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Doors remain closed at Grand Canyon National Park Headquarters on the South Rim as a federal government shutdown begins its fifth week. The shutdown is currently the longest running shutdown in U.S. history as Democrats and Republicans remain divided on a budget and funding for the construction of a border wall between Mexico and the United States. (Loretta Yerian/WGCN)

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Federal emplyees have not received a paycheck in over a month, including national park employees on the South Rim at Grand Canyon National Park, and this, along with the growing impacts to the park, is starting to weigh on many employees.

By Loretta James January 22, 2019