How a government shutdown would impact Ohio

Other potential Ohio impacts:

💵 Paychecks would be paused for all federal employees, even those with roles deemed essential.

• There are around 52,500 federal civilian workers in Ohio, with thousands more military personnel and contractors.

✈ Commercial air travel would continue with TSA and air traffic controllers working without pay, which could lead to staffing issues.

🌲 National parks services requiring staffs, such as restrooms and visitors' centers, would be paused at places like Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the Wayne National Forest.

🍅 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps) funding would continue through October, but a federal program supporting low-income mothers and children would be reduced immediately.

• Nearly 180,000 Ohioans rely on the latter, known as WIC, to purchase groceries.