently still pulling strings when he quietly arranged to plead no contest to 69 charges, only days before he was to go on trial on charges of misappropriation of funds and related crimes.

Financial Crises December 20, 2015

Poison ivy-eating goats moved from New Jersey park in advance of shutdown

More than two dozen poison ivy-eating Nubian goats were moved from a national recreation area in New Jersey in advance of the partial government shutdown.

Financial Crises December 20, 2015

In St. Louis, union workers, tourist sites hit hardest by partial government shutdown

The St. Louis, Mo., area will feel the effects of the partial government shutdown, with an estimated 10,000-15,000 union workers off the job, Fox2Now.com reported.

Financial Crises December 20, 2015

CDC, MLK Jr. Center employees among many in Georgia sent home due to partial government shutdown

Employees at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Atlanta are among many federal workers in Georgia who showed up for work this morning and were sent home due to the partial government shutdown. 

Financial Crises December 20, 2015

ObamaCare to shift costs of some prisoner health coverage from states to feds

ObamaCare may have its skeptics, but one group is decidedly optimistic - prison inmates.

Financial Crises December 20, 2015

Food bank helps furloughed Grand Canyon workers as business owners protest closure

An Arizona food bank delivered hundreds of boxes to help out furloughed concession and government workers at the Grand Canyon National Park on Tuesday as area business leaders staged a protest to demand that the federal government reopen the park.

Financial Crises December 20, 2015

'Cupboard is bare'? Despite claims, feds find $100M to give Detroit

The Obama administration has found $100 million to send to struggling Detroit, despite recurring claims that the government cannot afford to make any more spending cuts.

Financial Crises December 20, 2015

Judge says Illinois governor must reinstate lawmakers' pay

Cook County Circuit Court Judge Neil Cohen issued his eight-page decision in a lawsuit brought by Chicago Democrats, House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton.

Financial Crises December 20, 2015

Heading in reverse: Toll road debt grows to almost $19 million a mile

As the economy continues creeping along in the slow lane, drivers will probably decide against paying the toll.