Valerie Richardson

House panel shows support for Elizabeth Warren-backed bill, clears path for tribal casino

A Massachusetts tribe received a warm welcome Tuesday at a House subcommittee hearing on a bill with implications for a $1 billion casino resort, an embattled Malaysian investment firm, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren's potential 2020 presidential bid.

July 24, 2018

Outdoor recreation industry pushes anti-Trump stances

That left-of-center political bent may come as a surprise to hunters, ranchers and anglers who wore their North Face fleece jackets to cast ballots for President Trump, but not to others who have watched the $887 billion outdoor-recreation business hike its progressive activism since he took office.

July 23, 2018

Baltimore joins liberal cities seeking compensation from oil industry for climate change

Baltimore officials have moved forward with a lawsuit seeking to hold the oil industry financially responsible for climate change, a day after a judge threw out a similar claim filed by New York City.

July 20, 2018

FTC Operation Donate with Honor targets phony veterans charities

Fed up with charitable scams that exploit public sympathy for veterans, the Federal Trade Commission struck back Thursday by unveiling Operation Donate with Honor, a sweeping campaign aimed at exposing scammers who tug at donors' heartstrings with false promises of helping military personnel.

July 19, 2018

New York City lawsuit blaming oil companies for climate change tossed

A federal judge on Thursday threw out New York City's lawsuit against five of the world's largest oil companies, dealing another setback to liberal jurisdictions seeking to hold the petroleum industry financially responsible for global warming.

July 19, 2018

Colorado environmentalists fume over Starbucks mug featuring drilling rig

Less than two weeks after putting the kibosh on plastic straws, Starbucks has run afoul of the environmental movement with a newly released mug showcasing Colorado's oil-and-gas industry.

July 19, 2018

Elizabeth Warren bill backing Masphee Wampanoag tribe casino irks Brockton, Massachusetts

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's bill to clear the way for a $1 billion tribal gaming resort is meeting with resistance not only from locals who don't want a casino, but also from a struggling Massachusetts city that does.

July 18, 2018

California Supreme Court blocks measure to divide state in three from ballot

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked an initiative to split the state into three amid questions about whether the measure violates the state constitution.

July 18, 2018

Stop Oregon Sanctuaries anti-sanctuary initiative qualifies for November ballot

An Oregon anti-sanctuary initiative has qualified for the November ballot, raising the real possibility that one of the nation's bluest states could become the first to repeal sanctuary status for illegal immigrants.

July 17, 2018

Portland art gallery removes image of President Trump with bloody knife at throat after outcry

An art gallery in Oregon, has removed a graphic window illustration of President Trump being threatened with a bloody knife at his throat after an angry outcry.

July 17, 2018

Plastic straw bans won’t save oceans, alarm disabled people

The rush to clean up the oceans by deep-sixing plastic straws is swelling as big corporate fish like Starbucks jump aboard, even as skepticism builds over whether the campaign is more trouble than it's worth.

July 12, 2018

Stop Oregon Sanctuaries, Fight Sanctuary State aim to bypass liberal Oregon, California legislatures

The Stop Oregon Sanctuaries campaign submitted roughly 110,000 signatures last week to qualify an anti-sanctuary measure for the November ballot, more than the 88,000 required, stunning liberal activists and laying the groundwork for a landmark ballot battle.

July 11, 2018

Judge throws Green Party off Montana ballot in boost for Jon Tester

Democrats could breathe more easily Tuesday after a judge ordered the Montana Green Party to be removed from the November ballot, upending a threat from the left to Sen. Jon Tester's critical re-election bid.

July 10, 2018

Donald Trump pardons Dwight Hammond and Steven Hammond, Oregon cattle ranchers in land dispute

President Trump drew cheers Tuesday in the rural West by pardoning the Hammonds -- father and son ranchers who became symbols of the Obama administration's tight-fisted control of public lands and inspired the Bundy-led Oregon occupation.

July 10, 2018

Kamala Harris: ‘Eight immigrants’ signed Declaration of Independence

Sen. Kamala Harris, California Democrat, ignited fireworks on social media by stating in a Fourth of July tweet that the Declaration of Independence was signed by "eight immigrants."

July 4, 2018

California separatists to declare independence on July 4: ‘Stand up against American occupation’

While other Americans celebrate the holiday with picnics and parades, California secessionists are taking Independence Day literally.

July 3, 2018

National Education Association gives Colin Kaepernick its ‘highest honor’

He may never hoist the Lombardi Trophy, but Colin Kaepernick has amassed no shortage of awards from left-leaning groups, most recently the National Education Association.

July 3, 2018

Young Americans for Liberty notches free-speech win at Berkeley over club recognition

When students applied last year to start a Young Americans for Liberty chapter at the University of California Berkeley, they were told the organization was "too similar to Cal Libertarians."

July 3, 2018

Rhode Island sues oil industry over climate change

Rhode Island filed a landmark climate lawsuit Monday against the world's largest petroleum companies, making the state the first to seek damages to cover what is says are costs of global warming in what had previously been a legal fight waged exclusively by liberal localities.

July 2, 2018

Abolish ICE calls expose Democrats ideological split

Democrats have found themselves at odds over whether to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the latest rift between the party's liberal and leftist wings.

July 1, 2018