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Out West Roundup: Friess will spend ‘whatever it takes’ in Wyoming governor’s race

May 18, 2018

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Associated Press

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,…
Out West Roundup: Film industry officials hope next New Mexico governor boosts business

Apr 27, 2018

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Associated Press

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…
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…
Out West Roundup: Idaho lands nation’s first International Dark Sky Reserve designation

Jan 12, 2018

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Associated Press

Idaho Idaho lands nation’s first International Dark Sky Reserve BOISE – A giant chunk of central Idaho with a dazzling night sky has become the nation’s first International Dark Sky Reserve. The International Dark-Sky Association designated the 1,400-square-mile Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve. The sparsely populated area’s night skies are so pristine that interstellar dust…
Hickenlooper to lead Western governors’ chat at CSU about energy’s transition

Oct 24, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will be joined in Fort Collins next week by two other governors, Steve Bullock of Montana and Matt Mead of Wyoming to talk about the changing landscape of Western energy. The panel discussion at the 21st Century Energy Transition Symposium will be moderated by another governor, Bill Ritter, a Democrat who…
Out West Roundup: Wyoming Senate race might see insurgent challenger

Oct 13, 2017

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Associated Press

Wyoming Wyoming Senate race might see insurgent challenger WASHINGTON – Blackwater Worldwide founder Erik Prince is considering a Republican primary challenge to Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, a senior member of the Senate GOP leadership team, in a race that could pit the party’s establishment against insurgents inspired by allies of President Donald Trump. Prince was…
Hickenlooper says it’s ‘unlikely’ Colorado national monuments will face Trump-ordered review

Apr 27, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Gov. John Hickenlooper said late Thursday that he’s confident that Colorado’s national monuments won’t be threatened as a result of an executive order signed this week by President Trump instructing his interior secretary to conduct a review. Hickenlooper said he discussed the executive order Wednesday in Washington, D.C., with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and two…
Hickenlooper, Mead set aside political differences to dig into sage grouse plan

Mar 13, 2016

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David O. Williams

While a massive five-year collaborative push by numerous government agencies, business interests, landowners and conservation groups to avoid Endangered Species Act listing of the greater sage grouse is largely heralded as a national model, it’s clear political differences remain between the neighboring Western governors who spearheaded the effort. Speaking at a two-day Western Governors’ Association…