County and municipal officials in Montgomery County are warning of impacts to local communities as the state and federal governments grapple with budgetary stalemates in Harrisburg and Washington, D.C.
The one-two punch has legislators unable to pass the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s 2025-26 fiscal year budget nearly four months after the slated June 30 deadline. The federal government shutdown began Oct. 1 and is approaching the one-month mark as cuts to federal food and energy assistance loom this weekend.
“While the leaders of the PA Senate and the U.S. Congress have abdicated their responsibility to provide for the most vulnerable among us, Montgomery County is using every tool in our power to ensure our neighbors don’t go hungry or cold this winter,” Montgomery County Commissioners’ Chairman Neil Makhija told MediaNews Group…