Kansas City Federal Workers Confront Harsh Times Amid Ongoing Shutdown

TKC readers told us this one is going longer than most . . . Here's a glimpse at the sitch . . .

In Kansas City, more than 34,000 employees work for the federal government.

Already, many are feeling the ripple effects: unpaid rent, mounting bills, and growing anxiety over whether they’ll be paid once the impasse in Washington ends.

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'Uncertainty' is hardest part for Kansas City IRS employees affected by shutdown

For Daniel Scharpenburg and thousands of his colleagues at the Internal Revenue Service, the hardest part of the prolonged federal government shutdown isn't just the missing paycheck.