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Busy wildfire season tests US fire bosses as they juggle resources to stay ahead | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
NEW MEXICO Wildfires challenge resources ALBUQUERQUE — It’s already been a deadly year for firefighters, and authorities have been putting resources where they can more quickly pounce on wildfires before they get out of hand and increase the possibility of additional loss of life and property. Fire managers try to anticipate nature’s next move, placing…
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Wyoming governor sues state board, asks court to enforce property tax cap | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
WYOMING Governor sues over property tax cap Gov. Mark Gordon filed a lawsuit on June 16 to force the State Board of Equalization to certify residential property tax values after the panel concluded it could not do so due to disparities created by a 2024 tax cap. Gordon’s decision effectively means he’s directed an attorney…
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US Supreme Court settles long-running water dispute over dwindling Rio Grande | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
NEW MEXICO Rio Grande settlement OK’d ALBUQUERQUE — The U.S. Supreme Court has approved a settlement package designed to rein in groundwater pumping along one of North America’s longest rivers and ensure enough water reliably makes it from New Mexico to Texas, ending a long-running dispute over management of the Rio Grande. In a brief…
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Tribes sue to halt exploratory drilling in Black Hills near sacred ceremonial site | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
SOUTH DAKOTA Tribes sue to halt drilling SIOUX FALLS — Nine Native American tribes in South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska are suing the federal government in a bid to stop exploratory drilling for graphite near a sacred site in the Black Hills. A small group of opponents has been demonstrating at the drilling location…
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Nebraska to be 1st state to implement Trump’s new Medicaid work requirements | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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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Judge dismisses young climate activists’ lawsuit challenging Trump on fossil fuels | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
MONTANA Judge dismisses climate lawsuit BILLINGS — A federal judge on Oct. 15 dismissed a lawsuit from young climate activists seeking to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders promoting fossil fuels and discouraging renewable energy. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen said the plaintiffs showed overwhelming evidence climate change affects them and that it will worsen…
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Colorado tries luring Australian green energy company
Colorado’s Economic Development Commission on Thursday approved almost $9.4 million in incentives to try to lure four companies to the state, including an Australian “green energy” company. The companies could create nearly 1,100 local jobs, officials said. The biggest package would go to a company that the state is calling “Project Chamomile,” which it described as…
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House committee clears bill extending small business exception from destination sourcing tax law
The first bill to be acted on in the 2022 General Assembly won a unanimous vote Thursday from the House Business Affairs & Labor Committee and is on the fast-track to the governor’s desk. House Bill 1027, which came out of the interim Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force, deals with destination sourcing. That’s a requirement…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Glacier grizzlies could face hunters; Pecos River shortages mulled
MONTANA State seeks to end protections for Glacier-area grizzlies BILLINGS – Montana is asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to lift threatened species protections for grizzly bears in the northern portion of the state, including areas in and around Glacier National Park, officials said on Dec. 6. The request, if granted, would open the…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Wyoming sees 1st sanctioned bare-knuckle bouts in more than a century
Wyoming Bare-knuckle fights wow Wyoming crowd CHEYENNE – A capacity crowd stood and roared its approval as Tony Lopez and Joey Beltran wearily wailed away on each other last week at Cheyenne Ice and Events Center. In the ninth fight of the first sanctioned bare-knuckle boxing card since 1889, Lopez and Beltran delivered the kind…