The shutdown of the federal government is hitting very close to home, as members of civilian workforce on Fort Campbell, who are federal employees, have gone without pay since September 30.
Things are getting tight for servicemembers as well, but those folks did get paid in mid-October at least—though if the government shutdown continues, its unlikely they’ll be paid in November. In the meantime, civilian employees are furloughed during shutdown and have gone without pay for just shy of a month, and at Tuesday’s meeting of the Christian Fiscal Court, Judge-Executive Jerry Gilliam says that accounts for roughly 4,000 households.
He and other local leaders met with leadership on Fort Campbell on Monday to try and figure out a plan to help those families that are struggling to make ends meet while federal legislators continue to fight over a spending plan in Washington D.C…