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Bills Allow Wyoming Community Colleges To Charge More For Virtual Classes, Adjust For Inflation
Wyoming lawmakers on Monday advanced two bills designed to increase funding for the states community colleges by categorizing internet classes in higher funding brackets and letting colleges make inflation adjustment requests.
Clair McFarlandNovember 15, 2022
Emergency Medicaid Hike Comes Too Late To Keep Greybull/Basin Nursing Home Open
Greybull Police Chief Bill Brenner had hoped that his mother might be able to stay in the facility she had called home for the last few years. But financial constraints ended up closing the Bonnie Bluejacket Nursing Home between Greybull and Basin.
Wendy CorrNovember 15, 2022
Liz Cheney Trolls Arizona’s Kari Lake On Election Loss
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, who actively campaigned against Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, trolled Lake on Monday night after she was declared the loser in the Arizona race.
Leo WolfsonNovember 15, 2022
Lummis Breaks From Trump, Says DeSantis Is New Leader Of Republican Party
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis on Monday said she viewed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, not former President Trump, is the leader of the Republican Party "whether he wants to be or not."
Leo WolfsonNovember 15, 2022
Feud Between State GOP & Laramie County Republican Party Escalates
Owing the Wyoming Republican Party more than $12,000 in unpaid membership dues, the state GOP said it will charge Laramie County party members $30 each to participate in future state party meetings.
Leo WolfsonNovember 15, 2022
Barrasso Wants Leadership Vote On Wednesday, Lummis Wants To Wait Until Georgia Runoff
U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis dont agree on how they would like to see Senate Republicans move forward with deciding leadership for the next term. Barrasso is calling for the vote on Wednesday, Lummis wants to wait until Georgia is decided.
Leo WolfsonNovember 15, 2022
Now That BLM Owns Sprawling 37,000 Acre Marton Ranch, How Much Access Will Public Have?
The Wyoming public this spring will get a chance to have their say about the future of the recreational land on the Marton Ranch property near Casper. The property offers blue-ribbon fishing, big-game hunting, and hiking.
Mark HeinzNovember 15, 2022
Wyoming GOP Wants Investigation of Gov. Gordon’s Ties To Bill Gates, George Soros, Warren Buffett
The Wyoming Republican Party on Saturday called for an investigation of Wyoming Gov Mark Gordon's alleged ties to billionaire financiers George Soros, Warren Buffet, and Bill Gates over the planned nuclear plant in Kemmerer.
Leo WolfsonNovember 14, 2022
Wyoming House Gears Up For Battle Between ‘Establishment’ And ‘New Conservatives’
Days after the general election theres plenty of positioning going on among members in the Wyoming House of Representatives for leadership positions.
Leo WolfsonNovember 12, 2022
Cheney Sees Midterms As Victory For ‘Team Normal’
U.S. Rep Liz Cheney was pleased with the results of Tuesdays midterms, saying the red wave of former President Donald Trump-endorsed candidates promised by the far-right didnt happen.
Leo WolfsonNovember 11, 2022
Rock Springs Dem Says Social Topics Like Transgender Issues Doomed Campaign
State Rep. Chad Banks, D-Rock Springs, said concerns about national-level issues such as transgender rights made a difference in his failed reelection bid Tuesday.
Leo WolfsonNovember 11, 2022
Sour Grapes: Losing Candidates In Wyoming Vent Frustration With Election Results
Sara Burlingame, a Democrat who lost a bid to reclaim her legislative seat, said some Democrats lost to "alt-right candidates who wouldn't know how to even read a bill, let alone engage it critically."
Leo WolfsonNovember 11, 2022
‘Dear Sirs’: The Untold Story Of Sgt. Silvio J. Pedri, A Wyoming Prisoner Of War
Wyoming documentary filmmaker Mark Pedri knew his grandfather had served in World War II, but it wasnt until after Sgt. Silvio J. Pedri died that his grandson learned he was one of the historic Men of the Iron Metz in a Soviet prisoner of war camp.
Renée JeanNovember 11, 2022
Gordon’s Chief Of Staff Retires, State Sen. Drew Perkins To Take Job
Gov. Mark Gordon is replacing retiring Chief of Staff Buck McVeigh with Drew Perkins, a longtime state senator, from Casper.
Leo WolfsonNovember 11, 2022
Bill Would Give Wyoming Game Wardens OK To Issue Hunting Trespass Tickets
A bill to streamline the process for Wyoming game wardens to cite people for trespassing had wide support during a legislative committee meeting this week.
Mark HeinzNovember 11, 2022
While Wyoming’s Red Sea Became Redder, Its Blue Island (Teton County) Got Bluer
Wyomings elections on Tuesday followed a decades-long national trend of political polarization: already conservative areas got more red and Teton County became even more blue.
Leo WolfsonNovember 10, 2022
Voters Oust Wyoming School Board Members In Wake Of Debate Over Sexually Graphic Books
Two of the newly-elected members of the Natrona County School Board said they specifically ran to remove the Casper high schools of the books Trans Bodies, Trans Selves and Gender Queer."
Clair McFarlandNovember 10, 2022
Fed Judge Strikes Down Vax & Mask Mandates For Preschoolers & Workers, Calls It “Tyranny”
A U.S. District Court judge has struck down a vaccine mandate for federally-employed preschool workers, and a masking requirement for the preschoolers, in 24 states, including Wyoming. The judge called the mandate "the very definition of tyranny."
Clair McFarlandNovember 10, 2022
By The Numbers, Wyoming Voters Show Less Interest In General Election
With many Republican races decided in the August primary, this years mid-term general election drew less interest from Cowboy State voters.
Leo WolfsonNovember 10, 2022
“Amendment A” Passes In Wyoming, Gives Local Govt’s Freedom To Invest Tax Money In Stocks
The Wyoming Association of Municipalities says the passage of Amendment A gives cities and counties more freedom to invest and realize greater returns with public money.
Leo WolfsonNovember 09, 2022
Public Safety Shortage: WYDOT Down 71 Snowplow Drivers, 50 Highway Patrol Troopers
In the face of an extreme shortage of personnel, the Wyoming Department of Transportation is having to triage highway safety, making difficult decisions that will leave some roads unplowed after snow events and some fender-benders without an attending officer.
Wendy CorrNovember 09, 2022
Republicans Gain Four Seats, Dems Lose Two In Wyoming Legislature
Republicans had a successful outing in Tuesdays election, adding even more seats to their super-majority in the Wyoming Legislature. Democrats, on the other hand, dropped from nine state lawmakers to seven.
Greg JohnsonNovember 09, 2022
Republican Jon Conrad Easily Fends Off Write-In, Democrat In House District 19
Republican Jon Conrad of Mountain View easily fended off a formidable write-in opponent and a Democrat in Tuesdays general election for House District 19 in southwestern Wyoming.
Leo WolfsonNovember 09, 2022
Cheyenne Voters Elect Republican Stephan Pappas To Third Term In Senate District 7
State Sen. Stephan Pappas, R-Cheyenne, held off well-funded Democratic challenger Marcie Kindred on Tuesday night to win his third term in the Wyoming Senate.
Leo WolfsonNovember 09, 2022