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As rider numbers climb, Nevada transit commission considers cutbacks The number of passengers on the Regional Transportation Commission's Intercity route between Carson City and Reno has increased by 33 percent since March of last year, but officials of the Nevada commission said high operating costs may force them to make some cuts in service. Reno Gazette-Journal; May 13 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Tribes
Montana city rebuffed Crow Tribe's offer to buy vacant jail On Monday, a Crow tribal official said the tribe is no longer interested in working with Hardin to take the Montana city's $27-million, 464-bed vacant jail off the city's hands. Billings Gazette; May 13 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
USFS officials roll out weed plan for Idaho, Montana forests Spotted knapweed is the most pervasive non-native species that have made their way into the Bitterroot and Lolo national forests in Montana and the Clearwater and Nez Perce forests in Idaho, and U.S. Forest Service officials have released a draft environmental assessment of attack options on knapweed and 12 other non-native invasive weeds. Ravalli Republic; May 13 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Report: 16 wolves in Wyoming have been killed since March 28 All 16 of the wolves that have been killed in Wyoming since federal endangered species protections were removed from the species on March 28 were killed in an area of the state where wolves are classified as predators and can be killed at any time, but kills are required to be reported to state game officials within 10 days. Jackson Hole News & Guide; May 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho outfitters say Army Corps of Engineers' work harmed bull trout Idaho requested the Army Corps of Engineers do an emergency flood-control project to pull woody debris deposited during a flash flood in 2006 from Lightning Creek, but two local outfitters said the work done damaged important bull trout habitat, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials are questioning the project as well. Spokane Spokesman Review; May 13 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Haze of unknown origin blankets Las Vegas Valley Clark County meteorologists and National Weather Service personnel said they had no idea what caused the haze that covered the Las Vegas Valley on Monday, obscuring the Nevada city's view of the nearby Spring Mountains. Las Vegas Review-Journal; May 13 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
Outgoing N.M. senator endorses former aide in congressional run U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, who is retiring at the end of his sixth term, endorsed his former aide Marco Gonzales in the contested Republican primary in New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District, but so far the senator has declined to endorse either of the Republican candidates vying for his U.S. Senate seat. Santa Fe New Mexican; May 13 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Former President Clinton plans more Montana appearances Former President Bill Clinton will be in Montana today and tomorrow to campaign for his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, who is seeking the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Missoulian; May 13 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana Republican candidates for U.S. Senate talk health care There are five Montana Republicans vying for the opportunity to challenge Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Max Baucus this fall, and four of those five support a health-care plan that would encourage more Americans to buy their own health-care insurance. Another in a series. Billings Gazette; May 13 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho Democratic superdelegate says he supports Obama Four of the five Democratic superdelegates in Idaho have now said they support Sen. Barack Obama as the party's presidential nominee; a fifth superdelegate will be selected during the state party's convention in mid-June. Idaho Statesman; May 13 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado Democratic Party picks first 22 convention delegates The Colorado Democratic Party confirmed that 22 convention delegates from four congressional districts were selected over the past weekend, and that the remaining 33 delegates to the party's national convention in August in Denver would be selected by this next weekend. Denver Post; May 13 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Pastor announces he'll challenge Arizona incumbent Rep. Raul Grijalva Republican minister Gene Chewning says he'll dispel the concept that he's the Republican Party's biennial sacrifice in the race for Arizona's 7th Congressional District by defeating the incumbent, three-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva. Tucson Citizen; May 13 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislature
Montana lawmakers continue their work on global-warming issues The legislative Environmental Quality Council is working on about a dozen areas of concern relating to climate change, including recycling, promotion of local foods and energy-efficiency measures; not on the list are expansion of state-funded public transportation, efforts to reduce carbon emissions and standards for vehicle and ATV emissions. Billings Gazette (AP); May 13 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story GOP legislators blast Arizona governor's deal with homebuilders Some Arizona Republican lawmakers took issue with Gov. Janet Napolitano's deal with home builders that would exempt residential developers from sharing the cost of a proposed transportation initiative in exchange for a $100,000 boost from homebuilders for the signature-gathering campaign to get the $42.6-billion initiative on November's ballot. Arizona Republic; May 13 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislation pushes renewable-energy options in Arizona If a trio of bills make it through the Arizona Legislature this session, the state will have a renewable-energy policy that extends tax incentives for renewable energy projects from the current sunset date of 2011 to 2040 and drops the tax rate for renewable energy equipment; a third bill contains a range of energy-saving measures. Arizona Republic; May 13 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Arizona lawmakers court governor's veto on emissions legislation Arizona lawmakers passed legislation on Monday that overturned vehicle-emission standards put in place by the state Department of Environmental Quality, a measure Gov. Janet Napolitano has hinted that she will veto. Arizona Daily Sun; May 13 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
N.M., Virgin Galactic say all systems go on commercial spaceport New Mexico's effort to build the world's first commercial spaceport is on track to be up and running by 2010, and Virgin Galactic, the spaceport's primary tenant, said it has 275 passengers who already paid for and booked seats on Virgin Galactic's White Knight Two and SpaceShipTwo, which have yet to be certified as space-worthy. Washington Post; May 10 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story B.C. promotes higher buildings built out of wood In order to improve markets for British Columbia's lumber industry, Victoria officials are supporting a plan that would allow wood-framed buildings to be built six storeys high. Vancouver Sun; May 13 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Housing prices down, sales up in Idaho counties The housing market in Ada and Canyon counties in Idaho again posted an increase in sales in April, and the number of pending sales is up as well, but inventory numbers are still high, foreclosures are increasing and housing prices are slipping. Idaho Statesman; May 13 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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