New Hampshire Democrats consider emergency shutdown funding
Click here to view this article at the source publication 
Democratic leaders in the New Hampshire Legislature are considering emergency legislation to help furloughed federal workers.
Senate President Donna Soucy and House Speaker Steve Shurtleff said Monday they are exploring legislation to allow the state Department of Employment Security to issue unemployment benefits to furloughed workers during the partial government shutdown. They also are looking at using surplus state funds to supplement the lost funding for federal programs.