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Poll: GOP Says Economy Is Top Priority While Dems Think Climate Change Is Most Important
An NPR poll says an overwhelming majority of Democrats say climate change policy is more important than the economy while GOP voters say the economy has to be the priority as you can't protect the environment with a weak economy.
August 11, 2023
Proposal Would Allow Civil Lawsuits For Abusing Vulnerable Adults In Wyoming
A Wyoming legislative task force has drafted a bill that would open the state’s civil courts to pursuing justice for exploiting vulnerable adults.
Leo WolfsonAugust 11, 2023
Hageman Says FBI Made ‘Coordinated Effort’ To Label Catholics ‘Domestic Terrorists’
Rep. Harriet Hageman said a recent subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee shows multiple FBI field offices produced a memo targeting traditional Catholics as domestic terrorists.
Leo WolfsonAugust 11, 2023
Tale Of 2 LDS Temples: Casper’s On Fast Track While Plans For Cody’s Protested
Unlike a controversial Mormon temple planned for Cody, Wyoming, a similar structure being built in Casper hasn’t faced any opposition.
Leo WolfsonAugust 11, 2023
Judge: Former Wyoming Schools Chief Acted In ‘Bad Faith’ With Public Records
A Laramie County judge said he agrees there’s at least some merit to accusations that the Wyoming Department of Education and former Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder purposely withheld public documents.
Leo WolfsonAugust 10, 2023
Cody Planners OK Mormon Temple — Minus 77-Foot Steeple
A Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in Cody received most of the approval it needs at a meeting Tuesday, but not for its controversial 77-foot steeple.
Leo WolfsonAugust 10, 2023
Campbell County Questions Investing With Companies That Hate Fossil Fuels
With a $300 million investment portfolio, Campbell County, Wyoming’s coal capital, is taking the state’s lead in pushing back against companies that are against fossil fuels.
August 09, 2023
Ghost Guns Not A Real Problem, Says Wyoming Gun Law Expert
A national dust-up over so-called “ghost guns” is more about emotional reactions than a real crime problem, a Wyoming firearms law expert said.
Mark HeinzAugust 09, 2023
Wyoming Political Groups With Opposite Views Spar Over Nearly Identical Names
The conservative Wyoming Family Alliance is accusing the Wyoming Family Alliance For Freedom, a less conservative political advocacy group, of choosing a nearly identical name in an effort to confuse people.
Leo WolfsonAugust 09, 2023
Wyoming Corrections Hasn’t Paid For Prisoner Sex Changes, But Will Give Hormones
The Wyoming Department of Corrections told Cowboy State Daily it hasn’t paid for any gender-reassignment surgeries for transgender inmates, but has provided hormones.
Clair McFarlandAugust 09, 2023
Media Loses Collective Mind Over Alternative Climate Curriculum
When Florida's Dept of Education approved classroom material that teaches a different point of view on global warming, many media organizations branded the curricula as “science denial” promoting “fossil fuel propaganda.”
August 09, 2023
Dems Celebrate: Committee Kills Part Of Bill That Would Ban Teaching Sex & Gender Identity To Children
Rep. Karlee Provenza, D-Laramie, said the committee’s decision to kill part of a bill that would ban the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity to young children is a win for the people of Wyoming.
Leo WolfsonAugust 09, 2023
Failed Platte County Jail Generator Leaves Deputies Vulnerable In Power Outage
Platte County has been awarded $150,000 in emergency money to buy a new backup generator for its jail. Without it during an outage, deputies can’t use cameras, communicate or control locks on the cell doors.
August 08, 2023
Pro-Lifers Ask Wyoming Supreme Court To Let Them Into Abortion Suit
A pair of Wyoming lawmakers who were denied their requests to intervene in a lawsuit challenging Wyoming’s abortion bans have appealed to the state Supreme Court.
Clair McFarlandAugust 07, 2023
Investigation Found Claims Of Discrimination, Hostility Against Crespo Unfounded
An independent investigator couldn't substantiate claims of discrimination and hostility leveled against Laramie County School District No. 1 former Superintendent Dr. Margaret Crespo, who resigned Friday.
Clair McFarlandAugust 07, 2023
Bo Biteman Brings Back Bill To Ban Sex, Gender Education For Children
After an effort failed this past session to ban teaching sexual orientation and gender identity themes to children, Sen. Bo Biteman says he’s bringing his bill back for another run.
Leo WolfsonAugust 07, 2023
Lummis Declares War On Space Junk
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis believes removing space junk will protect orbiting satellites many Wyomingites depend on, like Elon Musk’s Starlink service.
Leo WolfsonAugust 07, 2023
GOP Firebrand Files Complaint Over Dem Transgender Committeewoman
The Wyoming Republican Party will consider a complaint brought by GOP firebrand Joey Correnti over Democrat Artemis Langford, a transgender woman, serving as an Albany County committeewoman.
Leo WolfsonAugust 05, 2023
Cheyenne School District Superintendent Out After Highly Charged Meeting
The Laramie County School District 1 board accepted Dr. Margaret Crespo's resignation as superintendent Friday during an emotionally charged special meeting.
Leo WolfsonAugust 04, 2023
Citing Safety, Transgender Tennis Player Withdraws From Wyoming Governor’s Cup
Transgender athlete Brooklyn Ross has dropped out of this weekend's Governor’s Cup tennis tournament in Cheyenne this weekend out of concern for safety and to prevent "a circus" atmosphere at the event.
Leo WolfsonAugust 04, 2023
State Officials Defend Fund Wyoming Governments Have Pulled Nearly $200 Million From
Wyoming Treasurer's Office officials defended an investment fund to the State Loan and Investment Board on Thursday that local governments have pulled nearly $200 million from in the past fiscal year.
Leo WolfsonAugust 04, 2023
After Freedom Caucus Erupts, Wyoming DOC Clarifies On Transgender Inmates
After the Freedom Caucus blasted the Wyoming Department of Corrections over its policy letting a committee place transgender inmates, the state prisons system clarified its statement and said male inmates aren't in contact with female inmates.
Clair McFarlandAugust 03, 2023
Wyoming Finalizes Rules Against ESG’s ‘Woke Clown Show’ In State Business
Wyoming has adopted an official policy meant to push back against the environmental, social and governance (ESG) movement that critics say has undermined Wyoming fossil fuel industries.
August 03, 2023
Mormon Church Continues To Fight In Court For Temple In Cody
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has filed a second petition in Park County District Court for a controversial temple it wants to build in Cody.
Leo WolfsonAugust 03, 2023