Governor issues protocols pertinent to state federal workers

CHEYENNE (WNE) — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon’s office issued a statement Tuesday saying he was monitoring the potential shutdown of the federal government, which was set to occur if Congress failed to reach a budget resolution effective at midnight Eastern time.

Gordon has issued protocols to state agencies regarding state employee positions that are fully or partially funded by the federal government.

The governor’s chief of staff, Drew Perkins, articulated the Gordon administration’s short-term protocols in a letter to state cabinet members as follows:

. During previous federal government shutdowns, Wyoming continued to fund state employee positions that were fully or partially federally funded. The state intends to do the sam

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