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Bill Sniffin: 770 Dead Wyoming Eagles Launched Tom Bell’s Career, Says New Rodger McDaniel Book
Bill Sniffin writes: 50 years ago when a rancher named Herman Werner went to war against various endangered species at his Douglas ranch, some 770 eagles had been shot, along with 222 coyotes, six elk, five bobcats and a bear.
Bill SniffinFebruary 22, 2023
Welcome To The Club, Colorado: Now That Colorado Has Wolves, Hunts To Manage Them On The Table
Mirroring controversy over wolves in Wyoming, people in Colorado are arguing over whether to allow wolf hunting in that state once a reintroduced population of the predators takes hold.
Mark HeinzFebruary 22, 2023
Gordon Veto Preserves Eminent Domain Powers For Wind Farm Developers
Gov. Mark Gordon has vetoed legislation that would have prohibited wind farms owned by independent power producers from using eminent domain to build transmission lines through private property to connect to the power grid.
February 22, 2023
Jackson Democrat Says If You Vote Against Per Diem Hike, You Shouldn’t Get It
Rep. Mike Yin, D-Jackson, pushed through an amendment to a bill that would raise the per diem for state legislators. His amendment would make it so those who voted against it, would not get the per diem increase.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 22, 2023
Moose, Calf Set Up Home Outside Of Day Care In Thayne, Wyoming; Children Get Firsthand Science Lesson
The kiddos at Little Honeys Daycare in Thayne, Wyoming, were able to study a moose and her calf that had moved into the area right outside the school for three weeks before Game and Fish decided, for the safety of the children and the moose, to have them relocated.
Jake NicholsFebruary 22, 2023
House Speaker Continues To Stall Bill Banning Gender, Sexual Orientation Teaching For Grades K-3
House Speaker Albert Sommers has sat on a bill for 25 days that would bar public school teachers in Wyoming from teaching gender identity and sexual orientation to children. An attempt to maneuver around the speaker failed by a vote of 34-27 on Wednesday.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 22, 2023
Wyoming High Schoolers Lobby Legislature for Medicaid Extension
Passionate testimony provided by a pair of Cheyenne high school speech and debate students was the highlight of committee testimony Wednesday as lawmakers considered expanding Medicaid postpartum coverage.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 22, 2023
Cowpocalypse: Complaint Says Forest Service Left Gunned-Down Cattle To Suffer, Rot
A New Mexico ranching association has sued the U.S. Forest Service to stop aerial gunning of stray cattle in the Gila Wilderness. The ranchers claim that in some instances of hunting nuisance cattle that way, they dont die quickly, but instead suffer horribly.
Mark HeinzFebruary 22, 2023
Wyoming Legislature Divides Along Conservative Battle Lines
As it grows in numbers, influence and organization, the Wyoming Freedom Caucus is advising its members daily how to vote on dozens of bills considered by the Wyoming Legislature. Some say thats politics as usual, others that its created a lockstep faction that favors its platform over individual lawmakers.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 22, 2023
Wyoming Dairy Farmers Close To Being Allowed Third-Party Milk Sales, But Can They Cut The Cheese?
The latest edition of Wyoming's Food Freedom Act allowing dairy farmers to sell products through a middleman sailed through both legislative chambers and barring a governor's veto, will soon be law, though an amendment making sure people can cut the cheese at farmers markets failed.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 22, 2023
Wandering With Wendy: Home On The Range And The World’s Largest Ball of Twine
Traveling through northern Kansas is not as dreary as one might think the heart of America holds unexpected treasures. Wendy Corr is traveling the country with the Dan Miller Cowboy Music Revue, and finding delightful detours along the way.
Wendy CorrFebruary 22, 2023
Fireworks In The Capitol: Hutchings Blasts House Revenue Committee For Changing Bill
Sen. Lynn Hutchings said she was ashamed to be a legislator Tuesday after some of her House colleagues overhauled one of her bills. Committee Chair Rep. Steve Harshman called it a "cheap shot."
Clair McFarlandFebruary 22, 2023
Caught On Video: Wyoming Trooper Nearly Hit By Out-Of-Control 18-Wheeler Near Rawlins
A video released by the Wyoming Highway Patrol on Tuesday shows an out-of-control 18 wheeler nearly hitting a trooper on Interstate 80 near Rawlins.
Jimmy OrrFebruary 22, 2023
Sutton Site A Signature Away From Being Next State Archaeological Site
A bill that will protect a site with unusually large ceremonial circles, next to one of the worlds oldest red ochre mines, managed to avoid a last-minute rewrite and passed the House with unanimous approval.
Renée JeanFebruary 22, 2023
Rawlins Could Start Big Trend With Tiny Home Development
A Utah-based manufacturer is not only building a community of 70 tiny homes in Rawlins, its bringing a manufacturing facility there as well and its eyeing other communities in the Cowboy State.
Renée JeanFebruary 22, 2023
Wyoming Could Be Home For Another Type of Advanced Nuclear Reactor
Oklo, a California-based startup, wants to build a nuclear reactor similar to the modern modular TerraPower one planned for Kemmerer, but with some key differences. Wyoming could be home to one of the companys reactors.
February 22, 2023
Off-Road Vehicle Traffic Could Explode In Southwest Wyoming With Passage Of Bill
Southwest Wyoming could become the next hot destination for off-road vehicle enthusiasts thanks to a bill that cleared its final obstacle with the Wyoming Legislature on Tuesday.
Mark HeinzFebruary 22, 2023
Wyoming’s Predator Coyotes Can Be Shot With Night Vison If Gordon Signs Law
A bill that would allow predator hunters to use night vision scopes, infrared technology and other equipment to shoot coyotes on public land is headed to Gov. Mark Gordons desk.
Mark HeinzFebruary 22, 2023
Cat Urbigkit: Life with Bill And Hilary
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: "I met Bill and Hilary on a ranch outside of Billings, Montana nearly two decades ago. No, not the political couple, but a pair of burros (donkeys) that carried their names."
Cat UrbigkitFebruary 21, 2023
House Passes Bill Giving State Agencies Blank Check To Pay Moving Expenses For New Employees
Showing nobodys immune to a nationwide hiring squeeze, the Wyoming Legislature on Tuesday advanced a bill allowing state agency heads carte blanche in paying moving expenses for new hires.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 21, 2023
Uh-Oh, $24 Million In Fed Money To Build Wyoming Charging Stations May Not Be Enough
Wyoming has been waiting for final rules on a federal program that will provide $24 million to build out a network of electric vehicle charging stations along interstates. But rigid federal rules and low EV traffic volume in Wyoming may deter companies from applying.
February 21, 2023
Hit TV Show ‘Yellowstone’ Show Gets A Lot Right, Wyoming Ranchers Say
While it certainly amps up some lurid and violent elements for entertainment value, the Paramount hit television series Yellowstone is grounded in the realities of modern ranching, say some Wyoming cattle producers.
Mark HeinzFebruary 21, 2023
Is Slap Fighting The Next Big Thing? Wyoming’s Betting On It
Wyoming, historically open to niche contact sports, has become the first state in the nation to sanction betting on Dana Whites Power Slap League. Although there are many critics who don't believe it's a sport.
Jake NicholsFebruary 21, 2023
Bad Weather Postpones Wyoming’s ‘Storm Of The Century’
A strong winter storm making its way through Wyoming has shut down a planned showing of the PBS documentary Storm of the Century: The Blizzard of 49 in the town of Sinclair.
Greg JohnsonFebruary 21, 2023