Saturday,  Oct. 12, 2013 • Vol. 15--No. 89 • 32 of 54

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• KENTUCKY
• Gov. Steve Beshear's office said the state did not yet have enough information to determine if it was feasible to reopen Kentucky's parks, including Mammoth Cave National Park and Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.
• MISSOURI
• Gov. Jay Nixon's administration was working on a proposal that could allow national parks to reopen in Missouri. Nixon said Friday the proposal would specifically include plans to reopen the Gateway Arch grounds in St. Louis and the Ozark National Scenic Riverways Park in southern Missouri.
• MONTANA
• Gov. Steve Bullock said his state won't pick up the tab to reopen Glacier National Park. Bullock said that it's long past time for Congress to end the "reckless and job-killing shutdown."
• NEVADA
• Gov. Brian Sandoval said his state can't afford the costs of reopening parks when it is already facing critical funding decisions on food stamps, unemployment insurance and aid to women, infants and children.
• NEW YORK
• New York state and federal officials reached an agreement to reopen the Statue of Liberty. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state will pay $61,600 a day to fully fund Park Service personnel and keep Liberty Island National Park open during the government shutdown.
• SOUTH DAKOTA
• Gov. Dennis Daugaard said Mount Rushmore will reopen Monday morning after the state and several corporate donors worked out a deal. Daugaard said it will cost $15,200 a day to pay the federal government to run the landmark carving of four presidents in the Black Hills.
• TENNESSEE
• Gov. Bill Haslam has been discussing reopening parks with the state's congressional delegation, but the issue is complicated by the fact that four of the large national parks straddle state lines, including the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
• UTAH
• Utah was the first state to jump at the federal government's offer, with Gov. Gary Herbert signing a deal for a 10-day reopening of the state's five national parks. State officials wired $1.67 million to the federal government, and National Park Service workers began removing barriers and opening gates.

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