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The impact of the government shutdown in a city with lots of federal workers

By Macy Lipkin
Published October 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM EDT

About 10% of this Utah city's population works for the IRS, and when federal workers stop getting paychecks, impacts are felt quickly and broadly.

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Macy Lipkin