National Park Service, hiring freeze

National parks can be dangerous. So Trump made a hiring freeze loophole.
The hiring freeze exemption comes after congressional Democrats and conservation groups warned that national parks could be short-staffed this summer.
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Visitors to Colorado’s national parks this summer could find dirty bathrooms and closures at visitor centers and campgrounds if a federal hiring freeze does not thaw.
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Maine, reportedly spoke with the secretary of the Interior about the problem and said she secured an exception to the hiring freeze.
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How federal hiring freeze could get 'scary' for Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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