Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Pebble Mine rejection by EPA was from rigging, collusion: report
The Environmental Protection Agency is coming under increased scrutiny over accusations that it rigged its own review process to block the Pebble Mine project in Alaska. Published November 4, 2015
Annise Parker, Houston mayor, rips defeat of transgender ‘bathroom bill,’ predicts economic backlash
Houston Mayor Annise Parker wasn't exactly gracious in defeat, accusing those who opposed the city's transgender-rights ordinance of "deliberate lies" and predicting the city's economy would suffer as a result of the measure's repeal. Published November 4, 2015
Ross Mirkarimi, San Francisco sanctuary champion, tossed out as sheriff in re-election bid
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi lost his re-election bid late Tuesday to challenger former Chief Deputy Vicki Hennessy after an uproar over his sanctuary city policy, which was blamed for the death of a woman in July at the hands of an illegal immigrant. Published November 4, 2015
Election night: Conservatives win as voters elect GOP governors, reject ‘bathroom bill,’ marijuana
In the election races across the country Tuesday, Houston voters rejected a transgender "bathroom bill," Ohioans torched legal marijuana, and Republicans captured both gubernatorial contest races at stake. Published November 3, 2015
Houston ‘bathroom bill’ rejected by voters
Conservatives cheered Tuesday after Houston voters overwhelmingly rejected a transgender-rights ordinance, while supporters of the so-called "bathroom bill" vowed to keep fighting. Published November 3, 2015
Matt Bevin elected Kentucky governor
Republican Matt Bevin was declared the winner of a spirited contest for Kentucky governor in Tuesday's balloting in a campaign that saw the political newcomer defeat longtime Democratic Attorney General Jack Conway. Published November 3, 2015
Rape threat roils Houston ballot campaign on transgender bathroom access
The campaign over a Houston ballot measure on transgender rights has been hit by an apparent rape threat against a former Miss Texas USA contestant who has campaigned against the proposal. Published November 3, 2015
Marijuana, transgender issue top ballot initiatives in low-key election
An unconventional marijuana legalization question in Ohio and a transgender bathroom measure in Houston are drawing the lion's share of attention in an otherwise low-key election for ballot initiatives. Published November 2, 2015
John Hickenlooper, Cynthia Coffman in Colorado power battle over EPA lawsuit
Governors and attorneys general are unified in most of the 24 states challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan, but not in Colorado. Published November 1, 2015
Stanford class on police from ‘slave patrols to Ferguson’ named most biased course
Stanford University won Campus Reform's first annual Biased Course Contest on Friday for a class titled, "History of the Police in the United States: Slave Patrols to Ferguson." Published October 30, 2015
CNBC debate fires up Republican base over media bias
Republicans stoked the backlash Thursday against CNBC's chaotic presidential primary debate even as it became clear that the hostile forum had inadvertently provided the party with one of its best nights of the campaign to date. Published October 29, 2015
Ben Carson rejects claim that he’s anti-gay, saying Constitution protects all
Ben Carson pushed back Wednesday against the suggestion that he is hostile to gays, saying that "our Constitution protects everybody, regardless of their sexual orientation." Published October 29, 2015
Republican debate: Candidates sharpen attacks, blast media
Desperate to stand out as time begins to run short, the Republican presidential candidates lashed out at one another Wednesday in their third presidential debate, with Ohio Gov. John Kasich and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush taking aim at the new generation of anti-establishment Republicans who have eclipsed them in the polls. Published October 28, 2015
Donald Trump calls gun-free zones a catastrophe, ‘target practice for sickos’
Donald Trump took a jab at gun-free zones Wednesday, saying they have become targets for "sickos." Published October 28, 2015
Republican debate veers out of control as Cruz, Rubio blast moderators for bias
The CNBC moderators temporarily lost control of Wednesday's testy Republican primary debate after Texas Sen. Ted Cruz blasted them for what he described as loaded questions designed to provoke infighting among Republicans. Published October 28, 2015
Trump mocks Kasich’s economic achievements: John got lucky with fracking
It didn't take long for Donald Trump and John Kasich to mix it upWednesday over economic policy at the Republican presidential primary debate. Published October 28, 2015
George Pataki credits fracking in fight against climate change
New York Gov. George Pataki took a swipe Wednesday at Republicans over climate change, describing human-caused global warming as "incontrovertible." Published October 28, 2015
Jindal: Obama has put economy ‘on path toward Socialism’
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Wednesday that President Obama has placed the U.S. economy "on a path toward Socialism." Published October 28, 2015
Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders weakness should ensure 2016 win for Republicans, Lindsey Graham says
One reason the Republicans should be able to win the 2016 presidential race is that the Democratic candidates simply aren't that strong, said South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham. Published October 28, 2015
Conservatives bemoan choice of ‘biased’ Harwood as GOP debate moderator
Conservatives are lambasting the choice of CNBC's John Harwood as a moderator for Wednesday's GOP presidential primary debate, calling him too biased to preside fairly over the Republican showdown. Published October 28, 2015
