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OUT WEST ROUNDUP: 1st lawmaker expelled since #MeToo is running again in Arizona
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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: Polygamous town picks outsider as police chief
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Utah Polygamous town under scrutiny picks outsider as chief SALT LAKE CITY – A polygamous community on the Utah-Arizona border has hired an outsider as its new police chief, selecting a retired Salt Lake City area police officer with no ties to the fundamentalist Mormon group that controlled the town for a century until federal…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Utah lawmaker wants to raise state’s legal marriage age to 18
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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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Should bitcoin be allowed for Colo. campaign contributions? New rules proposed
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Could Colorado be ready to accept bitcoin as a way of making donations to candidates? Secretary of State Wayne Williams is proposing rules that could start that process. But the better question, according to one lawmaker, is whether candidates should accept bitcoin, or other forms of cryptocurrency, as campaign contributions. Williams’ proposed rules, issued this…
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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 | Idaho moves ahead with grizzly hunting season; judge weighs if neo-Nazi ‘troll storm’ is protected
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Idaho State moves ahead with possible grizzly bear hunting season BOISE – Idaho officials have started the process of opening a grizzly bear hunting season this fall that would allow the killing of one male grizzly. The Fish and Game Commission in a 7-0 vote last week directed the Department of Fish and Game to…
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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: Most municipal workers quit in Utah polygamous sect town
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Utah Most municipal workers quit in Utah polygamous sect town SALT LAKE CITY – The new mayor of a mostly polygamous town on the Utah-Arizona border is finishing off a complete overhaul of municipal staff and boards after mass resignations when she took office in January to become the first woman and first non-member of…
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Out West Roundup: Montana mandates ‘net neutrality’ for state contracts
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Montana Montana mandates ‘net neutrality’ for state contracts BILLINGS, Montana – Montana last week became the first state to bar telecommunications companies from receiving state contracts if they interfere with internet traffic or favor higher-paying sites or apps, under an order from Gov. Steve Bullock intended to protect so-called net neutrality. The Democratic governor’s order…
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Out West Roundup: Motion-activated cameras capture animals being wild, weird
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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…