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Trump breaks with aides, tweets endorsement of Kobach for Kansas governor
President Donald Trump overruled the warnings of aides Monday to endorse hardline conservative Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in that state’s Republican gubernatorial primary. In a morning tweet ahead of the Tuesday contest, Trump said Kobach has his “full & total Endorsement!” as he faces off against a field of candidates that includes incumbent…
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Colorado, Kansas reach settlement over Republican River
The states of Colorado and Kansas have agreed on a settlement over the Republican River in eastern Colorado. On Friday the attorneys general of the two states announced that Colorado would pay Kansas $2 million to resolve a dispute over Colorado’s overconsumption of water from the Republican River. The settlement comes on top of another…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Pruitt’s political future uncertain back home in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Pruitt’s political future uncertain back home OKLAHOMA CITY – Scott Pruitt’s tenure as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency ended with his resignation, but political experts in his home state of Oklahoma say he could continue his career in public office. The path could lead him back to Washington. Pruitt, a former Oklahoma…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Romney looks ahead after winning Senate nomination
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…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Wyoming sees 1st sanctioned bare-knuckle bouts in more than a century
Wyoming Bare-knuckle fights wow Wyoming crowd CHEYENNE – A capacity crowd stood and roared its approval as Tony Lopez and Joey Beltran wearily wailed away on each other last week at Cheyenne Ice and Events Center. In the ninth fight of the first sanctioned bare-knuckle boxing card since 1889, Lopez and Beltran delivered the kind…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP: 1st lawmaker expelled since #MeToo is running again in Arizona
Arizona 1st lawmaker expelled since #MeToo seeking office in Arizona PHOENIX – A former Arizona lawmaker who became the first kicked out of a state Legislature since the #MeToo movement began because of a lengthy pattern of sexual misconduct is running for office again. Don Shooter, a Republican expelled from the Arizona House in February,…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Utah lawmaker wants to raise state’s legal marriage age to 18
Utah Utah lawmaker wants to raise state’s legal marriage age to 18 SALT LAKE CITY – A push against underage marriage in the U.S. is coming to Utah, where a lawmaker wants to raise the legal age to 18 to prevent girls from being pressured into the unions associated with higher poverty and lower education…
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Out West Roundup: Friess will spend ‘whatever it takes’ in Wyoming governor’s race
Wyoming Wyoming governor candidate Friess will spend “whatever it takes” to win CHEYENNE – Republican candidate for governor Foster Friess is slowly developing policy positions, but it’s hard to tell yet how his broad political convictions will compare to his primary opponents who are more well-versed in state government issues. Friess – a successful investor,…
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Out West Roundup: Harassment allegations pit lobbyist against New Mexico lawmaker
New Mexico Lobbyist alleges sexual harassment by state lawmaker SANTA FE – An animal rights advocate and former political lobbyist went public with sexual harassment allegations last week against a New Mexico state lawmaker, who cast himself as the victim of politically motivated lies. In an open letter published online, Laura Bonar accused Democratic Rep.…
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Out West Roundup: After tax cuts many saw as a failure, Kansas may cut again
Kansas After tax cuts many saw as a failure, Kansas may cut again TOPEKA, Kansas – Kansas has some financial breathing room less than a year after legislators reversed past income tax cuts to deal with persistent budget woes that followed what many voters saw as a failed fiscal experiment. Now some Republicans want to…