http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. 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/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/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/330/16545 The nation may be intrigued by the contest between incumbent Republican Rep. Heather Wilson and New Mexico Attorney General Patricia Madrid, but the New Mexicans who will actually vote in the election seem fairly disinterested. No publisher Laura Paskus Social Security Republican Party Heather Wilson administration Elections U.S. House of Representatives New Mexico politics Tom DeLay Bush Pete Domenici minimum wage election Democratic Party New Mexico attorney general Iraq war issues Patricia Madrid 2010-10-26T22:29:59Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/330/16543 Even Montanans critical of Sen. Conrad Burns admit he’s a genius at bringing home the pork – a fact that may make it harder for his Democratic challenger, Jon Tester, in the November election. No publisher Ray Ring State University pork funding NASA Jon Tester Democratic Party Elections Gary Strobel federal money political scandals Tax Foundation Montana Montana politics Nat Conrad Burns Jerry Calvert Party political appropriations Republican Jack Abramoff The 2010-10-26T22:26:06Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/330/16542 National pundits say the nation’s political parties are moving toward the extremes, but in the West, Republicans – unhappy with some far-right politicians – seem to be heading back to the middle. No publisher Ray Ring Larry Grant moderates Bill Sali Republican Party Jim Elections Bruce Newcomb anti-tax activists politic extremists Club for Growth Micron Nelson Democratic Party anti-abortion candidates minimum wage Mike Simpson right-wing politicians con 2010-10-26T22:23:55Z 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/332/16631 The so-called "character issue" in politics – often defined as voting for the person you’d most like to have a beer with – is absurd for many reasons... No publisher Jon Margolis Marilyn Musgrave Tom Cole character issue voters attack ads Republican Party negative campaigning Carl Forti Elections oppo research political smear campaigns Paccione Committee Democratic Party Republican Congressional Campaign Angie issues 2010-09-24T22:59:33Z 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/wotr/its-time-for-a-ceasefire-on-guns Hal Herring believes that Democrats should give up on gun control, not just for the sake of politics but because it’s the right thing to do. No publisher Hal Herring Assault weapons ban Democratic Party Gun control Second Amendment John McCain Barack Obama 2008 election Republican Party NRA 2010-02-05T08:50:59Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/victory-came-from-the-bottom-up A vast army of determined volunteers were the force behind Obama’s success in Colorado. No publisher Allen Best Voting Democratic Party Political campaigns Barack Obama Election 2008 Allen Best Volunteers 2010-02-05T09:03:45Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/democrats-rise-again-in-the-rockies Rob Saldin looks at the reasons why the Democrats finally succeeded in breaking the Republican chokehold on the West. No publisher Rob Saldin Walt Minnick Democratic Party Western politics John McCain Barack Obama Republican Party Election 2008 Janet Napolitano Brian Schweitzer 2010-02-05T08:50:26Z 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/democrats-borrow-from-madison-avenue Denver offers an iconic Western backdrop and the message that "this is not your father's party." No publisher Ray Ring Democratic Party Western politics 2010-02-05T08:32:09Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/40.15/obamas-western-ace-in-the-hole Jim Messina, who hails from Montana, is the chief of staff for Barack Obama's presidential campaign. No publisher Ray Ring Democratic Party political campaign Max Baucus Barack Obama election 2008 Jim Messina 2010-02-05T09:36:17Z News Article