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Letter To The Editor: Chicken Roping Is Gratuitous Bullying
Dear editor: I was sickened to learn about and watch a video of a chicken roping event hosted by a Wyoming bar.
Jimmy OrrMarch 01, 2023
Engineer In Powell Develops Military-Grade Drones That Can Blow Up Air And Ground Targets
Tom Rullman, president and CEO of GT Aeronautics, designs and manufacturers drones with military applications right out of the Powell Municipal Airport. Hes hoping to score a Department of Defense contract with his hunter-killer drone concept.
March 01, 2023
Wandering With Wendy: Winter Driving and Almost Getting Jailed in Canada
Cowboy State Daily features reporter Wendy Corr is traveling the midwest with her band the Dan Miller Cowboy Music Revue. In her latest story, Wendy gets snowed in in Minnesota and almost gets arrested in Canada.
Wendy CorrFebruary 28, 2023
Pay Taxes In Gold? Wyoming Close To Accepting Precious Metals As Legal Tender
A company setting up a private Fort Knox in Casper says it would help the state if Senate File 101 become law, allowing Wyoming to accept gold and silver to pay mineral taxes.
Renée JeanFebruary 24, 2023
Storm Dumps 4 Feet Of Snow In Parts Of Carbon County; Cheyenne Sets Record Low Of -19
Carbon County was the gold medal winner for snowfall on Wednesday as 48 inches of snow fell at Battle Lake while locations in Yellowstone National Park and Teton and Lincoln counties all received snow in excess of two feet.
Jimmy OrrFebruary 23, 2023
Moose, Calf Set Up Home Outside Of Day Care In Thayne, Wyoming; Children Get Firsthand Science Lesson
The kiddos at Little Honeys Daycare in Thayne, Wyoming, were able to study a moose and her calf that had moved into the area right outside the school for three weeks before Game and Fish decided, for the safety of the children and the moose, to have them relocated.
Jake NicholsFebruary 22, 2023
Rawlins Could Start Big Trend With Tiny Home Development
A Utah-based manufacturer is not only building a community of 70 tiny homes in Rawlins, its bringing a manufacturing facility there as well and its eyeing other communities in the Cowboy State.
Renée JeanFebruary 22, 2023
Bad Weather Postpones Wyoming’s ‘Storm Of The Century’
A strong winter storm making its way through Wyoming has shut down a planned showing of the PBS documentary Storm of the Century: The Blizzard of 49 in the town of Sinclair.
Greg JohnsonFebruary 21, 2023
Wyoming’s Custodia Digital Bank Fights David Vs. Goliath Battle With Federal Reserve
It's David vs Goliath for Wyoming's Custodia Bank which is taking on the Kansas City Federal Reserve for shutting the financial institution out earlier this month. Bank founder Caitlin Long says the Federal Reserve has no authority to reject a law-abiding state-chartered bank.
Renée JeanFebruary 21, 2023
Tired Of Waiting For Feds To Act, Wyoming Making Its Own Digital Banking Rules
After waiting about a decade for promised federal regulation of the emerging digital financial landscape, Wyoming lawmakers are making their own. A bill to regulate third-party apps that interface with banks is close to passing the Legislature.
Renée JeanFebruary 19, 2023
Wyoming Lawmakers Work To Counteract Skyrocketing Property Tax Bills
Of 21 bills filed this session to ease exploding property tax increases, Rep. Liz Storers House Bill 99 has emerged a favorite. It calls for relief to kick in when property tax bills are more than 10% of someones gross income.
Renée JeanFebruary 17, 2023
Lawmaker Worries Head Start For Wyoming Shed Antler Hunters Could Hurt Tourism
A policy of Wyoming residents first for hunting shed antlers could hurt tourism, says Cheyenne lawmaker.
Mark HeinzFebruary 16, 2023
Should Wyoming Tax Property Like It Does Vehicles?
A bill moving through the Wyoming Legislature would study whether the state should change from valuations to determine property tax to basing it on a propertys purchase price.
Renée JeanFebruary 16, 2023
Farming Without Fossil Fuels: What Emission Reductions Could Mean For Agriculture
In the past decade, campaigns against modern fertilizers, diesel fuel and cow burps are leading to regulations that are killing farms in Europe. Some proposed regulations in the U.S. are moving in the same direction.
February 13, 2023
Wyoming’s Cigar Tax Bill Is A Great Example Of Sausage-Making In The Legislative Process
The old adage goes "If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made. Wyoming's cigar tax bill is a good example the sausage-making in action.
Renée JeanFebruary 12, 2023
Wyoming Stores On Long List Of Bed, Bath & Beyond Closures
In another round of cost-saving moves, national big-box retailer Bed, Bath & Beyond has announced its closing hundreds of its brick-and-mortar stores, including the Casper and Cheyenne locations in Wyoming.
Renée JeanFebruary 11, 2023
Wyoming Filmmaker Says Film Incentives Bill Deliberately Killed By House Majority Leader
A Wyoming filmmaker says a bill that would have provided incentives to film companies that shoot Wyoming-centric films in the Cowboy State was targeted for failure by the Wyoming Freedom Caucus.
Renée JeanFebruary 10, 2023
Property Tax Relief Bills Die After Freedom Caucus Blocks Them
Both bills that aimed to give residential property a category of its own -- and would make it easier to provide property tax relief -- failed. That means any specifically targeted homeowner relief is likely dead as well.
Renée JeanFebruary 09, 2023
Wyoming Property Owners Closer To Some Tax Relief As $50,000 Exemption Passes House
The bill would provide a an average savings of $300 for Wyoming homeowners under House Bill 98, which advanced to the Senate floor Wednesday evening.
Renée JeanFebruary 09, 2023
World’s Largest, Most-Advanced Vertical Farming Facility To Be Built In Laramie
A new research facility in Laramie was announced on Thursday for whats promised to be the worlds largest and most advanced indoor agricultural research center. The company has already raised $1 billion for the facility.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 04, 2023
Property Tax Relief A Possibility In Wyoming After 16% Jump Last Year, 36% In Teton County
Prior to the pandemic, property taxes in Wyoming were rising 3% to 4% annually, according to state figures. But last year, they jumped 16% on average across the state. The increase was much larger in some counties, like Teton County, where it was 36%.
Renée JeanFebruary 03, 2023
Western Ag Network: Farm And Ranch Report For Friday, February 3, 2023
Today's Western Ag Network Headlines: Wyoming rancher says grazing on federal lands is a top priority for NCBA and its Federal Lands Committee.
Jimmy OrrFebruary 03, 2023
Lindholm Says Wyoming Should Sue Federal Reserve Over Digital Bank Rejection
Now that the Federal Reserve has shut a Wyoming Special Purpose Depository Institution out of its centralized systems, Tyler Lindholm who helped write Wyomings digital asset laws, said it's time for the state to sue the Federal Reserve.
Renée JeanFebruary 02, 2023
Western Ag Network: Thursday, February 2, 2023
The U.S. cattle herd shrunk by 3% in 2022. What will this mean for ranchers? The National Cattlemen's Beef Association sues Biden Administration over new Waters of the U.S. Rule.
Jimmy OrrFebruary 02, 2023