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The former Salt Lake City police chief calls a state audit that faults his leadership a "political attack," reports @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

As floodwaters swelled around Washington, threatening low-lying communities along rivers, Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a statewide emergency declaration on Wednesday, report @washingtonstatestadard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Lacking the usual amount of data to guide them, federal fishery managers relied on last year’s reports to set the coming year’s harvests for the nation’s top-volume commercial fish species: Alaska pollock, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

The hydrogen blending and renewable natural gas project by Oregon's largest gas utility, in partnership with Tyson and Modern Hydrogen, are facing layoffs and factory closures, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Last year there were nearly 41,000 referrals to the child protective services throughout the state, according to the Nevada Department of Family and Child Services, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

A public lands advocacy group sued the Trump administration in federal court Wednesday over the inclusion of President Donald Trump’s face on the forthcoming National Park annual pass, reports @statesnewsroom.com via @dailymontanan.com

An Idaho task force is preparing legislative recommendations to reform child custody laws, including more equal custody and considering a child's wishes, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

The Arizona Court of Appeals has ismissed a legal challenge to the state’s 2023 Election Procedures Manual that had been brought by the Republican, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Utah lawmakers are using a special session to repeal a bill they passed earlier this year that limits collective bargaining rights of public employee unions, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Pete Serrano’s time as a federal prosecutor in eastern Washington ended Tuesday, but his tenure with the U.S. Department of Justice may not be over, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Rising utility prices are increasingly drawing scrutiny from state regulators and lawmakers nationwide, reports @stateline.org via @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

After letting funding lapse for nearly two years, Congress voted to renew crucial federal funding that rural counties and schools have counted on for a quarter century, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

The U.S. Department of Education announced a proposed agreement Tuesday that would permanently axe an income-driven student loan repayment plan in which more than 7 million student loan borrowers are enrolled, reports @statesnewsroom.com via @nevadacurrent.com

A Montana judge struck down a law passed in 2023 that created an education savings account for students with disabilities who wanted to utilize the program, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Idaho protects more than $291 million of unclaimed property and funds like forgotten bank accounts, rebates, insurance payouts and refunds. Here's how to see if some of it is yours, via @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

The Trump administration is defending its fast-track deportation policy, saying immigrants who have been in the country for less than two years without legal authorization are not guaranteed due process, reports @statesnewsroom.com via @azmirror,com

Protestors packed the Utah capitol as lawmakers assembled to find a way to overturn a court ordered redistricting plan that opens the door to a Democratic congressional district, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

TransAlta Corporation has signed an agreement with Puget Sound Energy to switch the last coal-fired power station in Washington state to natural gas, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Alaska Senators are speaking critically about a proposed new ferry terminal in Juneau, questioning why the project would be worth its multimillion-dollar cost, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Oregon’s longest-serving state representative likely broke state ethics laws when he tried to secure a $66,000 raise, the state’s government ethics watchdog says, but investigators need more time to gather information, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

The head of the Las Vegas Realtors is refusing to resign despite a vote of no confidence from his board of directors, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Consumer advocates are decrying NorthWestern Energy's plan to finance operations at its coal-fired power plant in Montana, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

National Democrats are looking to spend big next year to win legislative seats across the nation, and flipping control of the Arizona Legislature will once again be a top priority, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Idaho U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher says he is convening meetings statewide to explore transferring management and ownership of the Gem State’s vast federal public lands to state and local governments, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Chanting “Immigrants are welcome here!” about 40 people gathered outside the ICE office in Salt Lake City, protesting the arrests of Utahns who went there for routine appointments and left in the custody of immigration agents, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Washington state Sen. Rebecca Saldaña said Monday she would run for an open seat on the King County Council and forgo reelection to the state Senate, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Republican officials in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough have proposed a field of six conservative Alaskans for two vacant seats in the Alaska House of Representatives, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Oregon joined other western states in urging residents to reject the CDC's new advice to delay vaccinating newborns against Hepatitis B, report @orgoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Amid economic uncertainty, the panel charged with estimating Nevada state government revenues kept projections modest earlier this year. It appears their caution was warranted, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Montana officials are trying to ease delays and bureaucratic hangups that slow road construction that involves relocating utility lines, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Advanced practice nurses, hospital associations and other health groups say a new federal student loan rule will make it unaffordable for many nurses to advance their careers, reports @stateline.org via @idahocapitalsun and @statesnewsroom.com

A Manhattan federal judge granted an order Tuesday to unseal grand jury records in the case of Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, reports @statesnewsroom.com via @azmirror.com buff.ly/8yfkw56

Utah's governor has called lawmakers back to a special session to continue an ongoing redistricting battle and to repeal an unpopular restriction on public employee unions, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Washington state mistakenly issued nearly 700 licenses to drive trucks and buses to noncitizens who don’t qualify over the past seven years, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

The state of Alaska has settled lawsuits against Juul and Altria, two nicotine vapor manufacturers, for a combined $7.8 million, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is calling on Oregon’s business community to support her plan to create more jobs and streamline the permitting process, as the state battles lagging economic growth, report @oregoncapitalchronicle and @statesnewsroom.com

Despite Trump administration cuts, the University of Nevada, Reno says the local food systems built with Biden administration support before funding was stripped away are here to stay, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

A hard-right Christian legal advocacy organization is moving shop from Laurel to Helena, with the Montana Family Foundation announcing its plans to build the Montana Center for Christian Policy blocks from the capitol, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

An influential conservative think tank is urging the Idaho Legislature to cut Medicaid expansion, public school funding and other programs to balance the state budget, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Several Arizona Republicans have distanced themselves from an event hosted by a group with white nationalist connections, saying they didn't know their names were being used to promote the event, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/V4K7ESI

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Utah lawyers say they are beginning to see their clients arrested during routine visits by immigrants to ICE offices, a practice that has been more common in other states, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Washington lawmakers want to follow California in banning law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings, in response to immigration raids where federal agents wore masks, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s child support system has first priority when a foreclosed property is sold to pay multiple debts, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

The top local prosecutor in the Portland area is cautioning against “unreasonable expectations” for his ability to charge federal agents using Oregon law, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

An abrupt change to federal funding requirements by the Trump Administration could put nearly 1,000 formerly homeless individuals in Nevada at risk of losing their permanent housing, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

The Montana Environmental Quality Council is requesting federal funding for projects aimed at extracting rare earth and critical minerals from legacy mining sites in the state, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Unless Congress extends tax credits that deeply subsidize health insurance costs, Idahoans’ average premiums are expected to double on the exchange next year, Open enrollment is open until Dec. 15, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Arizona’s U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva was involved in a clash with federal agents during a protest of immigration raids in west Tucson Friday, during which she claims she was hit with pepper spray, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com