Government shutdown has major local impact

CLEVELAND (WJW) – The government shutdown is expected to have a major impact at the local level, as the Congressional Budget Office estimates roughly 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed each day.

The last shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, lasted 35 days. At this point, it’s unclear how long this one will continue, but federal workers are expected to be among the hardest hit.

“When the government doesn’t have money, it shuts down,” retired Case Western Reserve University professor of law and political science Jonathan Entin said. “If you are trying to get information from an agency or office that’s temporarily shut down, no one is going to be there to answer your questions.”

Right now, lawmakers in Washington remain divided over federal funding, mainly revolving around enh