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Wyoming Lawmakers Turn To Experts To Stay Ahead Of AI Curve, Even As ChatGPT4 Passes Bar Exam
Wyoming's Select Committee on Blockchain met in Jackson this week to go over emerging developments in the digital sector. The smarter the AI is the more potentially harmful it can be if it doesn’t have appropriate guardrails, John Nay, a fellow with the computer department at Stanford University told legislators.
Renée JeanMay 20, 2023
Rodents, Sewage, Crumbling Walls: Cheyenne’s Arp Elementary Forced Into Makeshift Building Next Fall
Arp Elementary School has rodents, sewage problems and crumbling walls. It will move into an abandoned school building in Cheyenne in the fall, but whether the state will OK money to replace or upgrade the school is far from certain.
Leo WolfsonMay 19, 2023
Hageman Says Feds Turn ‘Blind Eye’ To Violence Against Pro-Life Groups
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman says the federal government is hypocritical in protecting people who are victims of hate crimes, turning a “blind eye” when pro-life groups are attacked.
Leo WolfsonMay 18, 2023
Uinta County Republicans Can’t Make Their Own Rules To Override State Law, Wyoming Supreme Court Says
The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Thursday morning that former Uinta County Republican Party leaders improperly changed its 2021 party election rules in a way that contradicts state law.
Leo WolfsonMay 18, 2023
Reckless Hunting Allegation A Political ‘Hit Job,’ Says GOP National Committeewoman Nina Webber As Charges Dropped
An allegation that Wyoming Republican Party National Committeewoman Nina Webber sprayed bullets near a home last fall while hunting have been dropped with prejudice. She called the charge a political “hit job” and said that “the truth has finally come out.”
Leo WolfsonMay 18, 2023
Wyoming Freedom Caucus Says Lawmakers Who Voted Down Property Tax Bills Are ‘Unethical’
The Wyoming Freedom Caucus is pointing fingers over the mass failure of most of the 21 property tax bills proposed during this year’s legislative session.
Leo WolfsonMay 18, 2023
Hageman Says Durham Report Is Proof Federal Government Was Weaponized To Block Trump Reelection
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman on Wednesday said, "The lack of probable cause, accuracy of examining information and objectivity by the FBI is criminal, and those who willfully advanced the lies exposed by the Durham report should face criminal prosecution.”
Leo WolfsonMay 17, 2023
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Chuck Gray’s Voter ID Law
Secretary of State Chuck Gray said Tuesday that he’s “extremely pleased” with the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging what he calls “Wyoming’s landmark voter ID law.”
Leo WolfsonMay 16, 2023
Gordon, Degenfelder Slam Biden’s Proposed Transgender Athletes Rule, Which Would Override Wyoming’s New Law
Gov. Mark Gordon and Wyoming’s top education official Megan Degenfelder have signed letters opposing a Title IX rule proposal from President Joe Biden’s administration that would likely nullify a transgender sports law passed in Wyoming.
Leo WolfsonMay 16, 2023
More Than 100,000 First Graders Given Free Books Through Wyoming Reads Over 25 Years
Giving every first grade student in the state their own book adds up, as the Wyoming Reads literacy program has given more than 100,000 books over 25 years.
Jake NicholsMay 16, 2023
Biden Nominates Rock Springs Native, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, To Lead National Institutes of Health
Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, a cancer surgeon who grew up in Rock Springs, has been nominated by President Biden to lead the National Institutes Of Health.
Leo WolfsonMay 16, 2023
Barrasso, Lummis And Hageman Rip Biden For Calling White Supremacy Greatest Threat In U.S.
Sen. Barrasso and Rep. Hageman said President Biden was trying to deflect attention from other issues on Saturday when he called white supremacy the most dangerous terrorist threat to America.
Leo WolfsonMay 15, 2023
University of Wyoming Out-Of-State Tuition Cheaper For Some Colorado Students Than To Stay Home
It’s makes sense that Colorado students make up a significant percentage of the University of Wyoming student body considering it costs less for some than in-state tuition at CSU or CU-Boulder.
Leo WolfsonMay 15, 2023
From Homelessness To Wyoming Legislature, Clark Stith Helped Spark Sweetwater County’s Republican Rise
One night when Stith was 25 years old, he found himself homeless. "I woke up outside under a bridge and saw a rat crawling in front of me and thought, ‘Law school couldn't be much worse than this,’" Stith remembered. "So, I applied to law school."
Leo WolfsonMay 13, 2023
Wyoming’s Silent Sufferers: Task Force Wants To Catch Vulnerable Adults Before They Slip Through Cracks
Identifying vulnerable adults in Wyoming is a complicated hurdle the state’s new Mental Health and Vulnerable Adults Task Force is trying to address.
Leo WolfsonMay 12, 2023
Some Lawmakers Say Ogden Driskill Acting Like He’s King Of The Legislature, Others Defend Him
Senate President Ogden Driskill stripping Sen. Dave Kinskey of a committee chairmanship has divided the Legislature. Some defend his decision, while others say he’s trying to “build his own kingdom.”
Leo WolfsonMay 12, 2023
End Of Trump-Era Border Rules An Immigration Nightmare, Say Lummis, Barrasso and Hageman
An influx of migrants is expected at the U.S. southern border with Mexico as President Joe Biden is lifting a Trump-era restriction on immigration. Wyoming's delegation predicts lifting the rules will create an immigration nightmare for Wyoming and the U.S.
Leo WolfsonMay 11, 2023
Gillette Divided As City Considers Discrimination Ordinance
A proposed ordinance targeting discrimination in Gillette has divided the northeast Wyoming community, as well as its City Council, which narrowly passed its first reading 4-3.
Leo WolfsonMay 11, 2023
School Board Votes To Keep Controversial Meth And Sex Books In Casper High Schools
The Natrona County School Board voted to keep "Crank" and its sequels in the high school libraries, despite critics' claims the books glamorize meth use and teen sex.
Clair McFarlandMay 10, 2023
Wyoming GOP Targets Democrat State Rep. Karlee Provenza In 2024; She Says Bring It On
State Rep. Karlee Provenza, D-Laramie, is using a Wyoming Republican Party resolution seeking to remove her from office to springboard her 2024 reelection campaign, saying the GOP pushback is “all fine with me.”
Leo WolfsonMay 10, 2023
Jackson Democrat Mike Yin Was A Blue Dot In a Sea Of Red At State GOP Meeting
If there was one person at the Wyoming Republican Party’s quarterly Central Committee meeting Saturday who may have seemed out of place, it was Jackson Democrat state Rep. Mike Yin.
Leo WolfsonMay 10, 2023
Wyoming Republicans Look to Get Younger As State GOP Becoming ‘An Aging, White Party’
Many Wyoming Republican Party members agree the party needs younger members, although some say it’s not a problem as young conservatives are simply involved in other causes.
Leo WolfsonMay 09, 2023
Parents Grill Rock Springs School Board Over Gender Transition Lawsuit
Parents, grandparents and a state representative confronted the Sweetwater County School District No. 1 board Monday over a lawsuit alleging the district hid a student's gender transition from her parents.
Clair McFarlandMay 09, 2023
Cheney Continues Crusade Against Trump In New Political Ad Released Tuesday
Former congresswoman Liz Cheney has launched a new blitz against former President Donald Trump in a political ad denouncing him as “unfit for office.” U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman says the ad is an “ineffective” attempt “to settle a personal score.”
Leo WolfsonMay 09, 2023