BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The federal government shutdown has stretched to day 26, with no agreement reached in Washington to restore funding.

Federal agencies have scaled back operations, leaving thousands of workers nationwide without pay. Essential employees continue to work, but many are doing so without knowing when they will receive their next paycheck.

Local leaders say people in Alabama are feeling the consequences.

“Whether it be a TSA employee, an air traffic controller, some folks who work for the U.S. attorney’s office, folks who work for the Small Business Administration, folks who work for the Department of Agriculture,” said Wayne Rogers, former Jefferson County Democratic Party chair. “To say that there’s no local impact ignores the fact that there’s a real human cost to

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