/tags/federal-government Federal Government en-US Copyright Sat, 28 Jan 2023 15:03:47 GMT /economy-and-finance/2023-01-28/what-hitting-the-debt-ceiling-might-mean-for-people-in-the-pacific-northwest Hitting the national debt limit could force the federal government to stop or limit payments to federally supported programs or even direct payments to citizens. Sat, 28 Jan 2023 15:03:47 GMT /economy-and-finance/2023-01-28/what-hitting-the-debt-ceiling-might-mean-for-people-in-the-pacific-northwest Geoff Norcross /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-12-05/first-west-coast-offshore-wind-auction-starts-tuesday California’s North Coast will be home to one of the first commercial-scale offshore wind projects in the western U.S. Mon, 05 Dec 2022 23:45:02 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-12-05/first-west-coast-offshore-wind-auction-starts-tuesday Roman Battaglia /npr-news/npr-news/2022-07-27/another-big-fed-rate-hike-is-here-to-battle-inflation-economy-hangs-in-balance U.S. Federal Reserve raises rates for fourth time in 2022, this time by another three-quarters of a percentage point to battle inflation. It's at a size and pace we haven't seen since the 1980s. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 13:00:04 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-07-27/another-big-fed-rate-hike-is-here-to-battle-inflation-economy-hangs-in-balance David Gura /2021-11-22/more-than-90-of-federal-workers-have-had-a-shot-by-the-covid-19-vaccine-deadline The White House says no disruptions to government operations are expected from the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which President Biden issued in September. Federal contractors have a January deadline. Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:06:20 GMT /2021-11-22/more-than-90-of-federal-workers-have-had-a-shot-by-the-covid-19-vaccine-deadline Tamara Keith /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-06-19/why-we-have-a-census-and-what-it-does Stand up and be counted. That's the basic idea behind the every-ten-years census of the U.S. population. Not only is the census required by the… Wed, 19 Jun 2019 17:49:49 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-06-19/why-we-have-a-census-and-what-it-does The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-10-04/exchange-exemplar-a-constitutional-booster-shot How good is your knowledge of the U.S. Constitution after "we the people?" Are you clear on the articles and amendments, and what they do and don't say?… Thu, 04 Oct 2018 17:30:51 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-10-04/exchange-exemplar-a-constitutional-booster-shot Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-04-16/sexual-harassment-investigated-at-bureau-of-indian-affairs The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs is by no means loved by Native American tribes. An old joke says BIA stands for "Boss Indians Around." But a growing… Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:54:19 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-04-16/sexual-harassment-investigated-at-bureau-of-indian-affairs Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-05-31/oregon-sen-jeff-merkley-pushes-doyourjob-on-scotus It's entirely possible that this year will end without Garland Merrick heading for the Supreme Court, and without Bernie Sanders heading for the White… Tue, 31 May 2016 16:53:49 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-05-31/oregon-sen-jeff-merkley-pushes-doyourjob-on-scotus Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-05-04/following-the-flag-into-foreign-service It may not be a career for everyone, but working in the Foreign Service agrees with Lewis Lukens. He joined the State Department in the footsteps of his… Wed, 04 May 2016 23:37:35 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-05-04/following-the-flag-into-foreign-service Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-01-05/a-reporters-view-of-the-refuge-takeover The armed takeover of the vacant offices at Oregon's Malheur National Refuge draws attention from much of the country. And a few head scratches, too...… Tue, 05 Jan 2016 22:07:12 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-01-05/a-reporters-view-of-the-refuge-takeover Geoffrey Riley