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Out West Roundup: Arizona governor suspends Uber from autonomous testing

Mar 30, 2018

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Arizona Arizona governor suspends Uber from autonomous testing PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey suspended Uber’s self-driving vehicle testing privileges last week in the wake of a pedestrian fatality in a Phoenix suburb. Ducey said in a letter to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi that video footage of the crash raised concerns about the San Francisco-based company’s…
Out West Roundup: Nebraska could end licensing requirement for horse massage

Mar 9, 2018

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Associated Press

Nebraska A little tight? Nebraska could end horse massage licensing LINCOLN – There are plenty of options for people looking for a massage in Nebraska, but if you’re a horse, you’re out of luck. Nebraska doesn’t have a single licensed equine massage therapist, and lawmakers who recently chipped away at regulations governing various other professions…
Hickenlooper among governors calling on Congress to fix DACA, end ‘holiday hostage situation’

Dec 21, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Gov. John Hickenlooper and a bipartisan group of governors on Wednesday called on congressional leaders to come up with a legislative fix before the end of the year to protect immigrants brought to the United States when they were children from deportation. “This holiday hostage situation has gone on too long,” Hickenlooper said in a…
Out West Roundup: Utah Republicans rally for Romney after Bannon remark on his Mormon faith

Dec 15, 2017

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Associated Press

Utah Utah Republicans rally for Romney after Bannon remark on his Mormon faith Mitt Romney’s allies lashed out at former White House strategist Steve Bannon last week after he said at an Alabama rally that Romney and his family “hid behind” their Mormon religion to avoid military service. Sen. Orrin Hatch and other prominent Utah…
Hickenlooper set to testify Thursday to the Senate about health insurance

Sep 6, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is scheduled to testify Thursday before a U.S. Senate committee on his plan for stabilizing health insurance premiums, the same plan he presented at the Colorado Capitol last week. “The governor will be sharing Colorado’s experience with the individual insurance marketplace,” Jacque Montgomery, the governor’s press secretary, told Colorado Politics. About…
Trade show fight with Colorado has Utah on its back

Feb 17, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

The fight over a Salt Lake City outdoor retail equipment trade show that Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper inadvertently picked hit a new threshold Thursday evening. The parent company of the Outdoor Retailer show said it’s leaving Utah over some politicians’ determination to make more federal public lands open to energy development, grazing and local management.…
Pence makes first visit to Utah as Trump’s VP candidate

Sep 1, 2016

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Michelle Price

Mike Pence used his trip to Utah on Thursday to try to sell Donald Trump to Republican voters in the Beehive state suspicious that the GOP presidential candidate may not share their conservative views. Pence, who is popular with Utah’s Republican officials, told business leaders and politicians in Salt Lake City that it has been a privilege for him…
Donald Trump rattles Republican consensus in Utah

Aug 18, 2016

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Michelle Price

When it became apparent that Donald Trump would win the Republican presidential nomination, Andy Rasmussen’s path seemed clear: he resigned his GOP leadership position in northern Utah and left the party to become an unaffiliated voter. Now Rasmussen and thousands of Utah Republicans wary of Trump are left scrambling to settle on a candidate of choice come Election Day.…
Obama’s environmental legacy: Some 24 national monuments

Aug 16, 2016

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Kevin Freking

The race is on to win President Barack Obama’s attention as he puts some final touches on his environmental legacy. Conservation groups, American Indian tribes and federal lawmakers are urging his administration to preserve millions of acres as national monuments. Such a designation often prevents new drilling and mining on public lands, or the construction…
Feds announces plans to protect rare Colorado, Utah birds

Aug 13, 2016

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Dan Elliott

Federal land managers announced long-awaited plans to protect the rare Gunnison sage grouse, a bird found only in Colorado and Utah. The Bureau of Land Management released a nearly 1,000-page document late Thursday proposing restrictions on energy development, roads and grazing. The proposals include closing or limiting the use of some areas during the birds’ mating season,…