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Dozens of employees could lose their jobs or be forced to relocate if the agency doesn’t persuade the federal government to keep the office running.

An executive order has stopped mid-Missouri libraries from receiving reimbursements for federally funded grants.

About $378 million of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding remains to be distributed. Without federal staff, some experts and advocates worry that low-income customers won’t be able to pay for cooling as the months get hotter.

The largest point of consternation between Democrats and Republicans on this year’s budget is education funding.

The entire staff of the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services were put on leave Monday. The Institute is the largest funder of cultural institutions in the U.S. It gives money to the states to pass on to local communities in the form of grants. It most recently gave Missouri just over $3 million.

Columbia’s teachers’ union protested at a busy downtown intersection Wednesday morning.

Catholic Charities of Northern and Central Missouri will end its refugee program March 31 due to a lack of federal funding.

The University of Missouri currently hosts 31 Fulbright students and four visiting Fulbright scholars.

For some eligible families, P-EBT benefits will begin to expire March 7.

If officials in Washington don't reach a deal to avert the "fiscal cliff," Missouri could see a hit to its economy and budget.The Federal Funds…