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Boulder County residents cannot sue over firearm discharge on federal land, appeals court rules

Jul 17, 2025

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Michael Karlik

Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that two residents of Boulder County could not sue the county’s commissioners for walking back a policy originally banning firearms discharge on nearby land owned by the U.S. government. Boulder County leaders enacted a resolution in 2022 expanding the area near Sugarloaf Mountain in which it was unlawful to…
OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Romney looks ahead after winning Senate nomination

Jul 6, 2018

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Associated Press

Utah Romney looks to November after landslide Utah primary win SALT LAKE CITY – Mitt Romney looks like a shoo-in for a U.S. Senate seat from Utah after winning a landslide primary victory and toning down his criticism of Donald Trump, but first he’ll face a Democratic opponent with a distinctly different political outlook. Jenny…
Out West Roundup: Arizona lawmaker expelled for harassment files $1.3M claim

Apr 20, 2018

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Associated Press

Arizona Arizona lawmaker expelled for harassment files $1.3M claim PHOENIX – A former Arizona representative who became the first state lawmaker expelled for sexual misconduct since the #MeToo movement swept the nation filed a $1.3 million claim this week against the House speaker and Gov. Doug Ducey’s chief of staff. The claim filed by former…
Q&A with Kelly Maher: Politics needs ‘more than a tweet and a bullhorn’ — and a little more humor, too

Mar 12, 2018

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

It’s easy enough to find someone who can get you hoppin’ mad over politics; easier still to find someone who’ll bore you into a coma. Just invite your least favorite uncle over for a beer, tell him you missed Rush today, and ask him to fill you in. But to find someone who can talk…
Big game hunting the subject of Sen. Ray Scott’s Tuesday bill

Feb 26, 2018

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Marianne Goodl

A bill setting up a raffle for hunting licenses for Colorado big game is scheduled for Tuesday in the state Senate, but it has conservation and animal rights groups lining up to oppose it. Senate Bill 137 would direct the state Parks and Wildlife department to set up a raffle for hunting licenses for 10…
Out West Roundup: Motion-activated cameras capture animals being wild, weird

Jan 26, 2018

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Associated Press

Wyoming Motion-activated cameras capture animals being wild, weird CHEYENNE – How does a bighorn sheep say “cheese?” Some charismatic critters caught by motion-detecting wildlife cameras seem to know how to strike a pose. But it’s not just show business. As these devices get ever smaller, cheaper and more reliable, scientists across the United States are…
Out West Roundup: Polygamous sect slowly losing control over remote Utah town

Nov 10, 2017

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Associated Press

Utah Polygamous sect slowly losing control over remote Utah town HILDALE, Utah – In a place where political contests are virtually unknown, the campaign signs offer the latest hint that a polygamous group is losing its grip on this remote red rock community straddling the Utah-Arizona border. “For Hildale mayor vote Donia,” reads one sign…
Tipton onboard with House bill to loosen gun laws for hunters and allow silencers

Sep 13, 2017

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Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON – A congressional committee considered a bill this week to expand recreational opportunities for hunters and fishermen, but the legislation also would make it easier to buy gun silencers. The bill’s Republican supporters said during a hearing that silencers would protect the hearing of hunters and gun enthusiasts. Colorado Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, is…
Colorado conservation leaders, gun owners rally around gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler

Jul 14, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Dozens of leaders in Colorado’s wildlife conservation and gun-rights communities gathered to launch the Sportsmen and Gun Owners for Brauchler coalition in support of Republican gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler last Saturday in Douglas County. “This coalition solidifies statewide support for the Brauchler for governor campaign with a very important, reliably Republican constituency,” said coalition co-chair…
Colorado bill launching to hike all kinds of hunting, fishing fees to help state parks, wildlife

Apr 17, 2017

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Joey Bunch

While the Colorado Senate is set to debate a transportation bill this week to ask voters for a .5 percent sales tax, the state House begins work on a bill to hike hunting and fishing fees by 50 percent. One increase has gotten a lot more attention than the other. The first increase in hunting and fishing fees…