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Lummis Grills Dept of Transportation Nominees; Gets Them To Commit To Getting Cheyenne Airport Open
Sen. Lummis was successful in getting a commitment from the Dept of Transportation to releasing FAA funds and breaking through the bureaucracy to get the Cheyenne airport open.
September 24, 2021
Park County GOP Official Refuses To Resign After Sending Violent Email to GOP Senator
A Park County Republican Party official has refused to resign in the wake of a violent and obscene-laden email he sent to a GOP state senator.
September 24, 2021
Park County GOP Disavows Violent Email Telling Wyoming State Senator To Kill Herself
The Park County GOP Chair said the violent letter does not reflect the party's opinion but there is no way to remove the elected official under state law.
September 23, 2021
University Of Wyoming Says COVID Is To Blame For Enrollment Drop
A University of Wyoming spokesman said that the COVID pandemic was ultimately to blame for the 3% drop in enrollment over the last year, he told Cowboy State Daily on Thursday.
September 23, 2021
Green Rivers’ Brittney Montgomery Named Wyoming’s 2022 Teacher Of The Year
Brittney Montgomery, a first-grade teacher at Sweetwater County School District #2s Harrison Elementary School in Green River, was named Wyomings 2022 Teacher of the Year.
September 23, 2021
George W. Bush To Hold Fundraiser for Cheney; 2022 Election Is Showdown For Opposing Wings Of Wyoming GOP
Wyoming's US congressional race is shaping up to be Trump vs Bush with the announcement that President George W. Bush is holding a fundraiser for Liz Cheney.
Jimmy OrrSeptember 22, 2021
Legislative Leaders Call For Resignation Of Park County GOP Official Who Told Senator To Kill Herself
The leaders of Wyomings Legislature called for the immediate resignation of a Park County GOP official who told a state senator to kill herself in an obscenity-laced email.
September 22, 2021
Jimmy Orr: Bear Obliterates Truck. I Mean REALLY Obliterates Truck
Cowboy State Daily editor Jimmy Orr writes: If there was a Hall of Fame for destruction caused by bears, this is a sure-fire nominee.
Jimmy OrrSeptember 22, 2021
Cheyenne GOP Rep Worries Wyoming Will Be Only State Without Hate Crime Law
A Republican state representative from Cheyenne believes that Wyoming could be the last state in the nation without a hate crime statute, more than 20 years after the state was thrust into the national spotlight due to a hate crime.
September 22, 2021
University Of Wyoming Sees 3% Drop In Enrollment This Year
The University of Wyoming saw a 3% drop in enrollment for the 2021 fall semester, the university announced this week.
September 22, 2021
Gordon Deploys National Guard To Provide Hospital Assistance Across 17 Wyoming Cities
Gov. Mark Gordon is activating the Wyoming National Guard to temporarily assist with local hospitals due to a high number of COVID patients.
September 21, 2021
University Of Wyoming Football Attendees Chant “F— Joe Biden” During Saturday Game
As is happening at many other colleges across the country, obscene chants disparaging President broke out at a UW football game on Saturday.
September 20, 2021
Sam Adams Releases 25.4%-Alcohol Beer; Illegal in 15 States But Legal in Wyoming
Mike Moser, executive director of the Wyoming State Liquor Association, stressed this beer is a "sipping not a chugging" beer.
Jimmy OrrSeptember 20, 2021
Gordon Optimistic Grizzlies Will Be Removed From Endangered Species Act
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon on Thursday said he was confident the grizzly bear would be delisted and Wyoming would regain management of the animal.
Jimmy OrrSeptember 17, 2021
Wyoming Supreme Court Rules Against Man Convicted Of Strangling, Stabbing Girlfriend
A man convicted of strangling his girlfriend and stabbing her with a pen was properly denied the opportunity to plead guilty to some of the charges against him, Wyomings Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
September 17, 2021
Gordon Mourns Loss of the 8 UW Athletes Killed By a Drunk Driver 20 Years Ago
Gov. Mark Gordon said his son wrestled against a brother of one of the 8 UW cross country students killed by a drunk driver on September 16, 2001.
Jimmy OrrSeptember 16, 2021
UW President: University’s Endowment Worth Almost $800M
The University of Wyoming's endowment is worth almost $800 million, university president Ed Seidel said during his State of the University speech this week.
September 16, 2021
Hageman Won’t Acknowledge Biden’s Presidency In Interview
Congressional candidate Harriet Hageman declined to acknowledge the presidency of Joe Biden several times in an interview with CNN this week.
September 16, 2021
Wyoming Dept Of Health Reports Rare Human Case of Pneumonic Plague
The Wyoming Department of Health on Wednesday announced the detection of a rare but serious case of pneumonic plague in a northern Fremont County resident.
Jimmy OrrSeptember 16, 2021
Anti-Biden Vaccine Mandate Special Legislative Session Would Cost At Least $118K
An in-person, three-day special legislative session to discuss possible reactions to President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate would cost the state around $118,000, the Legislative Service Office told Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday.
September 15, 2021
Teton, Laramie County GOP Reject Anti-Cheney Resolution
Resolutions proposing that U.S. Rep. Liz Cheneys Republican Party affiliation be rescinded have been rejected by Republican parties in Laramie and Teton counties.
September 15, 2021
Lincoln County GOP Cancels Cheney; 8th County To Do So
The party overwhelmingly, but not unanimously, passed a resolution on Tuesday evening to rescind Cheney's Republican status, county party chairman Marti Halverson told Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday.
September 15, 2021
Gordon To Memorialize Eight UW Students Killed In Crash 20 Years Ago
Gov. Mark Gordon will speak at the Memory of the 8 event in Gillette this week, honoring eight University of Wyoming students who were killed in a car crash 20 years ago.
September 15, 2021
Wyoming Republican Party Chairman Encourages Parents To Reject Critical Race Theory
The Wyoming Republican Party chairman is encouraging parents and community members to contact their local school boards and elected officials to protest the use of critical race theory in schools.
September 15, 2021