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Tusayan mayor criticizes Park Service for closing Grand Canyon, other parks
Tusayan Mayor Greg Bryan told House lawmakers Wednesday that closing Grand Canyon National Park has devastated his town’s economy, and he criticized federal government officials for not acting sooner to reopen it.
Brewer announces nine more days of Grand Canyon funding
Gov. Jan Brewer announced that Arizona will use state funds to keep Grand Canyon National Park open for an additional nine days if the federal shutdown persists.
Northern Arizona tourism feeling impact of Grand Canyon shutdown
Grand Canyon river-rafting guides were having a good season this year. And then the calendar turned to October.
Grand Canyon ongoing opening depends on state cash
Arizona will have to send more cash to the federal government by late Wednesday if Congress still hasn't passed a budget and the state wants the Grand Canyon National Park to remain open this coming weekend.
Grand Canyon to reopen Saturday under deal between Brewer and Interior Department
The Grand Canyon will reopen Saturday under a deal struck by Gov. Jan Brewer with the U.S. Department of Interior. After huddling with department officials on a conference call Friday afternoon, Brewer announced the national park would be reopened in full on Saturday. The state will pay $651,000, or under $93,000 per day, to fund the park’s operations for at least the next week, using a mix o[...]
Shutdown blues: Arizona reacts to government shutdown
Social media has seen a flurry of reactions to the #shutdown over #Obamacare, the #debtceiling, or whatever lawmakers, pundits and political observers choose to blame for the federal government closing its doors since Oct. 1.
Brewer discusses Grand Canyon reopening with feds, but no deal yet
Gov. Jan Brewer spoke briefly with U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell about options for reopening Grand Canyon National Park using state and private funds, but no agreements have been reached, the Governor’s Office reported.
Brewer urges Obama to open Grand Canyon
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is taking an offer to use state money to keep the Grand Canyon open to the top.
A guide to the shutdown of the Grand Canyon
About 4.5 million tourists from around the world make the trip every year to the Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona, a trek that pours an estimated $1.3 million a day into nearby communities.
Kwasman: Keep the Grand Canyon Open
Washington is broken. Arizona, like other states throughout the country, is bearing the burden. The crown jewel of the National Park System, Grand Canyon National Park, is closed. The New York Times reports that trip cancellations "are pouring in," while hotels are offering refunds, tour groups are cancelled, and restaurants find themselves without customers.
Government shutdown could cost state millions as national parks close
Arizona’s tourism industry stands to lose millions of dollars per day if national parks close as part of a possible federal government shutdown next week.
Lucrative contracts at Grand Canyon up for bid
Two of Grand Canyon National Park's most lucrative contracts, worth an estimated $1.5 billion over 15 years, are going out to bid.
