As the partial government shutdown drags past its one-month anniversary, the closure’s impacts are spreading beyond furloughed and unpaid federal employees and hitting the general public.
In Clark County’s private sector and network of volunteers, the ongoing shutdown is starting to leave a mark.
Without institutional support from the U.S.
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