Utah State Capitol Buildings with the Wasatch Mountains in the background
Utah Legislature passes bill to expand Utah Supreme Court, add 5 more lower court judges
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States reeling from winter storm encounter a smaller FEMA
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Colorado prisons get funding for more beds that legislative committee initially denied
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Colorado’s Xcel Energy defends December power shutoffs in legislative hearing
Map of the state of Oklahoma, showing portions of surrounding states
Rhetoric heats up in the Oklahoma Senate following accusations of drunken lawmakers
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Colorado Senate panel OKs legislation on vaccines
Train cars loaded with coal stretching into the distance with trees on both sides.
Environmental groups, AG Weiser challenge Trump order to keep Colorado coal plant open
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New Mexico legislator wants another $50M spent on uranium mine cleanup
Cattle in a feedlot barn eating. One looks toward the camera.
South Dakota lawmakers take another look at CAFO fees
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Politics: 2026Talks - January 30, 2026
Front page of a newspaper with a headline reading "Politics" next to a pair of glasses.
Politics: 2026Talks - January 29, 2026
View of the Colorado state capitol building in the early autumn
Colorado Senate committee considers expanding gun control
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Politics: 2026Talks - January 28, 2026
Front page of a newspaper with a headline reading "Politics" next to a pair of glasses.
Politics: 2026Talks - January 27, 2026
Illustration of a person on a road with diverging paths. Two signs are on the horizon. On the left is a sign with an arrow pointing left reading "gun rights." On the right is a sign with an arrow pointing right reading "gun control."
Colorado legislators to debate update to gun control law
Map of the state of Oklahoma, showing portions of surrounding states
Bill seeks to reduce guardrails on Oklahoma alligator ownership, breeding
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Deadly shooting in Minneapolis could lead to partial government shutdown over ICE funding
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Big Oil pushing back on state climate 'superfund' laws