9 more days for the Grand Canyon

This image provided by the National Park service shows Arizona Governor Jan Brewer holding a check for $426,500 dollars presented to her by the town of Tusayan, Ariz., as partial payment to the park, Saturday Oct. 12, 2013 at Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. Also shown, from left, Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga; Brewer; Tusayan, Ariz., Mayor Greg Bryan and Tusayan Councilman, Craig Sanderson, rear. The National Park Service announced that it has entered into an agreement with the State of Arizona that will allow Grand Canyon National Park to re-open and temporarily operate during the government shutdown. / AP Photo/ National Park Service, Michael Quinn
This image provided by the National Park service shows Arizona Governor Jan Brewer holding a check for $426,500 dollars presented to her by the town of Tusayan, Ariz., as partial payment to the park, Saturday Oct. 12, 2013 at Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. Also shown, from left, Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga; Brewer; Tusayan, Ariz., Mayor Greg Bryan and Tusayan Councilman, Craig Sanderson, rear. The National Park Service announced that it has entered into an agreement with the State of Arizona that will allow Grand Canyon National Park to re-open and temporarily operate during the government shutdown. / AP Photo/ National Park Service, Michael Quinn

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has decided to fund the Grand Canyon National Park for an additional nine days while the government continues to be shutdown.

“Grand Canyon’s importance to Arizona’s tourism industry and overall economy cannot be ignored,” said Gov. Brewer in a statement Wednesday. “While I am pleased the state is able to ensure the Canyon remains open during this critical season, it is well past time for the federal government to end this shutdown and pay its bills.”

The agreement Brewer struck last week with the National Park Service to pay to keep the park open was set to expire Friday night. The deal required Brewer to give the park two days notice to remain open.

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