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Liz Cheney Bashes Republican Party, Former Allies And 'Orange Jesus' In New Book
Liz Cheney says she doesn’t have much respect left for GOP leaders in an excerpt from her new book “Oath and Honor,” released Wednesday. She rails against Donald Trump, who she says one loyalist called “Orange Jesus.”
Leo WolfsonNovember 29, 2023

Cody Residents Call Auction Of Grand Teton Park Land The ‘Worst Decision’ Ever
At a Tuesday night public hearing, Cody, Wyoming, residents called the proposed auction of 640 acres of Grand Teton National Park land as "the worst decision we could make in our lifetime."
Andrew RossiNovember 29, 2023

Get Ready To Pay More For Electricity; PSC Ends Deliberations On Tuesday
As the Public Service Commission ended deliberations on Tuesday, one thing is for certain: customers of Rocky Mountain Power are going to pay more for their electricity come Jan 1.
Renée JeanNovember 29, 2023

National Poll Says Wyoming’s Mark Gordon Is Second Most Popular Governor
Despite recent criticisms of his trip to Harvard to discuss his efforts to battle climate change, a Morning Consult poll released Monday shows that Gov. Mark Gordon is the second most popular governor in America with an approval rating of 74%.
Leo WolfsonNovember 28, 2023

Hageman Says Biden’s Lead Ammo Ban An ‘Attack’ On Second Amendment
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman says President Joe Biden hates American’s right to bear arms and is attacking this constitutional right with a lead ammunition ban in certain wildlife refuges.
Leo WolfsonNovember 27, 2023

Wyoming Lawmakers Target Creating Digitally Altered, ‘Deepfake’ Media A Crime
A state legislative committee advanced a bill Tuesday that will make the production of digitally altered, “deepfake” media a real criminal offense in Wyoming.
Leo WolfsonNovember 22, 2023

Wyoming Writer Speculates How Democrats Could Expel Wyoming From The US
Author and Wyoming native Dallas Jones wants readers to consider an unlikely fictional scenario where a Democratic supermajority in Congress gets Wyoming kicked out of the U.S. because it has too few people.
Leo WolfsonNovember 22, 2023

Wyoming Bitcoin Miner Accuses Legislative Committee Member Of Chinese Ties
Things got a little testy during a legislative committee meeting this week when a Wyoming bitcoin miner accused a member of the committee of representing interests of the Chinese Communist Party.
Leo WolfsonNovember 22, 2023

Biden’s War On Lead Ammo, Hunting Could Limit Uses Of Wyoming’s Vast Spaces
Proposed bans on lead ammunition and rules governing hunting access on federal lands could resonate in Wyoming, including 3.6 million acres included in a controversial BLM management plan.
Mark HeinzNovember 21, 2023

Gordon Changes Mind: Will Not Debate Legislators On Climate Change
After initially saying he was open and willing to debate, Gov. Mark Gordon on Monday declined a challenge by 30 state legislators to debate his “carbon negative” policy for Wyoming and if climate change is real.
Leo WolfsonNovember 21, 2023

Wyoming Task Force Digs Into Controversial BLM Rock Springs Plan
Gov. Mark Gordon plans to deliver the Bureau of Land Management a message from Wyoming about the agency’s controversial Rock Springs area plan. He’s appointed a task force to help outline what that message will be.
Mark HeinzNovember 21, 2023

Judge Orders Colorado To Put Trump On Ballot; Wyoming Challenge Next
With a lawyer for Donald Trump arguing that Liz Cheney's Jan. 6 evidence against him was warped by "personal animus," a Denver District Court Judge has ordered Colorado to put the former president on its 2024 ballot.
Clair McFarlandNovember 20, 2023