FILE PHOTO: A placard is placed before Senate Democrats' news conference about government shutdown on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo
CHICAGO (Reuters) - With the U.S. government shutdown now in its fourth week, states have begun taking steps to cushion the blow for federal workers who have been tossed out of work or forced to work without pay.
Measures range from special arrangements for accessing unemployment benefits to an interest-free loan backstopped by state coffers.
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