Agritourism still represents a modest share of Utah’s tourism economy, a $12.7 billion industry. But, according to a new study, it is a significant asset for farmers and rural communities in the state, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the 9.9% tax on household income over $1 million into law earlier this year. Opponents are seeking to overturn it on the November ballot, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

The new Critical Minerals Accelerator Engine in Alaska will receive $15 million in funding for two years and up to $160 million over 10 years, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

"We need to prioritize what we need to fund, and my budget will be prioritizing education and particularly summer investments again because we know it works and we need to do that.” Oregon's governor said, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

At the very, very least, Nevada's governor should have said “thank you” after a police officer let him off on a traffic violation, editor High Jackson says, via @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

“Feedback from this survey is intended to ensure Idahoans have a voice and seat at the table as policy in Washington, D.C., on federal lands is evaluated,” an Idaho congressman said of his public survey, report @idahpcapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

“The Radical Left Dumocrats would like to see this done, but it won’t happen on my watch,” the president wrote in asking ICE to resume traffic stops. “I.C.E., be judicious, fair and smart, and go back and do your very important job,” reports @statesnewsroom.com via @azmirror.com

Tribal leaders are upset that the Trump administration slashed the size of a Utah monument without consulting them, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

A federal move to weaken the Endangered Species Act is “an assault on all of these resources that should belong to all of us,” an environmental attorney says, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

As state lawmakers debate a multibillion-dollar tax break for a major pipeline project this week, a confidential memo and legislative testimony show the break won’t be the last financial request from Alaskans, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

The state’s semiconductor industry, known as the Silicon Forest, has long been at the forefront of Oregon’s economic output, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Criminal reform advocates and civil rights groups had tried over various sessions to get Nevada lawmakers to reform laws that criminalize minor traffic infractions, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

“Your insinuations of criminal violations of the federal election laws are not well taken,” Idaho's election office told federal officials who sent a threatening letter, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

The House bill would not affect Hawaii and Arizona, which do not observe Daylight Savings Time at all. Other states could opt out by abolishing DST before t he law would go into effect, reports @statesnewsroom.com via @azmirror.com

In the face of a tough budget year, Salt Lake City transportation programs that allowed cheaper public transportation and waived parking fees on city streets are terminated, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Officials are refusing to say why the head of an agency that manages Washington state facilities abruptly went on indefinite leave last week, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

The Alaska Democratic Party is challenging a primary candidate's eligibility after he filed a completely blank Public Officer Disclosure Form alongside his candidacy application, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

A lawsuit by 12 Democratic states argues the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery would violate federal antitrust laws, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsoom.com

A surge in immigration enforcement in Nevada has left people afraid to leave their houses to attend church, receive medical care, or go to school, activists told state lawmakers, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Idaho Secretary of State’s Office says organizers did not meet signature-gathering requirements to place a cannabis legalization initiative on November ballot, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

“An agency that acts as though it is above the law cannot be reformed at the margins,” a New York Democrat said after a string of fatal shootings by ICE agents, reports @statesnewsroom.com via @azmirror.com

Trump ordered two federal monuments slashed by about 3 million acres. Utah Republicans applaud the move, while Democrats, conservation groups and tribal leaders vow to fight, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown argues Albertsons dispensed hundreds of millions of opioid pills despite red flags about possible abuse, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Alaska residents who wish to vote in the primary election have less than a week to register, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

An Oregon trial will test whether states can charge companies for recycling costs for the packaging of goods they sell, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

“These allegations raise significant concerns that individuals with disqualifying violent criminal histories may have improperly obtained private investigator licenses," a Nevada lawmaker says in asking for an investigation, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

A prominent vaccine skeptic is retaining his seat on a board that advises Idaho's largest health districts, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Payments to a murky company by a questionable Green Party candidate may have violated Arizona's public campaign funding rules, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

“Extreme heat can be one of the deadliest weather hazards in the United States,” a doctor warns as Utah and the rest of the interior West broil under a summer heatwave, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Washington's Blake Island Marine State Park shimmers tantalizingly close – as the crow flies – to millions of people living around Puget Sound. But it is out of reach to all but the few who own private boats, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

A new Alaska law expands eligibility that will allow earlier interventions for infants and children, but providers say more funding is needed to provide those critical services, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

The executive director of Oregon's Government Ethics Commission is herself now the subject of an ethics complaint, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

“This is one of the most diverse states, truly representative of where I think not only America is going but where America is today,” California's governor said of Nevada as he stumped for Democratic candidates, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Despite improvements in some areas, Idaho's Snake River remains under many environmental threats that will require vigilance, a new study finds, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

The ACLU is seeking to block an Arizona law that would empower local police officers and state judges to arrest and deport people who cross the state’s southern border without authorization, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

A Utah judge will likely decide in September whether to order a trial for a man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com buff.ly/cPMkPEy

“To protect the integrity of the investigation, we will not comment on the specifics of the investigation until it is complete," a state spokeswoman says of prolonged probe of Washington's wildlife commission, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Through Friday morning, the governor had vetoed 29 of the 115 bills passed by the 34th Alaska Legislature. The previous record, 25 vetoes, was set 30 years ago, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

From zero registered devices in 2013 to hundreds in the skies today, Oregon public agencies say drones save money and keep staff safe, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

One in five Nevadans are immigrants. GOP candidates have had little to say about birthright citizenship even though the party opposes it in its formal platform, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

To prove someone’s biological sex, Idaho law enforcement officials see DNA tests as unpractical and inspecting people’s naked bodies as unlikely, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

“The threats facing our democracy are not theoretical,” an organizer training Arizona election observers said, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

With a different financial policy from what Utah has currently, ratepayers could have saved $21.6 million between 2020 and 2024, a new study finds, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Washington’s new benefit extending unemployment to striking union workers took effect Jan. 1. Since then, the state Employment Security Department has made payments to 138 people, report @washingtonstatestandard.com and @statesnewsroom.com

An ice-dammed lake known as Suicide Basin fills annually with glacial melt that eventually bursts and releases billions of gallons of flood water, threatening parts of Juneau every summer, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com

A "perfect storm" of decimated pear crops, rising labor and fuel costs, fewer workers and farmworker housing rules is too much, growers recently told Oregon officials, report @oregoncapitalchronicle.com and @statesnewsroom.com

“Today we’re generating significant tobacco revenue but investing very little back into helping people quit or preventing youth from starting,” an activist says in calling for changes in how Nevada spends tobacco taxes, report @nevadacurrent.com and @statesnewsroom.com

“It’s an ecosystem of support for Idaho families,” an organizer says of a new public-private coalition of groups trying to help families facing financial struggles, report @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com

“Intent of that kind is not observable,” a federal judge said in striking down an Arizona rule banning clothing "intended to deter, intimidate, or harass voters” at the polls, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

"They deserve to know what happened to Charlie,” a lawyer for Charlie Kirk's family said in asking a Utah judge to reveal more evidence presented in a preliminary hearing for the man accused of killing the conservative activist, report @utahnewsdispatch.com and @statesnewsroom.com