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Gordon Releases $9.9 Billion Budget; Calls For Putting $579 Million Into Savings
Gov. Mark Gordon on Friday released his biennial budget proposal which calls for socking away $579 million into savings and expanding Wyoming’s property tax rebate program by $20 million.
Leo WolfsonNovember 17, 2023
Adoptive Father Can’t Ignore Court-Ordered Visitation For Grandparents
A stepfather's adoption of his two boys doesn't cancel out a judge's earlier order letting the boys' grandparents stay in contact with them, the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Clair McFarlandNovember 17, 2023
Hunting Wyoming: Niobrara County Has Fewest People But Plentiful Big Game Herds
Outdoors writer Mark Heinz is doing a series on hunting in all 23 counties in Wyoming. In Niobrara, the human population is the lowest in Wyoming, but elk, deer and antelope are plentiful.
Mark HeinzNovember 17, 2023
Pristine Park County Ranch Preserved Against Development
The 364-acre Four C Ranch, a pristine piece of land near the Shoshone River in Park County, will be preserved against development through a conservation easement.
Andrew RossiNovember 17, 2023
Parents Sue Wyoming School, Teacher Over Fifth Grader's Suicide
The parents of a Carpenter Elementary School fifth grader who was suicidal and hanged himself in a school bathroom have sued, claiming the school district, principal and a teacher could have prevented the tragic act.
Clair McFarlandNovember 17, 2023
Uinta County GOP Haggles Over Unpaid $40,000 Legal Bill
A $40,000 legal bill incurred by the former leadership of the Uinta County Republican Party remains unpaid, and has hit the radar of the state party.
Leo WolfsonNovember 17, 2023
Wyoming Sheep Shearer Guilty Of Manslaughter For Killing Fiancé
A Lincoln County jury on Friday didn’t buy a New Zealand sheep shearer’s claim she acted in self-defense when she stabbed and killed her fiancé, returning a guilty verdict of manslaughter.
Clair McFarlandNovember 17, 2023
Wyoming Grocery Worker Lobbies FTC Chief To Deny Huge $29.5 Billion Merger
A Cheyenne grocery store worker lobbied FTC Chairwoman Lina Kahn during a recent hearing in Colorado to deny the huge proposed $29.5 billion merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons.
Renée JeanNovember 17, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, November 17, 2023
Friday's headlines include: * Legislators vote to fund private education * Half of FBI cases on Wind River Reservation are child sex abuse * And grizzlies in North Dakota? It could happen
Wendy CorrNovember 17, 2023
Jackson Abortion Clinic Closing Down
Inflation and a $9,400-a-month rent payment is forcing the Women’s Health and Family Care clinic in Jackson — one of Wyoming’s two abortion clinics — to close.
Leo WolfsonNovember 17, 2023
Jury Out In Murder Trial Of Sheep Shearer Who Stabbed Abusive Boyfriend
A New Zealand sheep shearer working near Kemmerer, Wyoming, says it was self-defense when she stabbed and killed her boyfriend, who had reportedly been abusing her. After deliberating all day Thursday, a jury hasn’t yet returned a verdict.
Clair McFarlandNovember 17, 2023
Nearly Half Of FBI Cases On Wind River Reservation Are Child Sex Abuse
Of the felony-level crimes the FBI has investigated on Wyoming’s Wind River Indian Reservation this year, nearly half are child sexual assaults, a federal agent told state lawmakers Thursday.
Clair McFarlandNovember 16, 2023
Charlie Spiering: Kamala Harris Is Already Running for President
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "The idea of a presidential campaign for the amateur vice president appears absurd. Americans are well aware of Harris’ terrible polling numbers, her omnipresent word salads, and a terrified, but silent majority of Democrats, who refuse to believe she is the future of the party."
Charlie SpieringNovember 16, 2023
Grizzlies Moving Eastward To North Dakota
If prairie grizzlies keep pushing eastward, North Dakota will have grizzlies for the first time since the late 1800s. Wildlife officials say it’s good habitat for them.
Mark HeinzNovember 16, 2023
School Choice Or 'Crap Sandwich'? Education Savings Account Bill Passes Committee
A bill that would allow parents access to state money to pay for private education passed the Joint Education Committee this week. In the debate, however, one legislator called the bill a "crap sandwich."
Leo WolfsonNovember 16, 2023
Potential Game-Changing Wyoming Rare Earths Processing Plant Gets Federal OK
Rare Element Resources is preparing to build its potentially game-changing rare earths processing plant in Upton, Wyoming, which company officials tout as a pioneering method that’s better than anywhere else on the planet.
Renée JeanNovember 16, 2023
Fremont County Man Accused of Beating, Killing Puppy
Accused of beating and stabbing a puppy into a bloody heap and killing it, a Fremont County man faces up to two years in prison and $5,000 in fines.
Clair McFarlandNovember 16, 2023
Congressman Upset Feds Are Tight-Lipped On $25 Million Yellowstone Bison Plan
It’s been nearly nine months since a $25 million plan to increase Yellowstone bison numbers and improve habitat was announced. A Montana congressman says he’s getting ghosted by agencies about what’s being done.
November 16, 2023
It’s OK For Wyoming Grads To Leave — As Long As They Come Back, Sommers Says
Speaking at the Governor's Business Form on Wednesday, House Speaker Albert Sommers said, the trend of Wyoming’s graduates leaving the state to find jobs and build lives isn’t the big problem many make it out to be, as long as they come back.
Leo WolfsonNovember 16, 2023
Letter to the Editor: Gordon Needs To Quit With The Climate Change BS
Dear editor: "Environmentalists themselves changed the name of their “crisis” some years ago from 'global warming' to 'climate change' when it became clear that the planet is not warming."
November 16, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, November 16, 2023
Thursday's headlines include: * Astronomical odds of finding a skull in 9,300 square-mile desert * Despite slowing sales, Jackson Hole real estate market still setting records * Grizzlies keep moving eastward
Wendy CorrNovember 16, 2023
Barrasso And Lummis Demand Biden Administration Stop Paying For Abortion Trips
John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis signed a letter to President Biden's Secretary of Defense denouncing its policy of paying travel expenses for military and their dependents to get abortions.
Leo WolfsonNovember 16, 2023
Guest Column: Permitting Reform Will Build a Stronger Wyoming
Rep. Bill Henderson writes, "One of the most common complaints I hear from Wyoming business leaders is that the current federal permitting and environmental review processes create massive, unwarranted delays that prevent critical energy and infrastructure projects from moving forward."
CSD StaffNovember 16, 2023
Rod Miller: The Kelly Parcel -- Fertile Ground for Creativity
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Under an auction, the Kelly Parcel could wind up in the hands of some fatback greedhead developer who would slather the countryside with McMansions, strip malls and roundabouts. Or a Russian oligarch or a Saudi prince could snap it up and do God knows what with it."
Rod MillerNovember 16, 2023