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The U.S. Senate voted to expand motorized access in Utah’s Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, sending to the president a resolution to overturn a Biden-era policy that closed a handful of roads to certain off-road vehicles, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Washington will see an unusual number of special legislative elections this year. Four of them are shaping up to be interesting, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Alaska’s state-owned investment bank could get permission to start oil exploration work in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as soon as the third quarter of this year, according to court documents, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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When Berkshire Hathaway bought PacifiCorp — Rocky Mountain Power’s parent company — in 2005, stakeholders didn’t consider the losses devastating wildfires in the West would bring, outgoing CEO Warren Buffett says, reports @utahnewsdispatch via @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Southwest Gas says it’s getting more requests to locate customers’ gas lines through its ‘Call Before You Dig’ service than anticipated, and is asking Nevada regulators to allow it to pass on the costs to customers, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Montana’s frayed behavioral health care system, still recovering from the effects of past budget cuts, will get a shot in the arm after state lawmakers approved sweeping improvements, report @kffhealthnews.org via @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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For two congresswomen sponsoring a bipartisan package of bills seeking to improve maternal health in the United States, their motivation is personal, reports @statesnewsroom.com via @idahocapitalsun.com

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The United States and China agreed Monday to lower steep tit-for-tat tariffs for 90 days, temporarily cooling a trade war but still leaving a cloud of uncertainty over businesses in the world’s two largest economies, reports @statesnewsroom.com via @azmirror.com

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One of the state’s top Republican legislative leaders will be leaving the Utah Legislature to accept an appointment from Gov. Spencer Cox, as executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Washington lawmakers left the capitol without any fixes for the state's troubled juvenile prison system, frustrating reform advocates and staff alike, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Years of work to clear particulate pollution from the air in Alaska's Fairbanks North Star Borough, the approximately 7,500-square mile district encompassing the city of Fairbanks and its outskirts, is paying off, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Former Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan must pay $3,600 in fines to the state over her decision to accept a lucrative side gig consulting for a marijuana company involved in an audit her office conducted, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Despite worries about the state's precarious revenue picture, Nevada lawmakers appear poised to approve a $1.8 billion, 15-year tax break program for film shoots, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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A bill awaiting a decision by the governor would allow Montana transit systems to serve nearby communities outside their home city limits, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Two Idaho hospital systems are hosting a one-day event this week to highlight climate change’s impact on health — and solutions, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Now, in his second go-around, Trump is once again asking lawmakers to scrap federal spending on the private, nonprofit Corporation for Public Broadcasting that Congress established in the 1960s, reports @statesnewsroom.com via @azmirror.com

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The Trump administration is recommending Congress cut hundreds of millions out of the government’s budget that helps fund the Central Utah Project, a massive system of water infrastructure and habitat restoration projects, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Washington state Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens, who died in March, was honored in a memorial this week hosted by the court, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Journalism matters. This mom only got a refund after news outlet picked up her hilarious (but costly) story. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/b...

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Permafrost thaw is expected to impose costs of $37 billion to $51 billion to Alaska roads and buildings through the middle of the century, according to a newly published study, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Oregon’s attorney general is joining a lawsuit against federal officials who are withholding hundreds of millions in funding for electric vehicle chargers already approved by Congress, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Teachers in Nevada's largest school district want the right to strike, and they're willing to push a ballot measure to get it if lawmakers won't go along, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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A weeklong celebration of “freedom” is likely coming to Montana schools under a law passed during the 2025 legislative session, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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More new apartments were built in 2024 than in any other year since 1974, but the Trump administration’s tariffs and deportations, plus higher interest rates, could be a wet blanket on the boom, reports @stateline.org via @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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After falling in 2024, marijuana sales in Arizona accelerated their slide in the first quarter of 2025, falling more than 13% over the prior year, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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"The current upheaval in U.S. trade policy creates greater economic uncertainty and elevates the risk of a recession,” a University of Utah report finds, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Thousands of state government and community college employees in Washington want Gov. Bob Ferguson to ensure they receive a pay raise in July like the rest of the state workforce, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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The Alaska Legislature is moving rapidly to pass a bill that would force Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration to disclose reports that could show the state settling oil tax disputes for significantly less than what is owed, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Oregon’s high behavioral health needs outpace the state’s availability to provide services, according to an audit report from the Secretary of State’s Office, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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A heightened federal immigration enforcement presence in Nevada is a tactic to create fear, and Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo should be assuring Nevadans their rights will be protected, the Nevada Immigration Coalition, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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The future of energy will be bolstered by lessons from beavers, enthusiasm from lawmakers, and consultation with tribal nations, experts say at a conference in Montana, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Friday, May 9 is the deadline for Idahoans to request an absentee ballot for the upcoming May 20 local elections in Idaho, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com idahocapitalsun.com/2025/05/08/f...

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The Arizona Legislature won’t be able to sic law enforcement on people who ignore their subpoenas and people who testify at the state Capitol won’t face felony charges if they lie, after Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that GOP lawmakers, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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At a Utah conference, Gov. Spencer Cox and author Sam Quinones mulled how drugs are fueling homelessness and ‘shredding’ communities, and discussed the ravages of addiction and unbridled capitalism, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state’s ban on the sale of gun ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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The official travel report for Alaska's attorney general did not include at least $20,000 that a corporate-funded group spent on a trip for him and his wife, to the Normandy region of France last summer, reports Northern Journal, via @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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State Rep. Courtney Neron, D-Wilsonville, will move to the Oregon Senate after county commissioners tapped her to finish the remainder of Sen. Aaron Woods’ term, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Four years after Nevada lawmakers failed to pass legislation to abolish the death penalty, despite having a Democratic trifecta, a bill this year would extend the time period for carrying out a potential execution, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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A change in wording on reminder postcards from the state have led Montana motorists to believe (incorrectly) that their vehicle license registrations have expired and they are delinquent on paying up, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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A grizzly death attributed to a fatal vehicle strike has triggered an outpouring of rage on social media about people driving too fast, but law enforcement could not determine whether speed was a factor, reports @wyofile.com via @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Arizona legislators have approved a new Turquoise Alert System, which would coordinate alerts for missing Indigenous or endangered persons through the federally authorized Emergency Alert System, report @Azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/eOLjdVQ

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After nearly 40 years on Utah's death row, a judge will soon determine whether convicted killer Ralph Menzies’ dementia is advanced enough to spare him from being executed by firing squad, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Financial aid for low-income Washington students at private four-year colleges will be cut under the state budget plan now on Gov. Bob Ferguson’s desk awaiting his signature, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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The Alaska legislature wants to expand the state business tax to out-of-state companies doing business in Alaska as part of their education funding package, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Oregon fire experts are expecting an even more aggressive and difficult wildfire season this summer but said they are prepared and positioning themselves to respond quickly in light of last year’s staggering burns, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Nevada's only congressional Republican drew rebukes from his Democratic colleagues for his dead-of-night amendment calling for the sale nearly 450,000 acres of public lands in Nevada, report @nevadacurrent and @statesnewsroom

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A bill that saves Montana renters money in unused application fees was signed into law by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Carl Crabtree, a rancher and former member of the Idaho Legislature who was known for his support of students and public schools, died Tuesday following a battle with brain cancer, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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A state supreme court case over a 2022 voter-passed dark money disclosure law could upend the way Arizona courts look at free speech protections, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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Utah's teen vaping rate has dropped sharply, but advocates worry that federal spending and staff cuts could hurt successful anti-tobacco programs, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

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