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Guest Column: Congress Must Codify Trump’s Rule To Make Forests Manageable Again
Rep. Harriet Hageman writes, "Last week, I introduced legislation to codify Trump’s efforts and cement the gravestone for the Roadless Rule once and for all. Repealing the Roadless Rule is the first step to saving ourselves from further environmental harm."
Guest ColumnMarch 05, 2026
Guest Column: Wyoming Voters Want Solutions — Not Political Theater
Rep. Landon Brown writes, "Some members aligned with the Wyoming Freedom Caucus continue to frame nearly every public investment as 'welfare.' That argument may sound good for national talking points, but falls apart when those that scream are exposed."
Guest ColumnFebruary 28, 2026
Guest Column: A Convention Of The States Is Wyoming’s Constitutional Lifeline
Guest columnist Sam Galeotos writes, "If legislators want to protect the Constitution and Wyoming, stop hoping Congress will tie its own hands, because that will never happen. Pass SJR5 in the House. Restore the republic the Founders entrusted to us."
Guest ColumnFebruary 27, 2026
Guest Column: Circle the Firing Squad
Former State Rep. Sarah Penn writes, "The allegation is bribery. Did House Representatives take bribes to vote in a certain favor? We have a photograph and admissions that checks were distributed on the House floor. But bribery?"
Guest ColumnFebruary 20, 2026
Guest Column: Wyoming Doesn’t Need Saving
Rep. Cody Wylie writes, "I was born and raised in this great state. Wyoming shaped me under these wide-open skies. I find myself increasingly concerned by a growing tone in our Legislature suggesting Wyoming is broke and we need to be 'saved.' We don’t."
Guest ColumnFebruary 19, 2026
Guest Column: Respect For The People’s House
State Sen. Ed Cooper writes, "Wyoming is plagued by money from unknown sources. In 2024, a lot of our good, thoughtful legislators came under attack with lies peddled by out of state groups and their dark money donors. Many of those legislators lost their seats."
Guest ColumnFebruary 16, 2026
Guest Column: Wyoming’s Future Shines Bright With Nuclear Power
Former State Sen. Eli Bebout writes, "Nuclear power — especially the new generation — offers Wyoming a path not only to remain an energy leader, and to expand our economic strength, stabilize communities, and secure a cleaner, more reliable energy future.
Guest ColumnFebruary 15, 2026
Guest Column: Parental Rights Shouldn't Put Wyoming Kids At Risk Of Abuse
Rep. Karlee Provenza writes, "We must find a balance when it comes to children who are homeschooled in Wyoming. Families should have freedom, but not if they use that freedom to hurt kids."
Guest ColumnFebruary 12, 2026
Guest Column: Proud Of Wyoming And UW – And If You Take Time To Learn, I Bet You Will Be Too
Guest columnist Marilyn Kite writes, "Most Wyoming citizens are proud of our state. But today, we hear attacks. Where all these attacks are coming from is a puzzle, but they are likely driven by out of state forces that know little about our history and public assets."
Guest ColumnFebruary 12, 2026
Guest Column: Wyoming Has A Great University. Our Kids — And Our State — Deserve It
UW President Ed Seidel writes, "In new rankings by TIME Magazine, we are listed as the No. 61 public university in the U.S. By comparison, UW’s ranking is significantly higher than a number of larger flagship and land-grant universities in neighboring states."
Guest ColumnFebruary 10, 2026
Guest Column: Don't Get Fooled By Catchy Bill Titles, This Is A Budget Session
Former State Sen. Rex Arney writes, "If the past is prologue, far too many non-budget bills will be introduced in spite there being no compelling reason. My hope is legislators will show restraint and give careful consideration when voting on introduction of non-budget bills."
Guest ColumnFebruary 10, 2026
Guest Column: The Hidden Price of Tax Relief — What Every Wyoming Citizen Should Know
State Sen. Cheri Steinmetz writes, "When we reduce property tax collections, we do not “trim Cheyenne” or the state’s savings accounts — we reduce local revenues, self-sufficiency, and local control."
