Northwest Officials, Companies Scramble To Help Thousands Of Federal Workers Impacted By Shutdown

TSA screeners and air traffic controllers called for an end to the partial government shutdown during a rally outside Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Tuesday. CREDIT: CASEY MARTIN / KUOW
TSA screeners and air traffic controllers called for an end to the partial government shutdown during a rally outside Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Tuesday. CREDIT: CASEY MARTIN / KUOW

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More public and private agencies are stepping up to ease the financial strain on federal workers affected by the partial government shutdown. Many of those workers will miss their second paycheck Friday.

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Financial relief still on hold for homeowners in Whatcom impacted by 2021 floods

Homeowners in Whatcom County have been waiting nearly two years for relief from flooding that devastated communities in northwest Washington and parts of Canada — and now, they have to wait even longer.
Federal funding was supposed to come this week for 12 homeowners whose houses were destroyed during the November 2021 flooding. However, it’s been delayed, again.
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