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Guest Column: Dark Money — The Election Integrity Issue Wyoming Voters Care About

Sen. Ed Cooper writes, "Members of the Freedom Caucus – all members of the House who lost their reelects and complained that it wasn’t voters holding them accountable, it was dark money that beat them – instead voted to protect dark money."

Guest ColumnOctober 24, 2026

Guest Column: Proposition 1 — An Historically Huge Mistake

Former Gov. Dave Freudenthal writes, "Among the generally bad ideas brought by the Freedom Caucus, Proposition 1 may be the worst. Perhaps they should be renamed the 'Freedom from Responsibility Caucus'."

Guest ColumnOctober 23, 2026

Guest Column: There Is No Such Thing As A Free Backfill

10 Wyoming legislators write, "Some proponents of Prop 1. suggest the state can simply 'backfill' the resulting losses to schools, counties, cities and special districts. There is nothing simple – or particularly conservative – about that. First, a state backfill isn't tax relief. It is a tax shift."

Guest ColumnOctober 17, 2026

Guest Column: Making Room for the Next Generation

Guest columnist Nikki Gill writes, "For nearly seven years, my family and an extraordinary team of people have fought battle after battle in Teton County for something we believed this community desperately needed: housing. Not simply houses, but homes. Starter homes, multi-family homes, ones within the realm of affordability."

Guest ColumnOctober 16, 2026

Guest Column: Why I’m Voting NO On Proposition 1

Guest columnist Dale Bohren writes, "There are philosophical reasons I’m voting against the Freedom Caucus sponsored Proposition 1 property tax cut. I hope you will vote against it too. Here is why..."

Guest ColumnOctober 15, 2026

Guest Column: Why Passing Prop. 1 Would Have A Devastating Impact On Wyoming

Gov. Mark Gordon writes, "Property tax does not go to the state - it stays at the local level. Reducing an essential obligation’s funding does not eliminate it, and remarkably this ill-conceived Proposition lacks any plan to cover those costs."

Guest ColumnOctober 12, 2026

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Rep. Lee Filer represents House District 44 in Cheyenne

Guest Column: A Utility Monopoly Should Never Be A Roadblock To Wyoming’s Economic Future

Guest columnist Rep. Lee Filer writes, "The conversation surrounding third-party electrical generation in Wyoming needs to be broader than data centers. This issue is ultimately about whether our state will have the power necessary to grow our economy, support existing industries, and attract new businesses."

Guest ColumnOctober 02, 2026

Guest Column: Hearing Someone Out Is Not The Same As Agreeing With Them

Sen. Ogden Driskill writes, "What should concern Wyoming voters isn't a senator having iced tea with friends in a public bar where anyone could walk up and join in. What should concern them is the effort to turn an ordinary, open conversation into a scandal."

Guest ColumnSeptember 30, 2026

Guest Column: Birth Tourism Is Diluting American Citizenship. Here’s What Trump Should Do

Rep. Harriet Hageman writes, "The Supreme Court’s recent interpretation of America’s “birthright citizenship” laws would actually give the privileges of U.S. citizenship to the children of Hamas terrorists."

Guest ColumnSeptember 17, 2026

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Guest Column: The Roadless Rule Protects More Than Wild Places

Greater Yellowstone Coalition Director Scott Christensen writes, "Scrapping the Roadless Rule could have real consequences for our fall outdoor adventures, but also for drinking water, wildlife that defines the West, and our efforts to prevent wildfires."

Guest ColumnSeptember 11, 2026

Carl Fisher, Executive Director of the Wyoming Outdoor Council

Guest Column: Now Is Your Chance To Define Responsible Data Center Development

Wyoming Outdoor Council Director Carl Fisher writes, "It’s time we worked together to define what responsible data center development looks like on Wyoming’s terms — now and for future generations. Leaders who fail to give the public modern tools to address modern challenges are merely feeding “Club no”.

Guest ColumnSeptember 11, 2026

Guest Column: Property Rights Must Be Part Of The Data Center Debate

Guest columnist Frank Falen writes, "For those who oppose them, consider the alternative: if this infrastructure is not built here, more will be built in countries like China, where our communities have no say, oversight and economic benefit whatsoever."

Guest ColumnSeptember 04, 2026