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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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FILE - In this March 25, 2014 file photo, a worker oils a pump during a hydraulic fracturing operation at a gas and oil well pad near Mead, Colo. The University of Colorado's governing Board of Regents could vote Thursday April 16, 2015 on whether to stop investing in coal, oil and gas. The regents are expected to discuss a proposal from a student-led group called Fossil Free CU. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, file)

University of Colorado rejects fossil-fuel divestment calls

The fossil-fuel divestment movement, fresh off its biggest victory to date at Syracuse University, took a step backward Thursday as the University of Colorado Board of Regents rejected calls to sell off its holdings in oil, natural gas and coal. Published April 16, 2015

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2013 file photo, Tom Tuning, right, greets homeless men who wait for the opening of the St. Francis Center's day shelter, where Tuning works, in downtown Denver. Homeless people in Colorado would have a right to seek civil remedies if they're harassed by authorities while resting in public with a bill getting its first hearing at the state Legislature Wednesday, April 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, file)

‘Right to rest’ Colorado bill seeks to ban ‘discrimination’ against homeless

Homeless people would have a right to sleep in public places — and sue for damages if it's denied — under a “right to rest” bill under consideration in the Colorado legislature. Also known as the Homeless Bill of Rights, the Colorado legislation would give people “experiencing homelessness” the right to rest and eat or accept food in public spaces where food is not prohibited, as well as occupy a legally parked vehicle, “without discrimination.” Published April 15, 2015

Rep. Michael Burgess, Texas Republican, tours Yucca Mountain in Nevada after newly published Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff findings appear to provide wiggle room for adopting rules to open a national nuclear waste dump in the Nevada desert, if decision-makers want to go forward. (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)

Yucca Mountain nuclear dump gets another look

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid hasn't left office yet, but one of his signature achievements — keeping the nation's radioactive nuclear waste from being stored in his home state of Nevada — is already showing signs of decay. Published April 9, 2015

capitol offense: Demonstrators take to the steps of the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock in protest of homosexual discriminatory language in the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Changes were signed into law by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. (Associated Press photographs)

Arkansas, Indiana religious freedom bill revisions spark more debates

Arkansas and Indiana lawmakers rushed Thursday to reconfigure their much-maligned religious freedom bills, striking compromises that mollified some critics but also touched off a new round of debate between religious conservatives and gay rights advocates. Published April 2, 2015

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence responded Tuesday to the controversy over his recently signed RFRA bill, saying that it is up to the state legislature to present him a revised bill by week's end. At the same time, the governor says he "appreciates" the outcry. (associated press)

Religious freedom laws helped Muslims, Indians

So far the Religious Freedom Restoration Act has never worked as a defense for Christian bakers embroiled in lawsuits over gay weddings, but for a handful of Apache, Muslim and Sikh plaintiffs, it's been a godsend. Published March 31, 2015

Polls show Sen. Ted Cruz is running toward the back of the pack for the 2016 Republican nomination and has work to do to attract fellow Hispanics. (Associated Press)

Indiana religious freedom law defended by 2016 Republican hopefuls

A throng of likely Republican presidential contenders came to the defense Monday of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's signing of the state's religious-freedom law, signaling a sharp contrast with Democrats on an issue that could extend into the 2016 race. Published March 30, 2015