Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Alaska Democrat, independent may unite on ballot against GOP governor
Alaska's Democratic and independent candidates for governor want to beat Republican Gov. Sean Parnell so badly that they are considering a plan to run on the same ticket. Published August 31, 2014
Poll says Arizona governor’s race tied
Republican Doug Ducey is locked in a dead heat with Democrat Fred DuVal in the Arizona governor's race, according to the first poll taken since last week's primary contest. Published August 31, 2014
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer wins some, loses some with Republican primary endorsements
It looks like Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's endorsement wasn't as important for candidates in Tuesday's Republican primary as their own name recognition. Published August 27, 2014
Hickenlooper won’t rule out option of post-election clemency for Dunlap
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper didn't rule out Tuesday the possibility of commuting Nathan Dunlap's death sentence if he loses the November election, although he said he has no plans to reopen the case. Published August 27, 2014
Pro-life groups press vulnerable Senate Democrats to support late-term abortion bill
Republicans have been accused of being extremists in the so-called "war on women," but critics say it's Democratic candidates who have the more extreme record on a key women's issue: abortion. Published August 26, 2014
Critics see racial ‘double standard’ in coverage of police shootings
On the surface, the cases appear nearly identical: Michael Brown and Dillon Taylor, two young, unarmed men with sketchy criminal pasts shot to death by police officers two days apart. Published August 25, 2014
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer backs GOP moderates
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer won't appear on Tuesday's primary ballot, but she's not sitting on the sidelines, either. Published August 25, 2014
Hickenlooper reverses course on Colorado death penalty
In a 45-minute audio interview with CNN conducted Feb. 6, Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper intimates twice that if he loses in November, he would have the option of giving "full clemency" before leaving office to death row inmate Nathan Dunlap. Published August 25, 2014
Mills becomes first, ‘cutting-edge’ all-female college to admit men who identify as women
Twenty-four years after students beat back a move to go co-ed, all-female Mills College is officially admitting men, as long as they identify as women. Published August 23, 2014
Udall re-election bid dogged by Obamacare woes
Sen. Mark Udall's support for Obamacare came back to haunt him again Thursday with the release of figures showing that thousands more Coloradans have had their health insurance policies cancelled. Published August 21, 2014
Lawsuit asks San Francisco to share pain on green regulations
The Endangered Species Act has wreaked havoc for decades on rural communities, but a newly filed lawsuit could force San Francisco urbanites like House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to share their pain. Published August 20, 2014
Ferguson businesses struggle amid looting, violence
Local business owners in Ferguson, Missouri, are struggling to stay open for business amid the looting and violence sparked by the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a police officer. Published August 18, 2014
Ebola drug ZMapp tested in Europe, on Spanish priest infected in Liberia
The 75-year-old Spanish priest who became the first patient evacuated to Europe with the deadly Ebola virus now will become the first European to be treated with the experimental drug ZMapp. Published August 10, 2014
Spanish priest infected with Ebola to be treated with experimental drug
He was the first patient evacuated to Europe with the deadly Ebola virus, and now Father Miguel Pajares will become the first European to be treated with the experimental drug ZMapp. Published August 10, 2014
Partisan enthusiasm gap emerges over U.S. alliance with Israel
Craig Silverman invited every big-name Colorado politician he knew to speak at last week's Rally for Israel, and he received an overwhelming response — from Republicans. Published August 5, 2014
With Congress adjourned, new options sought for border
With Congress gone for August, the duty of trying to stop the illegal immigrant surge on the southern border now belongs to President Obama and border governors — chiefly Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who said Sunday he will move ahead with plans to deploy 1,000 National Guard troops on the border. Published August 3, 2014
CDC chief tries to ease fears of Ebola in U.S.: ‘We can stop it from spreading’
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved Sunday to ease fears over the return of two medical missionaries infected with Ebola, agreeing that the deadly virus is scary but insisting that an outbreak is highly unlikely in the U.S. Published August 3, 2014
Chambliss defends enhanced interrogation techniques post-9/11
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's vice chairman defended the CIA's use of enhanced interrogation techniques after 9/11, saying the program led directly to the discovery of al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden. Published August 3, 2014
CDC chief tries to ease fears of Ebola in U.S.: ‘We can stop it from spreading’
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved Sunday to ease fears over the return of two medical missionaries infected with Ebola, agreeing that the deadly virus is scary but insisting that an outbreak is highly unlikely in the U.S. Published August 3, 2014
Rogers: Enemies see weakness in America’s southern border
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee warned Sunday that enemy combatants are increasingly entering through the porous U.S. southern border as terrorist groups recognize it as a "weakness" that can be exploited. Published August 3, 2014
