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There’s uncertainty about how long before life will be back to normal for the 1.4 million Ohioans who lost food assistance benefits during the shutdown.

Enhanced tax credits are expiring for 530,000 Ohioans who rely on subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, and

NNEMAP Food Pantry on 11th Avenue near the state fairgrounds saw its busiest day since it first opened in the 1950s on Tuesday. Demand and previous state cuts are starting to impact supply.

The Federal Aviation Administration is imposing reductions to take pressure off air traffic controllers, who have been working without pay during the shutdown.

Millions in state money is headed to Ohio food banks and some SNAP recipients wiill get a share, but not all.

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther called the local resources a "short-term approach to a crisis," and said it was up to the federal government to fully fund food assistance.

There’s a chance that state employees could also be sidelined or have no paychecks in Ohio if the shutdown continues.

Central Ohio nonprofit groups are scrambling to prepare, in case federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, runs out this weekend.

Mike Carey, Troy Balderson, Jim Jordan and Dave Taylor have continually ignored or declined interview requests. A prominent political scientist and Democrat Joyce Beatty say it's likely intentional as the government shutdown nears one month.

The federal government shutdown could shut out some of the 27,000 young children in a well-known preschool program in Ohio.