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Wyoming Lawmakers Vote To Spend $550 Million Over Original Budget; Earmarks $1 Billion Into Savings Too
Spenders and savers squared off over the $550 million extra dollars put into the 2023 supplemental budget that passed through the Wyoming House of Representatives on Friday evening.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 05, 2023
Want To Become A Tree When You Die? Company Offers To Plant Tree In Your Corpse
A start-up company offers to plant a tree in your corpse, but Wyoming funeral and cemetery professionals say that may not be an option in some parts of the Cowboy State.
Wendy CorrFebruary 05, 2023
Guest Column: Right To Bear Arms? Absolutely. Peace Officers Can’t Be Everywhere…
Guest columnist and former peace officer Frank Groth writes: "The problem is that, like all peace officers, they cannot be everywhere. The simple fact that when danger, or the threat of it, can happen in seconds, the police are just minutes away is as true in the halls of the capitol as it is on my quiet street in Campbell County."
Frank GrothFebruary 05, 2023
‘Convention of States’ Passes Senate Committee, Barlow Says “Bring Gov’t Back To The People”
Speaking in favor of the Convention of States resolution, Sen. Eric Barlow, who has attended four national conferences on the convention, said, "I find great comfort that it comes back to the states and the people. They get to ultimately make this decision.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 04, 2023
World’s Largest, Most-Advanced Vertical Farming Facility To Be Built In Laramie
A new research facility in Laramie was announced on Thursday for whats promised to be the worlds largest and most advanced indoor agricultural research center. The company has already raised $1 billion for the facility.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 04, 2023
Harriet Hageman Starting To Show Some Humor And Personality On Social Media
Freshman Congresswoman Harriet Hageman is starting to show some personality on her Twitter feed. From mocking the movement to ban gas stoves to lampooning the Biden administration on the Chinese spy balloon, Hageman is interspersing humor along with policy statements.
Jimmy OrrFebruary 04, 2023
Biteman’s Anti-Woke Investment Bills Keep On Truckin’ : ‘ESG Is The Invisible Gun To Your Head’
Both of Sen. Bo Biteman's bills that would prohibit Wyoming from contracting with companies or investment managers that engage in economic boycotts of fossil fuel industries passed first and second readings by wide margins on the Senate floor this week.
February 04, 2023
Riverton MD Blasts Powell Doc For Defending California ‘Diktat’ That Censors, Punishes Doctors
Dr. Kent Stockton writes: We are currently experiencing suppression and censorship of certain facts by powerful forces, despite copious documentation of those findings which do not fit the official narrative. This is not the way of the Scientific Method.
Kent D. Stockton MDFebruary 04, 2023
Oops! Cheyenne Group Plans Protest Over High Energy Bills But Only One Person Shows Up
Black Hills Energy in Cheyenne was so worried about a planned protest against increases in utility costs, they hired a security guard to patrol its office in case it got out of control. But only one person showed up on Friday.
February 04, 2023
Wyoming Legislators Try And Fail – Again – To Defund UW Gender Studies Program
Wyoming lawmakers tried and failed Friday to defund UW's gender studies program which include courses titled: Introduction to LFBTQ Studies, Feminist Theories, Queer Theory, Pop Music & Sexualities, and Intimate Relationships.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 04, 2023
Convicted Wife Beater Loses Appeal That Court Shouldn’t Have Considered Rape Evidence
After arguing that police had no right to seize his journals and a state district court judge had no right to consider rape charges that didnt stick, a convicted wife beater has lost his appeal to the Wyoming Supreme Court.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 04, 2023
Semi Hits Wyoming Highway Patrol Car On Friday Evening In Converse County
A Wyoming State Trooper was taken to the hospital on Friday evening after a semi-truck collided into a patrol car on Highway 59 where the patrolman had stopped to assist motorists.
