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Guest Column: The Budget Is Not Missing — It Is The Foundation
Wyoming GOP chair Bryan Miller writes, "A Cowboy State Daily columnist recently suggested that Wyoming Republicans are somehow inattentive to the state budget because the word 'budget' did not appear prominently in a recently released list of party priorities."
Guest ColumnJanuary 27, 2026
Guest Column: Myth v. Fact — School Recalibration Without The Spin
Rep. Scott Heiner writes, "There has been a lot of confusion, conflation, and outright lying about the work of the School Finance Recalibration Committee over the last few weeks. As the House Chairman of the committee, I want to set the record straight."
Guest ColumnJanuary 25, 2026
Guest Column: Fourth Amendment Questions We Should All Be Asking
Rep. Daniel Singh writes, "Cameras placed near busy roadways and residential areas do not only observe crime. They observe daily life. I am calling specifically on the Cheyenne City Council to slow down and carefully reconsider these policies..."
Guest ColumnJanuary 24, 2026
Guest Column: Freedom Caucus Math Is The New Math
Guest columnist Albert Sommers writes, "Wyoming taxpayers deserve straight talk. I encourage folks to look at the published fiscal profile themselves. Follow the facts and don’t be fooled by Freedom Caucus math."
Guest ColumnJanuary 22, 2026
David Pope: Reforming Wyoming’s Economic Development Engine
Guest columnist David Pope writes, "The path forward is reform: transform the Business Council into a lean, marketing-focused 'Wyoming Office of Business Development,' not unlike the Wyoming Office of Tourism."
Guest ColumnJanuary 22, 2026
Guest Column: Wyoming Is Not Washington, D.C. — That’s Why We Demand Accountability
In a guest column, Rep. Ann Lucas writes, 'Honest debate about how tax dollars are used is not 'nuts,' as the governor’s policy director claimed — it is an obligation owed to the people who fund this government."
Guest ColumnJanuary 21, 2026
Guest Column: A Confounding Crossroads Moment For Wyoming’s University
UW Pres Ed Seidel writes: This $40 million cut would mean we’d be unable to do as much as the people of Wyoming need, expect and deserve. It would cause damage that will last years. A confounding situation when state government is not suffering financially.
Guest ColumnJanuary 21, 2026
Guest Column: It’s Open Season In Wyoming for Preborn Babies
Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams writes, "The court is failing to protect the most vulnerable population, preborn babies without a voice to speak for themselves. A woman’s womb is now the most dangerous place in Wyoming."
Guest ColumnJanuary 20, 2026
Guest Column: The Wyoming Business Council Is Long On Rhetoric, Short On Results
Wyoming House Speaker Chip Neiman writes: "Over the past two decades, the WBC has spent roughly a billion dollars in the name of economic development. During that same period, economic growth has actually worsened in Wyoming."
Guest ColumnJanuary 20, 2026
Guest Column: Wyoming Is Not Washington, D.C.
Gov. Mark Gordon writes, "I call on the Legislature to reject this demolition budget, restore funding to core institutions, and remember why we were elected, not to perform outrage for cameras, but to protect the people and communities of Wyoming."
Guest ColumnJanuary 20, 2026
Guest Column: Democrat Math — What’s NOT Being Said About the Budget
In a guest column, Rep. John Bear writes, "If you relied solely on hysterical media coverage and the online outrage machine of Democrats, you’d think government had been slashed to the bone."
Guest ColumnJanuary 19, 2026
Guest Column: President Trump Has Delivered More Results in 1-Year Than Most Presidents Have In 4
Sen Lummis writes, "One year ago, President Trump took office with a clear mandate: restore common sense to Washington, secure our borders, unleash American energy, and end the failed policies of the past administration. I'm proud to report President Trump has kept his promises."
Guest ColumnJanuary 19, 2026