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Breakfast links: As the shutdown lingers on, the region is losing millions
Breakfast links: As the shutdown lingers on, the region is losing millions
By Nicole Cacozza (Contributor) January 16, 2019
Maryland and Virginia are losing millions in tax revenue during the shutdown
The federal shutdown has cost the two states an estimated $82 million in lost income taxes from the many furloughed federal workers in the state. Both the states and the federal workers will be paid when the shutdown ends, but there is no sign of when that will be. (Robert Terry / WBJ)
By Nicole Cacozza (Contributor) January 16, 2019
Maryland and Virginia are losing millions in tax revenue during the shutdown
The federal shutdown has cost the two states an estimated $82 million in lost income taxes from the many furloughed federal workers in the state. Both the states and the federal workers will be paid when the shutdown ends, but there is no sign of when that will be. (Robert Terry / WBJ)
