States Eliminating Aid for "the takers" as Shutdown Forces Cuts
/States are planning to idle workers and cut services because federal funding is drying up as a partial U.S. government shutdown extends into a 10th day. 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.
