Renée Jean
Renée Jean is the business and tourism reporter for Cowboy State Daily and is based in Cheyenne. Previously, Renée spent seven years covering energy and agriculture in North Dakota and Montana. She has won many writing awards over a 30-year career, and has written magazine articles for Guideposts.
Latest from Renée Jean
Young Wyoming Chefs Get Police Escort, Then Bake Winning Cake At Statewide Competition
A weekend snowstorm and multiple pileups closed Interstate-80 and threatened to shut Laramie High School culinary students out of a cooking competition in Cheyenne. It took a police escort, but they made it and then won.
Renée JeanFebruary 01, 2023
Governor’s Tourism Conference: Watch Out For Generation Z
At Monday's Wyoming tourism conference in Cheyenne, professional marketers said Generation Z is rising in importance. By 2026, they'll make up the largest share of the U.S. consumer population at 82 million people.
Renée JeanJanuary 31, 2023
One Giant Leap For Wyoming – Bill Would Make July 20 ‘Moon Landing Day’
The designation wouldnt create a new state holiday, says Sen. Affie Ellis, who sponsored Senate File 95. What it does is recognize one of the greatest accomplishments for mankind.
Renée JeanJanuary 31, 2023
For 60 Years, Nancy Takeda Has Been A Fixture At The Historic Wort Hotel In Jackson
Nancy Takeda has been part of the famous Wort Hotel in Jackson Hole for 60 years. From watching a then-unknown Willie Nelson perform to a devastating fire that threatened to close the legendary hotel forever, shes been there for it all.
Renée JeanJanuary 28, 2023
Laramie County Plans To Plant 60,000 Trees As Windbreaks
Wyoming wind is famous or perhaps infamous. But for residents like Justine Whitcare, those strong winds, coupled with our open landscape, can turn that wind into a natural sandblaster, stripping paint off her Laramie County house.
Renée JeanJanuary 27, 2023
“Old, Beat-Up Trailer Just Sold For $675,000!” Legislators Wrestle With Soaring Property Tax Bills
In discussing soaring property tax rates which have increased from up to 30% - 50% in his district, Wyoming Sen. Dan Dockstader on Thursday said a "old, beat-up, doublewide trailer on a itty-bitty lot" sold for $675,000 last year
Renée JeanJanuary 27, 2023
Wyoming Closer To Being First State With Its Own Cryptocurrency; Gordon Doesn’t Like It Though
Sen. Chris Rothfuss expressed frustration with a member of Gov Gordon's staff on Wednesday after she said the governor still had concerns with a cryptocurrency bill. Rothfuss said the governor's office was "moving the goalposts."
Renée JeanJanuary 26, 2023
Wyoming Lawmakers Flush Attempt At Corporate Transparency
Senate File 93, which would have required disclosing the identify of a trust owning an LLC, has been narrowly defeated in a Wyoming legislative committee.
Renée JeanJanuary 26, 2023
Authorities Believe Natrona County Man May Have Fallen Through Ice On North Platte River
Bruce Wayne Campbell went for his usual walk in Edness Kimball Park on Jan. 19 but didnt return. Authorities found his dog Jax wandering the park, leashed, as well as the mans van and shoes. There were a few tracks that soon disappeared, leaving no other clues to the mans whereabouts.
Renée JeanJanuary 25, 2023
Cheyenne Airport Canceling All Of Its Flights Again For More Runway Construction
It's deja-vu all over again at the Cheyenne airport. All flights have been canceled from April to September in order to work on the runway again.
Renée JeanJanuary 24, 2023
Wyoming Lawmakers Move To Regulate Gaming, Industry Doesn’t Want ‘To Look Like Montana’
Skill-based games are age-restricted in Wyoming, and are something the industry itself has told state lawmakers should be limited to adult locations truck stops, bars and smoke shops. Senate File 41 would accomplish that and was advanced last week.
Renée JeanJanuary 24, 2023
Wyoming’s Out-Of-State Snowmobile Industry Explodes; “Wyo Has Definitely Been Discovered”
Wyomings out-of-state snowmobile tourism is up 38%. Its a $193.8 million industry for the Cowboy State, and its just getting stronger. Minnesota accounts for 28% of Wyoming's snowmobile tourism.
Renée JeanJanuary 22, 2023
Wyoming’s Winter Rodeos: Big Skijoring Events Taking Place In Sheridan, Saratoga, Pinedale, Sundance
It's the dead of winter in Wyoming which means it's about to become the winter rodeo season. Skijoring competitions are only a couple weeks away in many communities across the state.
Renée JeanJanuary 21, 2023
Supporters Say Bill Will Help Wyoming Lead The Nation In Digital Asset Registration
Wyoming lawmakers deliberated at length Thursday on a proposal that establishes a structure for registering digital property with the Secretary of State, a process that is not yet available anywhere else.
Renée JeanJanuary 20, 2023
Wyoming Union Says Court Ruling In Kroger – Albertson’s Merger Favors “Ultra-Wealthy Shareholders”
The union representing 750 Wyoming grocery workers on Wednesday said, "We are disappointed to see a ruling that favors a small number of ultra-wealthy shareholders over the many thousands of essential workers and millions of Americans who will be left to suffer the consequences of the outright financial looting of Albertsons."
Renée JeanJanuary 19, 2023
Wyoming Lawmakers Work To Tighten Digital Asset Security
Private cryptographic keys cant be changed, which creates a problem for legal processes that Wyoming is working to solve. House Bill 86 will prevent a court from compelling through discovery the invisible code that makes up a private cryptographic key.
Renée JeanJanuary 19, 2023
Book Stores Aren’t Dead After All: Barnes & Noble Returning To Cheyenne, Other Wyo Locations Possible
Not only is Cheyenne getting its Barnes & Noble back but the company is considering new locations in Wyoming. The company said it believes brick and mortar locations can work if they personalize the stores to each location.
Renée JeanJanuary 18, 2023
House Committee OKs $50 Million Wyoming Outdoor Rec Trust Fund
The bill would create a $50 million trust fund to pay for the Office of Outdoor Recreation to better promote Wyoming outdoors. Currently, Wyoming is last in dollars and jobs generated by outdoor tourism compared to 11 other western states.
Renée JeanJanuary 18, 2023
Ambiguous Federal Regs On Digital An Opportunity For Wyoming, Says State Senator
Nearly 500 decentralized autonomous organizations have registered in the Cowboy State since Wyoming rolled out the red carpet for digital asset companies. They are providing revenue to the state and more opportunity, according to Sen. Chris Rothfuss.
Renée JeanJanuary 17, 2023
Cigar Tax War In The Wyoming Senate; Bill Moves Forward
Senators voted down an amendment that would have removed a 30-cent cap on the states cigar taxes from SF 42. The amendment would have gutted a bill that lawmakers say restores fairness for small, mom-and-pop shops that sell premium cigars.
Renée JeanJanuary 17, 2023
Wyoming Senate OKs $200,000 For Little-Known Archaeological Site Near Ghost Town
Wyoming senators gave a thumbs up to 10 bills Monday, including one that protects a little-known archaeology site adjacent to the Powars II red ocher mine outside of the ghost town of Sunrise, Wyoming.
Renée JeanJanuary 17, 2023