As the federal government crept into its third week of shutdown Wednesday, deadlines for when some essential services that affect North Carolina residents will run out of funding are quickly nearing or have already passed.

Food and nutrition programs. Federal court operations. Disaster relief funds. All of these will be put on hold if the shutdown remains in place, to the detriment of many North Carolinians.

The political stalemate began on Oct. 1 after Democrats and Republicans in Congress failed to come to an agreement over a spending bill that was necessary to keep the government running. Democrats stood firm on wanting to extend tax credits for Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. “Obamacare”) health insurance policies that were set to expire this year. Republicans want to nix the subsidies t

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