greg gianforte
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Utah lawmaker tries pot ahead of medical marijuana vote
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Lawmaker tries pot ahead of medical marijuana vote SALT LAKE CITY – A Utah lawmaker drove to Las Vegas and tried marijuana for the first time ahead of the statewide vote on a proposition to legalize its use for Utah residents with qualifying medical conditions. Sen. Jim Dabakis wanted to try cannabis before the vote,…
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Out West Roundup: Film industry officials hope next New Mexico governor boosts business
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New Mexico Film industry officials hope new governor boosts business SANTA FE – Officials in New Mexico’s film and television industry say a new governor may help boost business for film production in the state. Gubernatorial hopefuls seeking to succeed term-limited Gov. Susana Martinez say some potentially consequential tweaks to the state’s film and television…
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Out West Roundup: Fearing a Utah ‘coronation,’ 11 Republicans challenge Romney
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Utah Fearing a Utah ‘coronation’, 11 Republicans challenge Romney SALT LAKE CITY – Eleven Republicans stepped forward before a filing deadline last week to challenge former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in the Utah Senate race, including a state lawmaker who says an “establishment insider” can’t fix problems in Washington. Many of the candidates acknowledge…
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Out West Roundup: Counties across Wyoming big economic winners from eclipse tourism
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Wyoming Counties across Wyoming big economic winners from eclipse tourism CHEYENNE – Cheyenne and Laramie County were among the biggest winners in Wyoming from tourism activity associated with the Great American Eclipse in August. And while the overall number of out-of-state visitors fell short of higher-end estimates, the Wyoming Office of Tourism is touting the…
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Out West Roundup: Utah ski resorts giddy over Olympic bid, worried by DUI law
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Utah Utah ski resorts giddy over Olympic bid, worried by DUI law SALT LAKE CITY – Utah ski officials kick off the new season energized by the growing possibility of another Winter Olympics bid and buoyed by two straight seasons of record visitation. But there’s also some concern that publicity surrounding the state’s strict new…
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Micek: Griffin’s stunt the latest slide into incivility
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An anonymous reader of the newspaper I work for had a lot on his mind: “If that was your hero Obama’s bloody head, I do believe there would have been a small novella condemning every right-winger … by now,” he or she, operating under cover of an online pseudonym, chided me. My faceless friend, as…
