Citing rippling financial effects of the U.S. government shutdown, North Carolina announced it was cutting its welfare program this week. The decision to shut down the program came on Monday when North Carolina state officials ordered the state’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to stop processing all welfare applications until a deal
North Carolina Blames Government Shutdown For Closing Welfare Program
Now that a deal has been reached to reopen the federal government, it remains to be seen how quickly the programs will resume operating normally.