DENVER—After a historic election night that saw public lands champions win key statewide, federal, and county races in Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah, the Center for Western Priorities released the following statement from Executive Director Jennifer Rokala:
“In an election where public lands played a key role in Western races, the results are a strong repudiation of Ryan Zinke's agenda. Incoming governors, senators, representatives, and even county commissioners won their races with promises to stop the Trump administration’s attack on America’s parks and public lands.
“In the House, Congressman Raúl Grijalva has been the most prominent voice holding Secretary Zinke and Deputy Secretary Bernhardt accountable. Now, Grijalva and his colleagues on the House Natural Resources Committee are poised to bring long-overdue oversight and transparency to the Interior Department. For the last two years, the public has been shut out of decisions that affect America’s public lands. We’re hopeful that will change quickly come January.”
In New Mexico, pro-public lands candidates won races for senator, governor, and public lands commissioner. Senator Martin Heinrich sailed to an easy re-election on a campaign that focused heavily on his record as a supporter of conservation and public lands access.
In Nevada, one of the most vehement public lands opponents remaining in the West, Adam Laxalt, lost his bid to become governor. Voters also rejected anti-public lands extremist Ryan Bundy’s bid for governor. Governor-elect Steve Sisolak and Senator-elect Jacky Rosen both ran on pro-public lands platforms.
In Colorado, Jared Polis won the governor’s race with a campaign that explicitly tied his opponent to Ryan Zinke's public lands attacks. Jason Crow unseated incumbent Mike Coffman with a conservation-focused campaign.
In Utah, the San Juan County Commission appears poised to flip to a majority that supports the protection of Bears Ears National Monument as designated by President Obama.
In July, the Center for Western Priorities released our Winning the West 2018 poll, showing the growing influence of the “Outdoor Voting Bloc” in Mountain West swing states. To learn more, visit winningthewest2018.org.
For more information, visit westernpriorities.org. To speak with an expert on public lands, contact Aaron Weiss at 720-279-0019 or aaron@westernpriorities.org. Sign up for Look West to get daily public lands and energy news sent to your inbox.
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The Center for Western Priorities is a conservation policy and advocacy organization focused on land and energy issues across the American West.
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Finally, the news we’ve all been waiting for!
It’s been three long years, but our future is now secured! Thanks to our fans, our racers, our local governments, our partners and tenants. Looking forward to lots of great racing and fun times in the years to come.
You didn’t think we were going to go from November to April without any racing, did you? WinterX is back by popular demand, with five rounds between December 22 and February 23. Get signed up now!
The Utah Motorsports Foundation was formed in March 1999 to assist those people involved in all types of motorsports who require assistance. They have helped countless racers and their families over the years. The Foundation’s funding is derived from private donations, designated funds from the CFC and hard-working fund-raising events. UMC is proud to be hosting the UMF’s 20th Annual Night Out and Benefit Auction on November 17, from 5-9:30pm. A buffet dinner will be provided by Rodizio Grill, and the live auction starts at 7:45 pm. Tickets are $35 in advance/$40 at the door. We hope you’ll join us for an evening of fun to help our less-fortunate racing friends!
The racing season may be over for all intents and purposes, but our friends at Rodizio Grill will be open Friday and Saturday nights every weekend, serving up that amazing Brazilian food. We can’t imagine there’s anyone left who hasn’t tried Rodizio Grill, but if there is, you need to get out here soon. You can thank us later!
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A screen repair on the iPhone Xs Max costs $329, but the reality is that 70 percent of consumers believe that a cracked screen costs less than $150 to repair. This misunderstanding is leading to major unexpected costs and some interesting phone owner habits, according to the latest research from SquareTrade. The company looked at the most common types of damage, common misconceptions phone owners have on costs of out of pocket repairs and the lengths phone owners will go to avoid big ticket repairs.
Thanks to the misconceptions of repair costs, 67 percent of smartphone owners admit they would not repair a damaged smartphone that still worked because the cost to repair damaged smartphones is too high.
SquareTrade will release the full results of their research on November 15. I thought you'd be interested in sharing the stats and helping people make better phone decisions, so I want to see if you’d be interested in an early look at the full results under embargo? Additionally, would you be interested in speaking with a SquareTrade executive to discuss how smartphone owner’s can better protect their devices and reduce repair costs?
Thanks,
Josh
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Joshua Kelly
Assistant Account Executive
Tandem Marketing Communications Inc.
Tel: 540.846.7425
