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Furloughed Government Worker Struggles with Shutdown

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As the partial federal government shutdown moves into its second month, government workers are scrambling to figure out how to pay their bills despite the promise of back pay. Kelly Taylor is such a government employee who says she and her husband are struggling to get along.

(Taylor wished that the specific agency she works for not be identified)

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Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.