Thousands of federal firefighters face a looming pay cut. How much is up to Congress

Thousands of federal firefighters face a looming pay cut. How much is up to Congress

Federal wildland firefighters were on the frontlines of some of the harshest wildfires to hit the U.S. and Canada this summer. But as Congress is inching towards its Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government, those firefighters stand to lose half their salaries. And whether or not the government …

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