West Virginia MetroNews – Funding for the federal government has been halted for the third week during a budget impasse.
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According to a report by the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, there were more than 22,900 federal employees in the state as recently as March of this year. The report said 15,844 of those hail from the Eastern Panhandle.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey spoke to WEPM Radio in Martinsburg back on Friday at an economic development summit in Martinsburg. He said the shutdown has to come to an end.