The United States federal government was shut down Wednesday morning due to disagreements between Republicans and Democrats on what the Congress budget should look like.

This is the first shutdown since December 2018, which was the longest in U.S. history at 34 days.

Most of what Birmingham residents interact with on a daily basis will remain in operation as per usual, but here is the breakdown of what services will and won’t be available. • Basic city services — like police, fire department, emergency medical services, water and sewer, sanitation, libraries and courts — are not funded by Congress. These will all remain open and operating like normal. • The Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ar

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