More than 116,000 federal employees living in Washington state could lose their paychecks should the government shut down on Saturday. According to Senator Patty Murray's office (D-Washington), there are 52,526 federal workers and 62,100 military personnel who will be furloughed or forced to work without pay if Republicans and Democrats can't come to an agreement on a spending bill to keep the government open. Another 1,326 TSA workers and 327 air traffic controllers will be forced to work without pay. The shutdown would also delay 47 long-term disaster recovery projects. In addition, government-funded services like childcare from Head Start, loans for farmers and small businesses, National Institute of Health trials, community health centers and mental health services will also be unavailable during the shutdown. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/116-thousand-federal-employees-without-pay-government-shutdown/281-37eacdb4-3c40-4938-a345-de9db43e1c25