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Out West Roundup: Polygamous sect slowly losing control over remote Utah town
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…
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Out West Roundup: Corruption case involving former state lawmaker heads to trial in New Mexico
New Mexico New Mexico political corruption case heads to trial SANTA FE – A former New Mexico state senator goes on trial this week on corruption charges in a high-stakes showdown with state prosecutors. The case comes to a head as scandal-weary voters consider creating an independent state ethics commission to shore up oversight of…
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Out West Roundup: Utah needs $39M to improve venues for new Winter Olympics bid, audit says
Utah Audit: Utah needs $39M to improve venues for new Olympic bid SALT LAKE CITY – A foundation that runs venues from the 2002 Winter Olympics in the Salt Lake City area needs $39 million over the next decade for infrastructure improvements that would put the city in position to make a bid for a…
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Eclipse traffic could create year’s biggest traffic jam on Colorado highways, CDOT warns
Picture six Broncos games getting out at the same time on the same stretch of road. That’s what traffic generated by Monday’s total eclipse of the sun – a once-in-a-century event in these parts – could amount to, the Colorado Department of Transportation is warning state motorists. And for those stuck in traffic between Friday…
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Monument Republican Paul Lundeen announces run for term-limited Kent Lambert’s Senate District 9 seat
State Rep. Paul Lundeen, a Monument Republican and former chairman of the State Board of Education, declared Wednesday he’s running for the Senate District 9 seat held by state Sen. Kent Lambert with the term-limited GOP incumbent’s endorsement. “We have achieved success in the House rolling back federal intrusion into our local public schools,” Lundeen…
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National vice chair among liberty luminaries set to speak at state Libertarian Party convention
The vice chair of the National Libertarian Committee and a frequent candidate for federal office in Maryland, Arvin Vohra, headlines a diverse group of speakers including past presidential candidates this weekend at the Colorado Libertarian Party convention in Westminster, the party announced. The party’s convention runs Friday-Sunday, March 24-26, at the Westin Hotel in Westminster…
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Nebraska settles with inmate seeking hormone therapy
The Nebraska Attorney General’s office has agreed to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed against a state prison’s medical director for refusing to provide hormone therapy to an inmate. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the terms of the settlement that was reached this week have not been released. “I can tell you that Riley (Shadle) does have…
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Nebraska legislative candidate to campaign on horseback
A retired Army colonel who is running for a seat in the Nebraska Legislature plans to campaign on horseback next month. Tom Brewer is expected to lead a 500-mile ride across western Nebraska’s 43rd legislative district from Sept. 3-22. Brewer is running against incumbent state Sen. Al Davis, a rancher and former volunteer firefighter from Hyannis. Both are Republicans…