Politics & Policy
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News
On The Trail: Election 1998
Democrat John Vinich will run against Wyoming Gov. Jim Geringer; Utah hunters create an initiative, Proposition Five, to prevent future anti-hunting laws; in Oregon, Measure 64 would ban clear-cutting on both public and private land.
by Dustin Solberg, Sep 14, 1998 -
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These legislative riders sit low in the saddle
Republicans have attached a barrage of anti-environmental riders to unrelated legislation coming before the Congress, and Democrats seem unsure how to respond.
by Jon Margolis, Aug 31, 1998 -
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New Mexico Greens here to stay
In New Mexico, an energetic Green Party is siphoning votes from the Democratic Party and seeks to give the Republicans a run for their money.
by Jennifer Chergo, Aug 31, 1998 -
Book Reviews
Pat Schroeder: Tougher than Teflon
Recently retired Rep. Pat Schroeder, D-Colo., has written a memoir titled "24 Years of House Work... And the Place is Still a Mess: My Life in Politics."
by Betsy Marston, Aug 17, 1998 -
Related Stories
Democrats struggle to regain a foothold
Retired Democratic congressman Teno Roncalio says the Democratic party needs to redefine itself in Wyoming if it's going to regain any of its historic influence in the state.
by Paul Krza, Jul 06, 1998 -
Feature
Riding the Wyoming 'brand'
Wyoming's brand of insider politics is keeping the state in thrall to extractive industries and out of step with the rest of the West.
by Paul Krza, Jul 06, 1998 -
News
Thirty days left for politics, petulance
In the waning days of Congress, it begins to look as if the controversial Quincy Library Bill will fall victim to a mixture of "politics and petulance."
by Jon Margolis, Jun 08, 1998 -
News
'Meltdown' continues at state agency
The Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality is in turmoil as employees complain and quit the agency, citing "lousy management" and manipulation that favors industry.
by Michelle Nijhuis, May 11, 1998 -
News
The Land and Water Fund waits to be tapped
Although the money in the Land and Water Conservation Trust Fund is usually taken for other purposes, this year Congress has agreed to spend the conservation trust fund for land and water conservation.
by Jon Margolis, Feb 16, 1998 -
News
The scandal culture reaches Bruce Babbitt
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt's tangle with Republicans in Congress who want to have him investigated by a special prosecutor for denying an Indian casino in Wis., is simply another example of the new "culture of scandal" in action.
by Jon Margolis, Feb 02, 1998 -
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A "liberal' court gets some breathing room
Western conservatives in U.S. Senate, trying to destroy 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals because of its "liberalism,' compromise on creating a commission to study the appeals court system.
by Peter Chilson, Jan 19, 1998 -
News
Montana congressman sweetens a buyout
In complicated congressional wheeling and dealing, a bill to save Yellowstone from mining is held up until some pork is provided for Montana Republican Rick Hill to take home.
by Jon Margolis, Nov 24, 1997 -
News
A deal is no longer a deal in Washington
In Washington, D.C., Republicans try to resuscitate bills environmentalists thought they had killed.
by Jon Margolis, Oct 27, 1997 -
Essays
The Mountain West: A Republican Fabrication
The Republican Party controls the West because historically it has created and exploited the mythology of the Interior West to the party's advantage.
by Ed Quillen, Oct 13, 1997 -
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Republican riders toppled
Republicans in Congress give up on extra riders - including some anti-environmental riders - that were bogging down the flood-relief bill.
by Greg Hanscom, Jul 07, 1997






