- Minnesota - 71 nurses who work in a federally funded nutrition program for women, infants and children were furloughed. (Interestingly, 1,200 employees of the Minnesota National Guard were being recalled to work.)
- Maine - residents with mental or physical disabilities won’t be able to qualify for Social Security disability benefits.
- Michigan - is preparing to put as many as 20,000 workers on unpaid leave and eliminate cash and food aid to the poor.
- North Carolina - sent 366 employees home and closed its nutrition aid program to tens of thousands of women and children.
- Illinois - this week may issue furloughs to hundreds of federally funded employees, including workplace safety inspectors.
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Step by step
The shutdown is affecting more and more of us:
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