When the rule was first enacted in 2001, the government held hundreds of public hearings that took nearly two years

At the beginning of this year’s election cycle, Hurd appeared to be cruising toward an easy reelection. But as President Trump’s approval ratings have cratered nationally in recent months, suddenly the 3rd Congressional District is back on the map.

So instead of Santa hand-delivering stockings of coal along with his team of reindeer, it's NTEC — or the Navajo Transitional Energy Company — with its diesel-powered trucks trekking across the sprawling 27,000-square-mile reservation.

There were early signs that this fire season could be a big one, especially the record-low snowpack last winter. In Teton County — near the Grand Targhee Resort — that spurred interest in a novel effort: raising money to help hire a local wildfire mitigation coordinator.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has joined a lawsuit opposing new rules on mail-in balloting.