Most Sundays, the Kingfisher restaurant in Tucson is closed. But this Sunday, the restaurant known for its old-school decor and seafood entrees opened its doors to feed furloughed federal workers and their families.
If the federal government shutdown continues past Tuesday, it will be the longest shutdown in history. There are some signs a compromise between Democrats and Republicans is closer than in recent weeks.
Kingfisher owner Jacki Kuder said the idea for the Sunday lunch came to her while watching the news, where everything seemed “more and more depressing.”…