WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump has signed into law a measure to reopen the government. House lawmakers made a long-awaited return to the nation’s capital Wednesday after nearly eight weeks away to put an end to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. The shutdown entered Day 43 on Wednesday. Democrats wanted to extend…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) A massive shakeup for the Dallas Mavericks is reported in the works, with General Manager Nico Harrison, made famous by his dubious trade of Luca Doccic last season, reported fired. Criticism has not died down as the Mavs push for wins at the start of the season. The team is reported to…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Some measure of new hope is available, as rent, utility and food expenses keep rising in North Texas. St. Vincent de Paul still providing, as it has since 2018, free prescriptions to those who have no health insurance. An uptick in requests for help is expected as SNAP benefits, or federal…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – As federal food assistance more widely known as “SNAP benefits” is withheld at best; frozen long term a possibility as well, North Texans are expected to place higher demand on a pharmacy that offers free medication, to those who have no insurance. The St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy opened in 2018…… MORE
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after two judges issued rulings requiring it to keep the nation’s largest food aid program running. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, had planned to freeze payments starting Nov. 1 because it said it could…… MORE