Some services across South Florida came to a halt or became severely limited following a government shutdown that began Wednesday as Washington politicians could not reach a funding deal in time.

“What are the Democrats doing? This is a clean resolution. All we’re doing is keeping the funding. Actually, the funding is too high, it’s still the Biden funding but I don’t want to shut down government so I support it,” said U.S. Senator Rick Scott.

“We’re fighting to lower costs, cancel the cuts and save healthcare,” said U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu.

In South Florida, our two national parks — Everglades and Biscayne– remain partially opened as their visitor center is closed and some park employees have been furloughed.

The announcement by the National Park Service threw a wrench into the plans of a

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