Now that the federal shutdown is over, here’s what to know about SNAP, air travel and more

The longest federal governing body shutdown in history is over but there will be particular delays before services are fully restored For days the federal regime was shut down with chosen federal workers furloughed and another working without pay according to reports Late Wednesday President Trump signed a bill that would fund the federal regime at current levels through late January but fingers continue to point outward from both sides showing that reopening the federal regime has done little to alleviate partisan tensions In the current era we re sending a clear message that we will never give in to extortion Trump announced when he signed the funding bill passed by the House earlier that evening after the Senate passed it on Monday He was referring to Democratic Party demands that something be done to continue soundness care subsidies for millions of Americans that are set to expire at the end of the year That unmet demand was top of mind for Massachusetts Gov Maura Healey a Democrat who commented at a press conference following the Senate passage of the bill that Trump had made the unprecedented decision to not fund SNAP benefits during a federal shutdown My message to every SNAP recipient out there is this Forget the noise that you re hearing from Donald Trump Healey announced Monday go out and buy the food you need to feed your family The president may have made a choice to starve Americans but I m not gonna let that happen here in Massachusetts she continued As politicians argue what does refunding the federal leadership mean for everyday people Here s what you need to know about SNAP benefits air movement military members federal worker backpay and other issues SNAP benefits Among the majority high-profile impacts of the shutdown was on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Initiative which serves around million people about in Americans in lower-income households A series of court rulings and shifting policies from the Trump administration led to a patchwork distribution of November benefits While particular states had already issued full benefits about two-thirds of states had issued only partial benefits or none at all Massachusetts funded SNAP through October but hit a snag when November rolled around That hurdle is now cleared with the state Department of Transitional Assistance has since released that SNAP households who missed payments last week now have full evolving balances on their EBT cards that are straightaway available for them to use Flight disruptions The shutdown caused important disruptions in aviation with more and more unpaid air traffic controllers missing work as they dealt with the financial pressures and specific of them picked up side jobs Those staff shortages combined with specific troubling safety facts prompted the cabinet to order airlines to cut several of their flights over the past week to relieve pressure on the system Those cuts aren t increasing right now but the Federal Aviation Administration won t lift the order until safety metrics improve Airlines say they expect to resume normal operations promptly after that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has revealed that controllers and other FAA employees should receive of their back pay within - hours of the end of the shutdown with the rest to come The military Members of the U S military dealt with weeks of anxiety over whether they would get paid as they continued working The Trump administration ultimately determined options to pay troops for the two pay periods during the closure But the process was fraught the administration located the money just days before each paycheck Pay arrived days later than usual for multiple function members with early direct deposit disrupting their ability to pay bills and forcing several to pay late fees or rack up debt Civilians in the Defense Department began returning Thursday According to a memo provided to The Associated Press the Air Force stated civilians could take a day of administrative leave or work remotely for up to a week Several military officers explained the impacts on active-duty troops have been minimal Federal workers About million federal workers haven t been paid since Oct missing about billion in wages according to official estimates The workers were either furloughed or worked without pay in agencies across the federal regime Plenty of struggled to make ends meet during that time and the regional financial market around Washington D C took a hit The Office of Personnel Management which manages the civil facility posted on X that federal workers were expected to be back Thursday saying that employees are expected to begin the workday on time Normal operating procedures are in effect The pay owed to the workers will come in by Nov The money will go out in four separate tranches depending on the agency according to a senior administration official The Associated Press contributed to this statement