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Presidential Elections Would Be Exempt From Wyoming 30-Day Residency Voting Law

A legislative committee advanced a bill Thursday that would require people to live in Wyoming 30 days before they could vote in state elections. Presidential races would be exempt.

Leo WolfsonOctober 26, 2023

Wyoming Schools Could Get $68 Million Boost To Deal With Inflation

Wyoming's Joint Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved a $68 million annual payout for elementary and secondary schools to adjust for inflation. If approved, this would add to the $1.6 billion the schools receive yearly.

Clair McFarlandOctober 26, 2023

The text Cowboy State Daily radio is overlaid on an image of a barn with mountains in the background.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, October 26, 2023

Thursday's headlines include: -- Massive Wyo electricity rate hike due to Washington State carbon tax? -- Natural gas prices means booming state revenues in Wyoming -- Winter weather in Yellowstone means roads are closing

Wendy CorrOctober 26, 2023

State Sen. Cale Case testifies to the Wyoming Public Service Commission on Wednesday about proposed Rocky Mountain Power rate hikes that add up to nearly 30%.

Part Of Huge Electricity Rate Hike Is To Pay For Washington State Carbon Tax

The Wyoming Public Service Commission got an earful Wednesday that Cowboy State residents shouldn’t be on the hook to pay a state of Washington carbon tax on a gas-fired power plant.

Renée JeanOctober 26, 2023

Burns Restaurant Owner Sues To Keep Town From Evicting It

The owner of the Rustic Plate Café in Burns, Wyoming, is suing to halt an eviction from a building it had been leasing from the town.

Leo WolfsonOctober 26, 2023

Charlie Spiering: A More Sober Republican Party Emerges With Election Of Speaker Mike Johnson

Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "The Johnson experiment will answer whether Republicans can win using a more sober presentation of their policies, separated from the theatrics of the past month."

Charlie SpieringOctober 26, 2023

View from a National Park Service webcam of the North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park on Wednesday afternoon.

Yellowstone Roads To Close For Season Nov. 1 — If Winter Doesn’t Do It Sooner

Most Yellowstone roads and entrances are scheduled to close for the season Nov. 1, but the first nasty winter system of the season could accelerate that timeline.

Andrew RossiOctober 25, 2023

Letter To The Editor: Wyoming Needs Health Care Accountability And Consistency

Dear editor: As the definition of "health care" increasingly ignores the call to "do no harm," clearly the time for standing on the sidelines is over.

October 25, 2023

Media Goes Bonkers Over Prairie Grizzly Near Montana Town

Although residents of Creston, Montana, said the sight of a giant grizzly lumbering through a field near the town isn’t that unusual, newcomers and media organizations have gone bananas over it.

Mark HeinzOctober 25, 2023

Gilchrist Park in Cheyenne on Oct. 25, 2023.

Why Are There Still Leaves On The Trees In Late October?

Usually by this time of year in Cheyenne, the community resembles a desolate moonscape. If there are any leaves left, they are brown and crumpled in the gutter. But this year, autumn has been spectacular.

Jimmy OrrOctober 25, 2023

U.S. Reps. Mike Johnson and Harriet Hageman

Hageman Pleased With Election Of ‘Solid Conservative’ Mike Johnson As Speaker

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman is pleased that Louisiana Republican Rep. Mike Johnson, whom she called “a solid conservative,” was selected as the new House speaker on Wednesday.

Leo WolfsonOctober 25, 2023

Azia Diane Saldana has been missing from her Torrington home since Aug. 26.

Family Of Wyoming Woman Missing For Two Months Desperate For News

The last confirmed contact with 33-year-old Torrington, Wyoming, resident Azia Saldana was two months ago, and now her family, local police and private investigators are looking for any information on her disappearance and whereabouts.

Andrew RossiOctober 25, 2023

A mountain lion is treed in a Colorado neighborhood.

