RALEIGH, N.C. — The government shutdown is nearing the end of its second week, and it’s leaving federal workers in limbo.
Porcelain Mills says having a federal government job meant having stability, but now her primary source of income is gone. Now she is leaning into her backup plan as a business owner.
Mills is the owner of the Tipsy Bull Sports Bar and Grill in Durham. It was supposed to be a side job, while she continued working for the federal government. She started working with the Department of Defense in 2009…