Jimmy OrrFebruary 04, 2023
Showdown Over Guns In State Capitol: “Gun-Free Zones Are Soft Zones For Mass Shooters”
Although a spokesperson for anti-gun group said permitting concealed carry in public spaces could create shootouts, Rep. Jeremy Haroldson said allowing citizens to carry arms wouldn't spawn gunfights, it would discourage would-be mass murderers.
Mark HeinzFebruary 04, 2023
When Chinese Spy Balloon Flew Over Crook County, Wyomingites Wanted To Shoot It Down
There were plenty of Wyomingites ready and willing to help shoot the balloon down when it flew over Crook County, among them former state lawmaker Tyler Lindholm. "Theres some guys out in the woods who have the capability, and I think it would have been a hoot," he said.
Renée JeanFebruary 04, 2023
Boom, Boom: Out Go The Lights! Wyoming Capitol Goes Dark, Power Outage Hits Cheyenne
The State Capitol went dark on Friday as a power outage hit Cheyenne at around 2pm. Legislators kept on working though. Some said they even preferred the atmosphere.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 03, 2023
‘Groomed And Preyed Upon:’ Detransitioner Who Had Double Masectomy At 16 Shares Regret
After emotional debate, a proposed Wyoming law that would prohibit doctors from prescribing transgender-related treatments to minors unanimously passed its first legislative committee hearing Friday.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 03, 2023
Property Tax Relief A Possibility In Wyoming After 16% Jump Last Year, 36% In Teton County
Prior to the pandemic, property taxes in Wyoming were rising 3% to 4% annually, according to state figures. But last year, they jumped 16% on average across the state. The increase was much larger in some counties, like Teton County, where it was 36%.
Renée JeanFebruary 03, 2023
Gun Owners vs Banks: “I Don’t Want Government To Know If I Bought A Twinkie, Let Alone A Gun”
Gun owners and bankers were at odds on Thursday over legislation that would allow people to sue banks if they track credit card purchases of guns. Wyoming bankers, however, say they have no control over credit card processing at the national level.
Mark HeinzFebruary 03, 2023
Author C.J. Box Says Wyoming Missed Out On An Enormous Payday By Not Having Film Incentives
Best-selling author CJ Box on Thursday said Wyoming missed out on $90 million in on-the-ground spending for the productions of "Big Sky" and "Joe Pickett" because production companies shot his shows in Canada and New Mexico.
Renée JeanFebruary 03, 2023
Western Ag Network: Farm And Ranch Report For Friday, February 3, 2023
Today's Western Ag Network Headlines: Wyoming rancher says grazing on federal lands is a top priority for NCBA and its Federal Lands Committee.
Jimmy OrrFebruary 03, 2023
Thunderbirds Cancel 2023 Cheyenne Airshow Because Airport Is Under Construction Again
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will not be performing during this year's Cheyenne Frontier Days due to safety concerns. Because the Cheyenne airport will be under construction yet again, the Thunderbirds said lack of a working emergency runway caused them to cancel.
Jimmy OrrFebruary 03, 2023
Biteman Says He’d Feel Safer Packing Heat In Capitol, Votes To Eliminate Concealed Carry Bans
When a woman began acting in a hostile manner in the gallery of the Senate on Thursday, Sen. Bo Biteman said, The person looked very agitated and not right. I was thinking, I wish I had my gun. I should be able to protect myself."
Mark HeinzFebruary 03, 2023
Woman Disrupts Senate, Yells Obscenities After Bill Passes Criminalizing Child Sex-Change Operations
A woman started swearing loudly in the Wyoming Senate Chambers on Thursday in response to the passage of a bill that would criminalize child sex change surgeries.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 03, 2023
Rod Miller: High Noon in Drugstore Wyoming
Columnist Rod Miller writes: Someone call John Wayne! Hordes of hippie celebrities from Hollywood, rainbow sodbusters from Sacramento, and beatnik bitcoin billionaires from Burbank are pouring across our unprotected square border to steal our rodeos."
Rod MillerFebruary 03, 2023