CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon is monitoring the potential shutdown of the federal government, which will occur if Congress fails to reach a budget resolution effective Oct. 1 at midnight. He has issued protocols to state agencies regarding state employee positions that are fully or partially funded by the federal government.

The Gordon’s Chief of Staff, Drew Perkins, articulated the Gordon administration’s short-term protocols in a letter to state cabinet members as follows:

During previous federal government shutdowns, Wyoming continued to fund state employee positions that were fully or partially federally funded. The State intends to do the same for this potential shutdown.

Wyoming will cover any gaps in funding of the federal government’s commitments to state employees (those in the

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