Proposed Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting Ban Shows Rural-Urban Divide

A proposed ban on mountain lion hunting in Colorado is based on emotion, not science, and will just create more problems between people and predators, a wildlife conservationist said.

Mark HeinzOctober 25, 2023

Natural gas prices have helped pushed current revenues for Wyoming up about $170 million more than expected.

CREG: Wyoming Can Expect Nearly $870 Million Surplus Through 2026

Wednesday’s release of the October CREG report shows revenues are up nearly $180 million from previous projections and an overall surplus of nearly $870 million is expected through 2026.

Leo WolfsonOctober 25, 2023

Fourth Montana Grizzly Shot By Hunter Claiming Self-Defense

For the fourth time this year, an outdoorsman in Montana shot and killed a charging grizzly bear, claiming it was in self-defense.

Mark HeinzOctober 25, 2023

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Headlines for Wednesday's newscast include: -- Women's rights activist Riley Gaines speaks to packed house at UW -- Riverton woman charged with felony for shoplifting -- Cheyenne high schooler leads nation with longest field goal kick

Wendy CorrOctober 25, 2023

Riley Gaines during a stop on her "Speak Louder" tour at the University of Wyoming in Laramie in October 2023.

Riley Gaines Speaks To 600 At UW, Calls Kappa Sorority Members 'Inspiring'

Women’s rights activist Riley Gaines said the six sorority members suing over a transgender member's induction are “inspiring” while talking to 600 people at a University of Wyoming stop on her “Speak Louder” tour Tuesday night in Laramie.

Clair McFarlandOctober 25, 2023

Noam Mantaka, with his young daughter, speaks at a Monday interfaith plea for peace in Cheyenne.

Wyoming Religious Leaders Call For Peace In Middle East

A group of Wyoming religious leaders gathered at the Mt. Sinai Synagogue in Cheyenne on Monday to present a unified call for peace and end to the Israel-Hamas war.

Leo WolfsonOctober 25, 2023

Wyoming Supreme Court Says Former Lawyers Didn’t Cheat Tribe Out Of $5.5 Million

The Wyoming Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a judge and jury were correct in their rulings that the Northern Arapaho Tribe’s former lawyers did not misappropriate $5.5 million in tribal money.

Clair McFarlandOctober 24, 2023

Guest Column: Despite Pendley’s Bad Advice, BLM Plan Is Perfectly Legal & Wise Step For Wyoming

Guest columnist Erik Molvar writes, "When [William Perry] Pendley argues that Congress directs the Bureau’s management 'for multiple use, not preservation,' he displays a galloping ignorance of what preservation means."

CSD StaffOctober 24, 2023

South High School senior Keelan Anderson, left, has the nation's longest field goal this season at 61 yards. He's seen here with University of Wyoming kicker John Hoyland during a recent visit to War Memorial Stadium.

Kicker Who Destroyed Wyoming Record With 61-Yard Field Goal Also Leads Nation

Cheyenne South kicker Keenan Anderson’s monster 61-yard field goal not only set a new Wyoming state record, it leads the nation as the longest field goal this season.

Leo WolfsonOctober 24, 2023

Many areas of the Red Desert in southwest Wyoming make up an outdoor recreation playground.

Controversial BLM Rock Springs Plan Could Devastate Tourism, Boosters Say

The Bureau of Land Management’s proposed plan for the 3.6 million acres in the Rock Springs area could devastate tourism in Sweetwater County, which generates millions in revenue and 1,400 local jobs, tourism booster claim.

Mark HeinzOctober 24, 2023

Letter To The Editor: Wyomingites Don't Have Access To Mental Health Care

Dear editor: We know what happens when people can’t access mental health treatment, because of our son's experience. We want to prevent others from going through our experience.

October 24, 2023

First-Time Wyoming Hunter Had To Watch Elk Suffer After Another Took Bad Shot

A first-time Wyoming elk hunter found himself in an ethical and legal quandary Sunday as he watched a bull elk shot by another hunter suffer and die slowly.

Mark HeinzOctober 24, 2023

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