With a shutdown of the federal government appearing increasingly likely, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says the state has a plan to help keep the state's national parks open.
Cox said he has been working with outgoing Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, and Utah Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, "and we are all in agreement that it's worth keeping the parks open."
Cox said "hope is dissipating quickly" in averting the shutdown. "As we kind of evaluate the situation, it could be a long one." Cox said the current contingency plan covers only the parks. Other federally funded programs such as Head Start and food inspections could be impacted. "If the Department of the Interior will let us, we're not going to let that happen. We'll keep the parks open like we did last time," the Senate president continued, calling the lack of a balanced federal budget "disappointing."from the Legislature to run for the U.S. Senate, took a swipe at Washington, D.C.
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