http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/302/15648 California Republican Rep. Richard Pombo made his mark blasting the Endangered Species Act, but now, he says, he’s learning to compromise on environmental issues No publisher Matt Weiser Congress Richard Pombo House Resources Committee Endangered Species Act Republican Party environmental laws National Environmental Protection Act conservative movement property rights wise use movement Joseph Farah Chuck Cushman American Land Rights Ass 2012-04-17T21:41:14Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/40.19/why-we-all-need-the-democrats-to-abandon-gun Hal Herring believes that Democrats should give up on gun control –– in order to win in the West and because it’s the right thing to do. No publisher Hal Herring 2008 election Democratic Party Gun control Second Amendment John McCain Barack Obama Assault weapons ban Republican Party NRA 2010-02-05T09:26:56Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/why-the-republicans-failed-nov.-4 A couple of years ago, there was talk of a permanent GOP majority. But now the party is facing a serious decline in power. No publisher John Baden Republican Party Election John McCain 2010-02-05T08:32:10Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/327/16450 If outgoing Interior Secretary Gale Norton didn’t receive a push out the door, she certainly deserved one after her involvement in the sleazy Jack Abramoff scandal No publisher Jon Margolis Native Americans Gambling Appointed Officials Gale Norton Interior Department Jack Abramoff U.S. Cabinet Paul O’Neill John Snow Treasury Department George W. Bush political scandals political corruption Colin Powell John McCain Senate Indian Affairs Committee Republican Party Bush White 2011-11-21T23:46:45Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/365/17554 For better and for worse, the West of today was created by Abraham Lincoln and the early Republican Party. No publisher Ed Quillen Abraham Lincoln frontier Republican Party slavery Western history Western expansion America 19th century History 2010-12-17T00:32:17Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.20/western-elections-wrap-up High Country News examines the results of what everyone agrees was a "very weird election." No publisher Jonathan Thompson Navajo Nation politics campaign spending Republican Party Election 2010 Sarah Palin midterm election results Ben Shelly Sharron Angle Lynda Lovejoy Democratic Party Western state legislatures 2010 Western ballot measures Tea Party Russell Pearce Harry Reid 2010-11-23T22:16:15Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/283/15020 In Utah, Democrat Scott Matheson Jr. is duking it out with Republican Jon Huntsman Jr. for the governor’s seat No publisher Joshua Zaffos Elections Utah governor’s race elections Scott Matheson Jr. Jon Huntsman Jr. Republican Party Democratic Party Olene Walker Jim Hansen George W. Bush 2010-02-05T09:21:18Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/329/16529 Worried about falling poll numbers, some Republicans, led by Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, are resisting some of the Bush administration’s more far-reaching attacks on environmental protection No publisher Jon Margolis Elections Congress Republican Party Democratic Party 109th Congress Endangered Species Act offshore drilling National Environmental Policy Act George W. Bush Bush environmental policy Roadless Area Protection Rule Bill Clinton David Alberswerth The Wilderness Soc 2011-11-30T19:13:28Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/284/15058 George W. Bush has refused to govern from the center, and with the Republicans in charge of the government, a mandate from the voters doesn’t matter No publisher Jon Margolis Elected Officials George W. Bush 2000 election John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter Bush environmental policy John F. Kerry media Congress Republican Party Democratic Party partisan politics 2010-02-05T09:21:31Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/selling-whats-priceless-is-the-nuttiest-idea-of-all Some Western legislators want to sell off our public lands -- an idea that is not only impractical, but contrary to the desires of most Westerners. No publisher Jeff Welsch Cliff Stearns land Denny Rehberg national parks Republican Party BLM Utah Legislature Forest Service Public lands states’ rights Tea Party Sagebrush Rebellion federally owned lands 2012-05-10T19:46:54Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.9/secretly-funded-montana-sportsmen-dive-into-political-fray The group Montana Hunters and Anglers Action is wielding its cash to help pro-conservation candidates win elections. No publisher Gabriel Furshong sportsmen's groups campaign spending onservation groups Montana Hunters and Anglers habitat loss Roy Brown Jon Tester Republican Party Montana stream access Dennis Rehberg political advertising Bull Moose Sportsmen election 2012 Democratic Party Michael Bennet wildlife preservation Kendall Van Dyk Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Land Tawney 501(c)(4) nonprofits 2012-05-30T17:55:42Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/republicans-face-an-uncertain-battle-for-governor Democratic Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's decision to run for governor of Colorado may throw a spanner into Republican plans to re-take the West. No publisher Allen Best Colorado governor race Republican Party Western politics Bill Ritter John Hickenlooper Democratic Party Scott McInnis 2010-03-02T15:12:56Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/40.16/mccain-t.r.-or-w John McCain likes to compare himself to Teddy Roosevelt, but his conservation record is closer to that of a less-popular Republican: George W. Bush. No publisher John Dougherty Grand Canyon Federal land swaps Republican Party John McCain George W. Bush Theodore Roosevelt Environmental issues Conservation movement 2010-02-05T09:32:03Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.18/lynch-mob-politics It's not the Old West -- it's our guide to this year's Western elections. No publisher Jonathan Thompson Democratic Party Western politics Robert Redford Republican Party Jim Messina Tea Party Election 2010 2010-10-20T17:41:44Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/310/15917 Light rail has become unexpectedly popular in deeply conservative Salt Lake City, Utah No publisher Allen Best Land Use And Planning Transportation Light rail University of Utah Salt Lake City Calgary Alberta Trax John Inglish Utah Transit Authority Mormon church Norm Chambers parking traffic South Jordan West Jordan Republican Party Jon Barrett Idaho Growth Smart Phoenix Las Vegas 2010-02-05T08:31:48Z News Article