News Government shutdown 2019: State, local officials feel the pinch. ‘We are at ground zero.’ January 15, 2019Bill Theobald and Maureen Groppe, USA TODAYComments Off on Government shutdown 2019: State, local officials feel the pinch. ‘We are at ground zero.’ As the partial shutdown of the federal government passes three weeks, its impact is being felt by more and more people across the country.