As lawmakers in Washington, D.C., careen toward a government shutdown, officials in Massachusetts are preparing for the wide-ranging ramifications on payroll and other areas.

Officials from the state Office of the Comptroller and the Executive Office of Administration and Finance sent a memo this week to fiscal officers, budget directors, and general counsels throughout the state government asking them to engage in contingency planning.

The recipients of the memo need to respond by the end of the day next Tuesday summarizing how their agencies will “protect Commonwealth residents and resources” in the event of a shutdown. They should “not assume that additional state funding will be available,” but should outline any state funding that would be required for Massachusetts to “take on resp

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