Out West

A West Valley Republican state senator proudly displays a flag tied to Christian nationalism and other extremist movements on her desk on the floor of the Arizona Senate.

The Oakland A’s are stranded on third base for the time being after the Nevada legislature passed on a bill to provided $380 million in public funding for a new ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip.

Simulcast betting and online account wagering also funds international racetracks in the United Kingdom and Mexico which are not beholden to U.S. animal regulations.

The federal government will not issue new oil and gas or mining leases on federal lands within 10 miles of Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico, the U.S. Interior Department said.

Nevada lobbyists representing the state’s gaming industry asked lawmakers to establish a $100 million fund to support the buildout of a “transformational campus” that offers support to the unhoused or people at risk of homelessness.

A handful of Senate Republicans, in the fifth week of their walkout and facing the looming threat of hundreds of dollars in fines, found their way back to a cramped hearing room in the state Capitol.

Unserialized firearms, also known as ghost guns, are now banned in Colorado under a bill signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis on Friday.

The Grassy Mountain mine, located about 20 miles south of Vale in eastern Oregon, would be the first chemical-process gold mine in the state.

Gov. Katie Hobbs decorated the Ninth Floor balcony with four pride flags. The Democrat, a staunch supporter of LGBTQ rights, vowed in a statement to continue working to ensure equality for all Arizonans.

Groups challenging the federal government’s grazing plan say it relies on flawed assumptions and doesn’t properly consider effects on the land.