Government Shutdown /tags/government-shutdown Government Shutdown en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:14:59 GMT If the government can't avoid a shutdown, what happens to national parks? /regional-news/2024-12-20/with-the-looming-government-shutdown-what-happens-to-national-parks The National Park Service encourages people to avoid going to parks, monuments and historic sites it manages if they close because of a shutdown. Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:14:59 GMT /regional-news/2024-12-20/with-the-looming-government-shutdown-what-happens-to-national-parks Rachel Cohen With firefighter pay issue delayed to November, advocates aim for permanent solution /2023-10-05/with-firefighter-pay-issue-delayed-to-november-advocates-aim-for-permanent-solution With a last-minute continuing resolution passed over the weekend, the feared wildland firefighter pay cliff has been kicked down the road to November. But with substantial pay cuts still looming, firefighter advocacy groups are going to push for a full, permanent fix, like the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act, which enjoys substantial bipartisan support. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 22:47:53 GMT /2023-10-05/with-firefighter-pay-issue-delayed-to-november-advocates-aim-for-permanent-solution Murphy Woodhouse Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts down /news/2023-09-30/gates-will-be-locked-and-thousands-of-rangers-furloughed-at-national-parks-if-government-shuts-down Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers will be furloughed from national park sites if Congress doesn't reach a budget agreement. But Arizona and Utah officials say they'll make sure visitors can still enjoy the Grand Canyon and Zion Valley if a cutoff comes Sunday. This year, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis directed the state's Department of Natural Resources to develop a plan to operate and protect resources at Rocky Mountain National Park and three others. Sat, 30 Sep 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-09-30/gates-will-be-locked-and-thousands-of-rangers-furloughed-at-national-parks-if-government-shuts-down Anita Snow, Associated Press Congressional Watchdog Says Interior Department Broke The Law /2019-09-06/congressional-watchdog-says-interior-department-broke-the-law A congressional watchdog agency has decided that the Interior Department broke the law by using entrance fees to keep national parks open during the... Fri, 06 Sep 2019 21:35:04 GMT /2019-09-06/congressional-watchdog-says-interior-department-broke-the-law Ali Budner USDA Announces Relief For Dairy Farmers Is On Its Way /politics/2019-02-28/usda-announces-relief-for-dairy-farmers-is-on-its-way Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue announced Thursday at a hearing session with the Senate Agriculture Committee that a long anticipated program for鈥� Thu, 28 Feb 2019 23:35:38 GMT /politics/2019-02-28/usda-announces-relief-for-dairy-farmers-is-on-its-way National Park Service Won't Use Entrance Fees To Cover Operations During Shutdown After All /2019-02-11/national-park-service-wont-use-entrance-fees-to-cover-operations-during-shutdown-after-all During the partial shutdown, the National Park Service said it was using visitor entrance fees for basic operational costs. That's now changed following... Mon, 11 Feb 2019 23:58:31 GMT /2019-02-11/national-park-service-wont-use-entrance-fees-to-cover-operations-during-shutdown-after-all Maggie Mullen ICE Detention Beds New Stumbling Block In Efforts To Prevent Another Shutdown /npr-news/2019-02-11/ice-detention-beds-new-stumbling-block-in-efforts-to-prevent-another-shutdown Democrats want to cap the number of beds ICE may use to detain people arrested for overstaying their visas or committing minor crimes. President Trump says the idea is "crazy." Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:03:36 GMT /npr-news/2019-02-11/ice-detention-beds-new-stumbling-block-in-efforts-to-prevent-another-shutdown Brian Naylor Democrats To Hold Hearing Scrutinizing Funding National Parks During Shutdown /2019-02-05/democrats-to-hold-hearing-scrutinizing-funding-national-parks-during-shutdown U.S. House Democrats are holding a hearing Wednesday to look at how the Interior Department paid to keep national parks open during the partial... Tue, 05 Feb 2019 23:14:54 GMT /2019-02-05/democrats-to-hold-hearing-scrutinizing-funding-national-parks-during-shutdown Nate Hegyi, Nate Hegyi Without Entrance Fees During Shutdown, National Parks Missed Out On Crucial Revenue Source /2019-02-01/without-entrance-fees-during-shutdown-national-parks-missed-out-on-crucial-revenue-source During the partial government shutdown, national parks remained open but did not collect entrance fees鈥攁n important source of revenue, especially for... Fri, 01 Feb 2019 22:37:17 GMT /2019-02-01/without-entrance-fees-during-shutdown-national-parks-missed-out-on-crucial-revenue-source Maggie Mullen Government Shutdown Cut Into Economic Growth, CBO Says /npr-news/2019-01-28/government-shutdown-cut-into-economic-growth-cbo-says A report says the shutdown reduced federal spending by $18 billion, although most of that will be recouped now that the government has reopened. Mon, 28 Jan 2019 20:14:54 GMT /npr-news/2019-01-28/government-shutdown-cut-into-economic-growth-cbo-says Jim Zarroli