Matthew Brown

Defense spending shaped local economies in the West — then came the fallout

If Sen. Mike Lee doesn’t win a third term this year it could end a remarkable streak of either a Udall or a Lee in Congress for seven straight decades since the 1950s

The Biden administration has set aside $15 billion for traffic safety enhancements, including automated enforcement such as cameras to catch speeders and red-light runners

The Biden administration has set aside $15 billion for traffic safety enhancements, including automated enforcement such as cameras to catch speeders and red-light runners

Proposals in Arizona and Wyoming to let residents pay taxes in digital money have legal and political hurdles to clear, but proponents believe the efforts are a move toward broader acceptance of cryptocurrency

Proposals in Arizona and Wyoming to let residents pay taxes in digital money have legal and political hurdles to clear, but proponents believe the efforts are a move toward broader acceptance of cryptocurrency

The Biden administration announced this week a $50 billion plan to more than double the use of controlled burns and logging to thin out vegetation that has fueled the growing number of catastrophic wildfires, primarily in the West

Wholesale prices in December indicate inflation may be cooling off, but some economists predict another rough year in 2022

And a group of finance scholars say all is not lost if renters reinvest those savings in other opportunities that can build wealth over the long term.

People embrace false conspiracy theories not because they believe them, but to express their distrust of government decisions affecting their lives, experts say

Governors from Nevada and California say widening the stretch between the Nevada state line and the California agriculture inspection station is temporary. A long-term solution may be high-speed rail.

Both federal and state governments are making changes to expedite the painstaking process of removing offensive names from landmarks across the West.

The law sets aside $350 million to build animal crossings that prevent fatal wildlife-vehicle collisions on roads and highways crisscrossing centuries-old wildlife migration routes.

Reduced refining capacity coupled with increasing demand are some of the reasons fuel prices are so much higher in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Nevada and Arizona than elsewhere in the country

American curiosity to discover the vast expanses of the West, along with political infighting between Utah and Nevada, forced the government’s hand to dictate how and where roads would be built in America.

For more than a century, the retail industry has championed daylight saving time and recent momentum to make it permanent has involved 19 states, including seven in the West

Travel websites and publications hoping to recover pandemic-induced losses are touting their top choices to visit next year. Places in the West made some but not all of the lists

The tension between voter suppression and protecting the vote is playing out across the country in state houses, courtrooms and the voting booth.

President Donald Trump says the NRA will come on board to support expanding background checks to all gun purchases. But research suggests licensing, not just background checks, is the most effective way to address gun violence.

Law professor attends police training and finds in some cases it empowers the worst and disempowers the best