In the midst of America's longest government shutdown by far, even programs that can usually weather short hiatuses are struggling to stretch their budgets.
Most people probably remember what happened when the federal government shut down the last time... but there's one big difference now. Now, it's winter.
With a shutdown of Maine's government looming on the horizon, a Maine credit union is stepping to the plate to lend a financial hand to the thousands of state employees that would be out of work.