A Conversation with Rusty Long, State Architect, Furloughed by the Government Shutdown
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On this week\'s episode of Archinect Sessions Ken, Donna, and I\\xa0share our conversation with\\xa0Rusty Long, an architect based in Cary, North Carolina. Rusty\\u2019s private practice focuses on sustainability and community engagement with a style that bridges modernism and the history of the the American South.\\xa0
Rusty\\u2019s day job, however, is a State Architect for the\\xa0USDA Rural Development\\xa0office. As a federal employee, Rusty is one of approximately 800,000 individuals currently furloughed by the Government Shutdown. On this 34th day of the historic shutdown, as he and many others remain unpaid after two pay cycles, Rusty sits down with us to share his story. We talk about how and why he entered public service, the work he typically undertakes as a state architect, and the problems that this shutdown are causing for him, his colleague and the US taxpayers in general.
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