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Valerie Richardson

Valerie Richardson

Valerie Richardson covers politics and the West from Denver. She can be reached at vrichardson@washingtontimes.com.

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A group of parents protested a hybrid reopening plan this week in Farmington, Utah. They said the district should open schools to their children five days a week. Many parents worry about keeping their children home any longer as the COVID-19 risks change. (Associated Press)

Parents fight teachers to reopen schools

Some parents are fighting back as teachers unions push to keep classrooms closed, arguing that the school reopenings are being hijacked by an agenda that appears to be more about political gamesmanship than the science behind the coronavirus. Published August 6, 2020

FILE - In this October 2016 file photo, construction continues on the Dakota Access pipeline. A federal appeals court on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, reversed a judge’s order that shut down the Dakota Access pipeline pending a full environmental review. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sided with pipeline owner Energy Transfer to keep the oil flowing, saying a lower-court judge “did not make the findings necessary for injunctive relief.” (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)

Court rules Dakota Access Pipeline won’t have to be drained

A federal court ruled Wednesday that the Dakota Access Pipeline won't have to be drained of oil, as a lower court had ordered, but the three-year-old pipeline may still have to undertake an environmental review to stay in operation. Published August 5, 2020

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., gives President Donald Trump a walking stick during a signing ceremony for H.R. 1957 – "The Great American Outdoors Act," in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Steve Daines, Cory Gardner cheer Trump Great American Outdoors Act

The Senate Republicans stood Tuesday near President Trump in the East Room of the White House as he signed the Great American Outdoors Act, sending nearly $10 billion over five years to address the historically underfunded backlog of deferred maintenance work on the national parks and public lands. Published August 4, 2020

Demonstrators participate in a car caravan Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, in Los Angeles. Parents, students, and teachers held a press conference and car caravan to call for a safe, fully funded, and racially just approach to reopening of Los Angeles schools. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Teachers unions use anti-reopening rallies, safety strike warnings to test resolve

With the fall semester just a few weeks away, teachers' unions in many communities are setting up a major test for President Trump as he pushes for schools to reopen, holding anti-reopening rallies and warning that school districts that opt for in-person learning could be hit by "safety strikes." Published August 3, 2020

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan talks about his response to the coronavirus outbreak as chairman of the National Governors Association in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Larry Hogan bans on blanket school closings in Maryland

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan overrode Monday the public-health order issued Friday by Montgomery County health officer Dr. Travis Gayles, which had required all non-public schools to close for in-person instruction until Oct. 1. Published August 3, 2020

In this May 10, 2018, file photo, Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., asks a question during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Republicans Trump, Daines lead in latest Montana poll

A poll released Monday found Sen. Steve Daines, Montana Republican, leading in his 2020 reelection bid, a race that was declared a toss-up after the entry of Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock. Published August 3, 2020