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White House withdraws hospitality executive as National Park Service nominee | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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MONTANA National parks nominee withdrawn BILLINGS — President Donald Trump is withdrawing his nomination of a hospitality company executive to lead the National Park Service, the White House announced on April 27. The withdrawal of nominee Scott Socha comes as the park service has been shaken by widespread firings as part of the Trump administration’s…
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Wyoming judge blocks law that bans all but earliest abortions | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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WYOMING Judge blocks broad abortion ban A Wyoming judge has blocked a new state law that bans abortions beyond the earliest stages of pregnancy while a lawsuit challenging the provision moves ahead. It’s the first court ruling affecting the legal status of abortion in Wyoming since the state Supreme Court struck down sweeping abortion and…
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Governor OK’s funding for summer food assistance for Wyoming kids | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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WYOMING Governor funds kids’ summer meals Gov. Mark Gordon secured funding for a summer food assistance program for kids and directed its implementation through an executive order. After the Wyoming legislature declined to fund the SUN Bucks program—designed to provide summer food assistance to roughly 32,000 children—the governor said he has found funding to keep…
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Denver area smoke blowing in from Nebraska fires
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The Denver area became enveloped in a thick haze Thursday afternoon as smoke blew in from fires to the east, the National Weather Service said. Originating from the Ashby and Minor fires in the Sandhills of Nebraska, the smoke began moving southwest across Colorado Thursday morning, NWS officials said on its website. The smoke entered…
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Indian Health Service to phase out dental fillings containing mercury by 2027 | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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NEW MEXICO Indian Health Service phases out mercury fillings ALBUQUERQUE — The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans and Alaska Natives has announced it will phase out the use of dental fillings containing mercury. The Indian Health Service has used fillings, known as dental amalgams, that contain elemental mercury to treat decayed…
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Nebraska to be 1st state to implement Trump’s new Medicaid work requirements | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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NEBRASKA Medicaid work requirements set Nebraska will become the first state to implement new work requirements for some people with Medicaid health insurance under a law President Donald Trump signed last summer. Gov. Jim Pillen, a Republican, announced on Dec. 17 that the requirement would take effect in the state May 1 and could impact…
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Warren Buffett steps back as Berkshire Hathaway enters a new era | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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NEBRASKA Warren Buffet passes torch OMAHA — Greg Abel faces the challenge of taking over Berkshire Hathaway from the legendary Warren Buffett after the first of the year. Many regard Buffett as the world’s greatest investor after he grew Berkshire from a struggling New England textile mill that he starting buying up for $7.60 a…
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Tyson’s beef plant closure in Nebraska to impact town, ranchers nationwide | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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NEBRASKA Beef plant’s closure could ripple OMAHA — Tyson Foods’ decision to close a beef plant that employs nearly one third of residents of Lexington, Nebraska, could devastate the small city and undermine the profits of ranchers nationwide. Closing a single slaughterhouse might not seem significant, but the Lexington plant employs roughly 3,200 people in…
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Carbon capture pipelines have struggled, but Nebraska project finds success | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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NORTH DAKOTA Carbon capture pipeline opens BISMARCK — A multi-state carbon capture pipeline began operating in September, reducing emissions from Midwest ethanol plants and carrying that carbon dioxide gas to be forever buried underground in Wyoming — an achievement after years of complaints, lawsuits and legislation blocked similar efforts by other companies. Other projects prompted…
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EF5 tornado that killed 3 in North Dakota was nation’s strongest in 12 years | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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NORTH DAKOTA Deadly tornado classified EF5 A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds topping 200 mph, the strongest classification of tornado and the first confirmed on American soil in a dozen years, meteorologists said Oct. 6. The June 20 twister near the town…