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<title>Energy Secretary To Visit Site Of Massive Rare Earth Find In Ranchester, Wyoming | Cowboy State Daily</title>

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright will be in northern Wyoming for the July 11 groundbreaking of the Brook Mine in Ranchester. Ramaco Resources believes it holds the largest “unconventional” rare earth deposit in the U.S.

Energy Secretary To Visit Site Of Massive Rare Earth Find In Ranchester, Wyoming

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<title>Hot Springs County In An Uproar Over Cuts To 4-H, Extension Programs | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Hot Springs County Commission faced backlash Tuesday from residents upset over deep cuts to the county’s extension office and 4-H program. Commissioners say it's necessary due to lagging oil and gas revenue and a 25% cut in property taxes.

Hot Springs County In An Uproar Over Cuts To 4-H, Extension Programs

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<title>‘Huge Flipping Waste Of Money’: Legislator Wants To Eliminate Wyoming Business Council | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Calling the Wyoming Business Council a “huge flipping waste of money,” state Rep. Ken Pendergraft says he wants to reduce the state’s budget by getting rid of the entity. Economic development shouldn’t be the government’s responsibility, he said.

‘Huge Flipping Waste Of Money’: Legislator Wants To Eliminate Wyoming Business Council

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<title>Midwest Power Plant Operator Wants $22M From BNSF For Not Delivering Wyoming Coal | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The operator of a pair of Midwest power plants wants $22 million from BNSF Railway, according to recent documents filed with the Surface Transportation Board. The company claims the power plants couldn’t get their full orders of Wyoming coal.

Midwest Power Plant Operator Wants $22M From BNSF For Not Delivering Wyoming Coal

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<title>Trans Woman Breaks Wyoming’s New Bathroom Ban In State Capitol, Nothing Happens | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Nothing happened Tuesday when a transgender woman flagrantly violated a newly implemented Wyoming law restricting people to the restroom corresponding to their birth sex in public buildings.

Trans Woman Breaks Wyoming’s New Bathroom Ban In State Capitol, Nothing Happens

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<title>Wyoming’s New Laws: No Gun-Free Zones, Prove Citizenship To Vote And A Bathroom Ban | Cowboy State Daily</title>

In all, 106 new Wyoming laws became active Tuesday. Now, most gun-free zones are gone, voters must prove citizenship and residency to register and people born male can’t use women’s bathrooms in government buildings.

Wyoming’s New Laws: No Gun-Free Zones, Prove Citizenship To Vote And A Bathroom Ban

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