Partial shutdown of the federal government has cost the state of Maryland $778 million affecting some 172-thousand residents.
That’s the latest from the Comptroller Peter Franchot who said every two weeks it costs the state $60-million.
Franchot said it is having devastating impact on Maryland families.
He said, “Six percent of our totals jobs in the state are federal jobs. And, many, many more are private sector federal contracting jobs.” He went on, “There is a unique impact on the state of Maryland from the shutdown.”
The comptroller’s office says there are up to 240-thousand who are federal employees.
(AP) Meanwhile, Franchot announced there will be help for federal workers affected by the partial federal government shutdown.
The Comptroller said that federal contractors, furloughed employees and people working without pay who are now on payment plans with the state may be granted reduced or even suspended payments during the shutdown.
The aid will help federal workers with personal income liabilities and other outstanding tax obligations.
The comptroller's office says each request will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
Vrginia
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - Hundreds of furloughed federal workers in northern Virginia are applying for substitute teaching jobs in as they wait out the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
Nearly 200 job seekers attended a job fair Tuesday at Fairfax County Public Schools headquarters for furloughed workers seeking substitute teacher jobs. Roughly 200 attended a similar job fair last week, and the schools system is organizing a third fair to meet demand.
School system Superintendent Scott Brabrand says the primary goal is to demonstrate community support for furloughed workers. But he says the fairs help fill a real need in the school system and that federal workers represent good role models for students.
Applicants say they are preparing for a long layoff in a partial government shutdown that now stretches 25 days.
