Topic: Butch Otter
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States' bottom line improves, but can the good news last?
States' 2011 budgets are heading in the right direction as tax revenue increases, new indicators report. But with federal support waning and local demand on programs like Medicaid up, will the good news last?
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Republicans fear 'war on the West' in new wild lands protection
Western Republican lawmakers and governors object to Obama administration plans to consider whether millions of acres of federal land in the West should be protected as 'wild lands.'
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The gray wolf heads back to court
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Some states may shun stimulus funds
At least six governors have said they may refuse money, but will they face a backlash?
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Delisting of wolves raises hackles
With wolves’ numbers rising, federal government – and many in West – want to take them off endangered species list. Environmentalists warn that it’s too soon.
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