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Sign on Rt. 41 in Oakhurst notifying travelers that Yosemite Park is closed Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. The shutdown of the federal government overnight meant that some federal employees, such as rangers who staff national parks, were furloughed as their positions are considered 'non-essential.' The shutdown means anyone who is in Yosemite National Park has 48 hours to leave if the House and Senate can't come to an agreement on a funding bill that puts the federal government back in business. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)

National parks struggle to stay open, safe during shutdown

By /January 5, 2019 /Local News

Nonprofits, businesses and state governments nationwide are putting up money and volunteer hours in a battle to keep national parks safe and clean for visitors as the partial U.S. government shutdown lingers. But such makeshift arrangements haven’t prevented some parks from closing and others from being inundated with trash. Support […]

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Shutdown prompts anxiety for Ogden’s federal tax employees

Shutdown prompts anxiety for Ogden’s federal tax employees

By /December 31, 2018 /Local News

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The U.S. government shutdown is causing anxiety and concern for thousands of Internal Revenue Service employees who work in the Ogden area. Jenny Brown, president of Local 67 of the National Treasury Employees Union, tells the Standard-Examiner that many employees are scaling back their spending on groceries and […]

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