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Mountain States & Southwest People: April 2026

Updates about construction professionals in the Mountain States & Southwest region.

Op-Ed: State policies matter for taxpayers and the business climate

I start each workday by reviewing the latest economic and government reports for Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming. It doesn’t take long to see a trend. Those states that pri...

Trump’s Forest Service Upheaval Sows Confusion and Concern

This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On March 31, the US Forest Service announced plans to mov...

As drought worsens, Western states brace for wildfires, water shortages

WASHINGTON (Stateline) — From the Rockies to the Cascades to the Sierra Nevada, mountainsides across the West are sparsely covered by the snow that usually blankets the high countr...

Colorado River impasse: Lower Basin states including Nevada issue new plan

A group of states that includes Nevada announced a proposal for a short-term fix in a long-running impasse over Colorado River water in the West.

U.S. Forest Service headquarters will move from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, Utah

Almost 90% of  U.S. Forest System land is inthe West. (Western Ag Network photo) The U.S. Forest Service headquarters will move from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, Utah, as p...

SurvivalBlog’s American Redoubt Media of the Week

This weekly column features media from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more common...

Record low Colorado mountain snow won't bode well for water in the drought-stricken U.S. West

Hydrologist Maureen Gutsch trudged through the mud and slush to confirm a grim picture: Colorado just had its worst snowpack since statewide recordkeeping began in 1941.

States seek a ‘marriage counselor’ in Colorado River brawl. Are they too late?

Any mediation must happen fast as the Trump administration closes in on a deal in the absence of state consensus.

Trump plans to move Forest Service HQ from DC to Utah and shutter research sites

President Donald Trump’s administration will move the U.S. Forest Service headquarters out of the nation’s capital to Salt Lake City as part of an organizational overhaul that invo...

US Forest Service to move headquarters from Washington DC to Salt Lake City

Announcement part of controversial shakeup described by critics as administration attack on ‘science and scientists’The Trump administration will move the US Forest Service headqua...

Demands on Region's Infrastructure Boost Project Starts

Population growth, climate and the sheer size of the region drive development in the Mountain States and Southwest.

New Mexico Broadband Office Likely to Downsize After BEAD

Colorado and Texas officials said their broadband offices would focus on other programs with current staff.

A freakishly dry spring is literally changing the landscape in Colorado

Montana Hurries To Adopt Trump’s Medicaid Work Rules Amid Budget Woes

The state is ramping up to implement the federal work requirements six months ahead of the deadline. But Montana is one of several states already struggling to pay for health servi...

Federal official tells Idaho lawmakers there’s ‘no leeway’ in awarding rural health funds

BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — A federal official overseeing a major rural health grant approved by Congress last summer emphasized to Idaho lawmakers that time was of the essence thi...

Daily Signal Expands to California With New State Bureau

The Daily Signal is expanding its state-level reporting with the launch of a new California bureau, adding a team of journalists dedicated to original reporting,... Read More The p...

From the Newsroom: Columbian staffers discuss our work across U.S.

From coast to coast, staffers of The Columbian are visiting other communities to share their experiences in modern journalism, to learn about what other independent newsrooms are d...

Montana sheriff’s office trains with horses for mounted patrol unit

KALISPELL, Montana (KECI) — The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office is keeping up with a longstanding tradition by adding some new four-legged partners, the mounted patrol unit. Offic...

West Region News May 2026

West Region News May 2026 jkrieg@afsc.org Thu, 04/30/2026 - 16:28 Featured Image Image...

Idaho Returns To America's Top Spot!

With a surge of newcomers, Idaho's hidden gems are shining brighter than ever. One mountain resort is really feeling the boost from this migration. Continue reading…

BLM lease sales in three states generate $65 million, signal stronger onshore drilling outlook

(World Oil) – U.S. Bureau of Land Management lease sales across Colorado, Nevada and Utah generated $64.8 million in total […]

Record low Colorado mountain snow won't bode well for water in the drought-stricken US West

Hydrologist Maureen Gutsch trudged through the mud and slush to confirm a grim picture: Colorado just had its worst snowpack since statewide record keeping began in 1941.

Data center battles started in the states. Now it’s Congress under siege

WASHINGTON — Higher electric rates? Massive data centers looming over neighborhoods? Ugly political fights over what to do about them? The future of data centers and their huge app...