Roadside sign warning of a government shutdown.

Federal Government Shutdown Ends

November 20, 2025 btwadmin 0

The longest federal government shutdown in history has officially ended. After 43 days, Republican and Democratic members of Congress in the House and the Senate pass the vote needed to re-open the government. Here, btw takes […]

Measles under microscope

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February 14, 2019 btwuser 0

Washington State Battles Measles Outbreak While most Americans receive vaccinations against measles and other potentially deadly diseases while they are still babies, there are some […]

President Donald J. Trump, joined by senior White House staff, stands at a podium in the Map Room at the White House, during a prep sessions for President's State of the Union speech, Tuesday, Jan 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

Trump Addresses the Nation

January 17, 2019 btwuser 0

This week’s story update on the Election Central Web site discusses President Trump’s continued comments on the ongoing government shutdown. The central focus of the […]

hungry little girl eat donuts

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October 3, 2018 btwuser 0

Government Narrowly Avoids Shutdown It’s that time of year in the federal government again: budgeting time. And for a while, it looked like the government […]