Out West

Proposition 121, a ballot measure backed by the right-wing Independence Institute, would reduce Colorado’s statutory income tax rate from 4.55% to 4.4%, reducing state tax collections by more than $400 million annually.

When the Idaho Supreme Court convenes on Thursday to hear oral arguments on the merits of three Idaho abortion laws, the state’s trigger ban prohibiting nearly all abortions will have been in effect for exactly six weeks.

A Lincoln City company that builds electric vehicle charging stations defrauded the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality out of $2 million in carbon credits, according to the agency.

Friday wasn't Todd Devany's first encounter with the law. He was arrested in Missoula three days earlier for misdemeanor criminal mischief and assault with a weapon, and assault on a peace officer earlier in September.

The Missoula Police Department responded to reports of a disturbance and a weapon threat at the Veterans Affairs clinic Thursday afternoon, and one person was taken into custody.

Camalot Todd (Nevada Current) Nevadans will vote on codifying equal rights in the state constitution this November through Question 1, which will guarantee that people can not be discriminated against based on “race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, ancestry, or national origin.” ...

At a cost of nearly $500,000 to Oregon, the state will guarantee coverage for children under 6 and provide housing and food support as part of the Oregon Health Plan.

As the West Coast endures soaring gas prices yet again, some experts believe the pattern of long spikes and short dips is here to stay.

Nevadans this November will have the opportunity to establish a $12 per hour minimum wage for almost all employees in the state.

New Mexico’s Attorney General is now part of a 20-state coalition seeking to protect people living in Texas who must travel out of state for abortion services.