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Guest Column: It's Time To Pick Wyoming By Investing In Wyoming Communities

Ashley Harpstreith writes, "As decisions are made about the future role of the Wyoming Business Council and other state partners, success should be measured by whether communities are better positioned to support business growth in real, tangible ways."

Guest ColumnFebruary 05, 2026

Guest Column: The World Needs More Cowboys, Not Eco-Feminists

Rep. John Bear writes, "What kind of Wyoming we want to live in -- a Wyoming of cowboys, or a Wyoming of gender-fluid, eco-feminist gender studies majors? I don’t think that is a tough question for most Wyomingites to answer."

Guest ColumnFebruary 05, 2026

Guest Column: The Wyoming Business Council Is Worth Keeping

Guest columnist Albert Sommers writes, "The Wyoming Business Council is not picking winners and losers as the Freedom Caucus claims, but is investing in the future of Wyoming with the goal of keeping more of our youth in this great state working for it."

Guest ColumnJanuary 31, 2026

Guest Column: Fulfilling UW’s Land-Grant and Statutory Missions

UW Board of Trustees chair Kermit Brown writes, "It would be a terrible shame if misunderstandings regarding what being a land-grant university really means end up being the cause of cuts that severely harm UW’s ability to fulfill its land-grant mission."

Guest ColumnJanuary 29, 2026

Guest Column: Delivering Results For Wyoming, Laying The Groundwork For 2026

EPA Region 8 Administrator Cyrus Western writes, "Americans expect their government to be a responsible partner – one that protects clean air, land and water while also respecting local expertise, supporting economic growth and keeping energy affordable."

Guest ColumnJanuary 28, 2026

Bryan Miller of Sheridan was elected the new chairman of the Wyoming Republican Party on Saturday, May 3, 2025.

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

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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

Albert Sommers served as Wyoming Speaker of the House from 2023 - 2024.

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

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