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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
Cheyenne Tennis President Quits Over Trans Player In Wyoming Governor’s Cup
A 27-year-old Colorado transgender tennis player competing in the women’s division of this weekend’s Wyoming Governor’s Cup has prompted the resignation of the Cheyenne Tennis Association board president.
Leo WolfsonAugust 02, 2023
Fremont County Library Director Urged Against 'Ultra Conservative' Board Members
In an email chain between members of the Fremont County Library board, members discussed how to keep “ultra conservative activist people” off the board.
Clair McFarlandAugust 02, 2023
Wyoming Republicans Outraged Over Trump’s Jan. 6 Indictment
A new federal indictment against former President Donald Trump on Tuesday over his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot has Wyoming Republicans outraged.
Leo WolfsonAugust 02, 2023
Lincoln County Getting Bowled Over With Growth, Demand For Services
Lincoln County is feeling the effects of spillover from Teton County while trying to not to become a place where workers can't afford to live.
August 01, 2023
WYDOT Expects To Be Short 60 - 70 Snowplow Workers Come Winter
After a brutal 2022-23 winter that saw extended road closures across much of Wyoming, WYDOT officials say more of the same is in store with the agency shorthanded 60 - 70 snowplow workers.
Andrew RossiAugust 01, 2023
Local Governments Pull Money From State Investment Fund, Which Is Down 55%
A state-run long-term investment pool is down nearly 55% from a year ago as Wyoming counties and towns pull their money out of fear of larger losses.
Leo WolfsonAugust 01, 2023
Thermopolis Teachers Couldn't Find Housing, So Students Are Building It
It’s hard enough to recruit new teachers to rural Wyoming without having places for them to live. In Thermopolis, students are helping build housing for new teachers.
Clair McFarlandJuly 30, 2023
Campbell County Library Board Ousts Director After Sex Books Controversy
The Campbell County Public Library Board fired its library director of 11 years in a 4-1 vote Friday, after she would not remove sexually graphic books in the library’s children’s and teen’s sections.
Clair McFarlandJuly 29, 2023
Nuclear Defense Bill Maintains F.E. Warren Missiles, Military
Sen. John Barrasso helped push a number of nuclear-friendly provisions into the annual defense policy bill that passed a Democratic-majority Senate on Thursday.
Leo WolfsonJuly 29, 2023
Hageman Says Gender-Affirming Treatments Are Sexual Lobotomies
At a congressional hearing on gender treatments on Thursday, Rep. Harriet Hageman said there are only two sexes and that “gender-affirming care is better described as sexual lobotomy.”
Clair McFarlandJuly 28, 2023
Hageman Blasts Homeland Security Chief As Liar And ‘Tyrant’ In Committee Hearing
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, accused Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas of lying and being a tyrant during a House Judiciary Committee meeting Wednesday.
Leo WolfsonJuly 27, 2023
Freedom Caucus Wants Wyoming To Quit American Library Association; Governor Contemplating
The Wyoming Freedom Caucus on Wednesday called on the state library to cut ties with the American Library Association. The group's disdain for the organization stems in part from ALA’s endorsement of numerous sexually graphic books for kids
Clair McFarlandJuly 26, 2023
Wyoming Republicans Say They Can’t Control The Weather, Despite What Hillary Clinton Says
Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said MAGA Republicans are responsible for heat waves. Wyoming GOP leaders said they wished they could control the weather but don't quite have that power.
July 26, 2023
Barrasso Rescues McConnell After Freezing-Up During Press Conference
Wyoming's senior senator John Barrasso rescued Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, on Wednesday afternoon when McConnell inexplicably froze up during a press conference. Barrasso walked McConnell back to his office moments after the episode.
Jimmy OrrJuly 26, 2023
Teton County School District Settles Sexual Harassment Claims With Feds
The Department of Justice and Teton County School District have settled on a plan following a DOJ investigation into alleged sexual harassment in the district, likely stemming from a pair 2020 lawsuits filed by students.
Clair McFarlandJuly 26, 2023
Cody Planning Board Deeply Divided, Still Can't Decide Fate Of Mormon Temple
A controversial plan to build a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in Cody failed again to gain approval from the city's Planning and Zoning Board on Tuesday.
Leo WolfsonJuly 26, 2023
Newspaper Fight With 2 Wyoming Towns Over Public Notices Could Change Industry
The Casper Star-Tribune is going to court to force the small towns of Mills and Bar Nunn to continue publishing their public notices in the newspaper. The towns argue print is obsolete and they should be allowed to post online.
Leo WolfsonJuly 25, 2023
Cheyenne City Council Stops Short Of Full Homeless Ban With Curfew
Cheyenne City Council on Monday passed an amended ordinance setting a curfew for people from gathering in a well-known homeless camp in the Crow Creek area from midnight to 5 a.m.
Leo WolfsonJuly 24, 2023
Should Misgendering People Be A Crime? Millennials Say Yes
A Newsweek poll says more millennials think that misgendering transgender people should be a crime than don't, but a top Wyoming free-speech attorney says criminalizing speech would backfire.
Clair McFarlandJuly 24, 2023
Trump Leads Wyoming In Campaign Fundraising, DeSantis Close Behind
Through the second quarter of 2023, former President Donald Trump has outraised his leading 2024 challenger Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Wyoming, but not by a lot.
Leo WolfsonJuly 23, 2023
Wyoming Pays 7th Most Taxes Per Capita, Smashing Perceptions It’s A ‘Welfare State’
Contrary to some popular perceptions that Wyoming is a “welfare state,” taking more from the federal government than it gives, a recent analysis finds that Wyoming actually pays the seventh most federal taxes per capita.
Leo WolfsonJuly 22, 2023
Arapahoe School Reading Scores Nearly Doubled In 2011. Here's Why
Two veteran reading teachers moved to the Wind River Indian Reservation in 2011 to teach 145 kids literacy skills. Children's reading scores in some cases nearly doubled, but the intensive program only lasted one year. Now only 5% are proficient.
Clair McFarlandJuly 21, 2023