The federal government has a trust responsibility to provide services in tribal communities. Because of that relationship, government shutdowns hit tribes especially hard.

Wyoming is set to lose about $50 million a year because of new federal breaks for the coal industry. This has state lawmakers looking for ways to recoup the revenue loss.

It turns out there was not a surge in hiring. Instead, the seasonal adjustment to the data, meant to account for schools getting out, may have distorted the numbers in June.

In a new survey, tribal leaders talked about federal grants that support vital services getting frozen, layoffs at agencies they work closely with and more.

Twenty federal employees at LIHEAP have been laid off. Officials fear it may impact the overall energy assistance program.

Kai Ryssdal does an “exit interview” with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

The Supreme Court’s decision overturning the Chevron deference is a step towards rolling back the power of the administrative state, the origins of which go back more than a century.

The changes will impact the way American Indians and Alaska Natives show up in federal data, and could further obscure our understanding of economic conditions for Native people in this country. 

For years, there have been more federal workers based outside the nation’s capital than in it. That trend picked up during the pandemic.

Federal workers still have to prepare for a potential shutdown weeks in advance in addition to (or instead of) their regular duties. Waiting for a budget also has another price: the erosion of the public’s trust in government.