Government Shutdown Officially Leaves Dallas Federal Workers Without Paychecks

The bucks stop now.For federal employees working without pay in North Texas and across the country, Friday — which marked the record for the longest government shutdown — was the day they’d dreaded. It was payday, and their stubs show $0.00; their direct deposits came up empty.“One paycheck’s going to be difficult, let alone missing two or three paychecks,” said Gregory Watts, a federal corrections officer from Arlington and president of Local 1298 of the American Federation of Government Employees.As the shutdown heads toward its 22nd day — making it longer than the record 1996 shutdown during the Clinton administration — the dispute over President Donald Trump’s request for border-wall funding appears no closer to resolution.  Continue reading...