Guest ColumnFebruary 09, 2026
Guest Column: Why The Business Council Is Important To Keep
Former CEO of the Wyoming Business Council Bob Jensen writes, "Please do not let an ignorant, misguided and damaging political agenda keep current and future generations of Wyoming residents from enjoying the vibrant and growing economic opportunities we need and deserve."
Guest ColumnFebruary 08, 2026
Guest Column: What The Wyoming Business Council Does And Does Not Do
Former Commander of F.E. Warren Air Force Base and former Wyoming Business Council CEO Tucker Fagan writes, "If you hear phrases like, "The Wyoming Business Council picks winners and losers,” and “they compete with businesses” both are flat wrong."
Guest ColumnFebruary 08, 2026
Rep. Harriet Hageman: Why I’m Running For The U.S. Senate
Rep. Harriet Hageman writes, "My mother is 102 years old — and God bless her she’s still going strong. She has witnessed unrivaled changes in the last century in this great country, and her personal story reflects what her generation means to all of us."
Guest ColumnFebruary 07, 2026
Gov. Mark Gordon: A Cautionary Tale About “Cutting Just to Cut”
Gov. Mark Gordon writes, "Wyoming’s future depends not on how loudly we argue about spending, but on how well we understand it. As the Chief Executive, I want to take a moment to share some of the more important data points about how our state budget actually works."
Guest ColumnFebruary 07, 2026
Guest Column: Everybody Got Hamsters
Guest columnist Amy Albrecht writes, "My husband heard a comedian discuss the differences between men’s and women’s brains. Men have boxes all over their brain but they don’t touch. Women's brains are a big ball of wires, and everything is connected."
Guest ColumnFebruary 05, 2026
Guest Column: It's Time To Pick Wyoming By Investing In Wyoming Communities
Ashley Harpstreith writes, "As decisions are made about the future role of the Wyoming Business Council and other state partners, success should be measured by whether communities are better positioned to support business growth in real, tangible ways."
Guest ColumnFebruary 05, 2026
Guest Column: The World Needs More Cowboys, Not Eco-Feminists
Rep. John Bear writes, "What kind of Wyoming we want to live in -- a Wyoming of cowboys, or a Wyoming of gender-fluid, eco-feminist gender studies majors? I don’t think that is a tough question for most Wyomingites to answer."
Guest ColumnFebruary 05, 2026
Guest Column: The Wyoming Business Council Is Worth Keeping
Guest columnist Albert Sommers writes, "The Wyoming Business Council is not picking winners and losers as the Freedom Caucus claims, but is investing in the future of Wyoming with the goal of keeping more of our youth in this great state working for it."
Guest ColumnJanuary 31, 2026
Guest Column: Fulfilling UW’s Land-Grant and Statutory Missions
UW Board of Trustees chair Kermit Brown writes, "It would be a terrible shame if misunderstandings regarding what being a land-grant university really means end up being the cause of cuts that severely harm UW’s ability to fulfill its land-grant mission."
Guest ColumnJanuary 29, 2026
Guest Column: Delivering Results For Wyoming, Laying The Groundwork For 2026
EPA Region 8 Administrator Cyrus Western writes, "Americans expect their government to be a responsible partner – one that protects clean air, land and water while also respecting local expertise, supporting economic growth and keeping energy affordable."
Guest ColumnJanuary 28, 2026
Guest Column: The Budget Is Not Missing — It Is The Foundation
Wyoming GOP chair Bryan Miller writes, "A Cowboy State Daily columnist recently suggested that Wyoming Republicans are somehow inattentive to the state budget because the word 'budget' did not appear prominently in a recently released list of party priorities."
Guest ColumnJanuary 27, 2026
Guest Column: Myth v. Fact — School Recalibration Without The Spin
Rep. Scott Heiner writes, "There has been a lot of confusion, conflation, and outright lying about the work of the School Finance Recalibration Committee over the last few weeks. As the House Chairman of the committee, I want to set the record straight."
Guest ColumnJanuary 25, 2026