public lands
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Grand Junction roundtable spotlights public access while Interior faces scrutiny over targeted land sales
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum joined Bureau of Land Management Director Steve Pearce in Grand Junction Wednesday for a roundtable focused on linking public land access to improved physical activity and public health outcomes. The officials promoted new initiatives including GetActive.gov, a website aimed at…
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Hickenlooper hits airwaves with 1st TV ad in Colorado’s Democratic US Senate primary
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper launched his reelection campaign’s first TV ad Tuesday, a week before Colorado voters start receiving primary ballots, with a spot taking aim at the Trump administration’s foiled plans to sell public lands. Hickenlooper is facing a primary challenge from state Sen. Julie Gonzales, a Denver Democrat running at the incumbent from…
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Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a ‘use’ of public lands | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
MONTANA Interior cancels conservation ‘use’ rule BILLINGS — The Interior Department is canceling a rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as President Donald Trump’s administration eases restrictions on industries and seeks to boost drilling, logging, mining and grazing on taxpayer-owned land. The 2024 rule adopted under former President Joe Biden was meant…
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Dozens of state leaders urge Biden to preserve Colorado’s public lands
Dozens of state politicians and local leaders wrote to President Joe Biden, urging him to use his executive powers to protect Colorado’s public lands by designating Camp Hale and a surrounding mountain range as a national historic monument. Camp Hale and the Tenmile Range are where the 10th Mountain Division trained for mountain and winter…
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Bill on Great Outdoors Colorado gets opposition based on prairie dogs, coyotes
Cole Wist, the House assistant minority leader, thought it would be easy Thursday morning when he brought the bill to effectively extend funding for Great Outdoors Colorado to the floor for preliminary approval. Senate Bill 66 reauthorizes a state agency that collects and disperses money from the state lottery. The Colorado Lottery Division is expected to…
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Out West Roundup: Fearing a Utah ‘coronation,’ 11 Republicans challenge Romney
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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Colorado political consulting firms take home Reed Awards for campaign work
Three Colorado political consulting firms recently took home Reed Awards honoring their work producing campaign material last year. The awards, sponsored by Campaigns & Elections magazine and named for the political journal’s founder, Stanley Foster Reed, were handed out at a conference on Feb. 27 in Charleston, South Carolina. They recognized work in a multitude…
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Out West Roundup: Nebraska could end licensing requirement for horse massage
Nebraska A little tight? Nebraska could end horse massage licensing LINCOLN – There are plenty of options for people looking for a massage in Nebraska, but if you’re a horse, you’re out of luck. Nebraska doesn’t have a single licensed equine massage therapist, and lawmakers who recently chipped away at regulations governing various other professions…
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It’s time to invest in Colorado’s great outdoors
Coloradans recently celebrated the arrival in our state of the prestigious Outdoor Retailer show, which relocated to Colorado in large part because our citizens and elected officials have expressed strong support for our public lands. The show itself is expected to bring more than $45 million annually to Colorado’s economy. The Outdoor Retailer show is…
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Colorado College poll: More support for outdoors, little for Trump’s policies
(Editor’s note: This story was updated with comments from the luncheon to release the poll and analyze its contents.) Colorado College’s Conservation in the West Poll released Thursday shows a big gain in the number of Coloradans and Westerners, in general, who consider themselves conservationists. A little over one-third think President Trump is doing a…