Out West

Tier 1 cities in and around Denver and other large metro areas would be barred from prohibiting duplexes, townhomes and accessory dwelling units in any residential area.

Decades of overfishing, dam building, water diversion, and other human actions have set the Lahontan cutthroat trout up for unrelenting population decline.

The plan would spur residential development and increase the housing stock in the state by encouraging the construction of non-traditional housing types.

All three bills come on the heels of pending lawsuits over a law approved by voters in November 2022 that bans high-capacity magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition.

The announcement comes on the heels of the president's OK for an oil drilling project in Alaska's Western Arctic.

Nearly a month after Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes released documents further disproving claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election, Senate Republicans continue to make such claims in the election committee.

A special Colorado legislative panel held its latest hearing to study the causes and effects of spiking energy costs for utility customers throughout the state.

Lawmakers are trying to close a loophole for data centers and force some of Oregon’s biggest carbon emitters to move to cleaner sources of power.

Over 150 years ago the federal government agreed to provide the Navajo Nation with land to live on, but the justices will decide if it must also provide the tribe with the resources to do so.

The bill, which now goes to the Senate, would end Oregon’s reputation as one of just two states that bans self-service pumps in most settings.