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Amendment A: Cities, Counties Could Get More Investment Freedom From Wyoming Voters
Amendment A would give Wyoming municipalities more leeway in making higher-risk investments if they choose. Proponents say they can manage their money better and realize greater returns, while opponents argue for less risk with public money.
Leo WolfsonOctober 31, 2022
Monitoring Workers A Growing Trend, But Wyoming Researcher Finds It Often Backfires
A University of Wyoming researcher studying workplace monitoring gave participants a series of tasks as well as an opportunity to cheat. Those who had been told they would be watched were more likely to cheat their employers than those who didnt know they were being monitored.
Renée JeanOctober 31, 2022
Dave Simpson: Never A Better Time To Live In Wyoming
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Just once in the horrible surveillance videos we see of innocent people being beaten to within an inch of their lives, I long to see someone with the ability and the tools necessary to fight back."
Dave SimpsonOctober 31, 2022
Homeowners Outside Of Cheyenne Have First Tesla Roof In Wyoming
Chris and Shayla Roberts are the first owners of a Tesla Roof in Wyoming. It often produces more power than the home uses, and the couple gets credit for surplus energy that goes back to the grid.
October 31, 2022
Gordon, Others Praise $85 Million Investment In Wyoming Special-Needs Health Care
Gov Mark Gordon joined Wyoming Resource Center employees, clients, and supporters in Lander to mark the facility's $85 million 2018 remodel.
Clair McFarlandOctober 31, 2022
Game & Fish Says No Grizzlies Yet In Bighorns, But It May Just Be A Matter Of Time
The Wyoming Game and Fish department say grizzly bears havent made it to the Bighorn Mountains yet, despite greatly expanding their range over the last few decades. Others aren't that sure...
Mark HeinzOctober 31, 2022
Wyoming Horse Is Now Police Officer In New York Police Department’s Mounted Patrol
Gomez, a wild mustang born into the Salt Wells Creek herd near Green River nine years ago, is now a police officer In the New York City Police Departments mounted unit.
Wendy CorrOctober 31, 2022
WYDOT Says New License Plate Is Dark Blue, Not Black
Good news for people who hate the color of the new Wyoming license plate. It's actually blue, not black. WYDOT says it's the same color of the Wyoming state flag.
Jimmy OrrOctober 31, 2022
Yellowstone Ghosts: The Light Above Mammoth Hot Springs
If you find yourself in Mammoth Hot Springs after dark, look all around the horizon at the hills. You may be able to spot the light of Ed Wilsons unrequited love for Mary Henderson, a love that endures still today.
Jen MignardOctober 30, 2022
Rod Miller: Wyoming Education And The Cult Of Moloch In Cowboy Country
Columnist Rod Miller writes: "The Left wants to use the classroom to turn out rainbow unicorns. The Right wants to convert the classroom into a public catechism."
Rod MillerOctober 30, 2022
Wyoming High Schooler Finds Career Path Through Apprenticeship
While some communities have robust, active apprenticeship efforts for high school students, others dont. The Legislatures Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee is discussing a bill that would expand apprenticeship programs statewide.
Renée JeanOctober 29, 2022
Wyoming HD 17 Race: Incumbent Chad Banks (D) and Republican J.T. Larson Differ Most On Taxes
State Rep. Chad Banks, D-Rock Springs, favors eliminating tax exemptions in Wyoming while his Republican opponent for House District 17 would take a different approach for a seat that hasnt had a Republican in it since 2012.
Leo WolfsonOctober 29, 2022
Dems Call For Nationalization Of Oil And Gas To Protect Planet From ‘Climate Apocalypse’
Nationalizing the U.S. oil and gas industry used to be a fringe idea. Now, it's being promoted by some more mainstream Democrats, urging the government to take it over -- all in the name of "saving the planet."
October 28, 2022
Cheney Promotes Dems in Michigan & Arizona But Won’t Even Call Wyoming’s Grey Bull Back
Although Liz Cheney has endorsed Rep. Elissa Slotkin, a Michigan Democrat, and is actively speaking out against other Republicans, she's ignoring Wyoming Democratic House candidate Lynette Grey Bull.
Leo WolfsonOctober 28, 2022
Wyoming’s New Black License Plate Is Getting A Mixed Reaction
With large, white block letters on a black background framed in red, the new Wyoming license plate has already been printed and will be mandatory for all vehicles beginning in 2025.
Renée JeanOctober 28, 2022
Wyoming Faces Potential ‘Disaster’ As Diesel Supplies Evaporate
U.S. stockpiles of diesel are at the lowest level since 2008. Refinery capacity in Wyoming, as well as the rest of the United States, is so strained that rolling blackouts of fuel are possible in the coming months.
October 28, 2022
Flamethrowers: One More Reason Why Wyoming Is Better Than California
A Sheridan resident who recently moved from California said hes ecstatic to have the freedom to enjoy using his flamethrower here, which he couldnt do in his former home state.
Mark HeinzOctober 28, 2022
Good Samaritans Rescue Antelope Stuck In Barbed-Wire
When a trio of good Samaritans saw an antelope tangled up in barbed-wire on the Wyoming South Dakota border, they immediately cut the fence to free the animal.
Mark HeinzOctober 28, 2022
Wyoming May Be Home For Up To Five More Nuclear Reactors
PacifiCorp and TerraPower are initiating a joint study to evaluate the feasibility of building five more Natrium reactors by 2035, in addition to a planned reactor in progress in Kemmerer.
October 28, 2022
Hageman Blasts University For Monitoring Her Twitter Posts For “Toxicity”
Harriet Hageman said a North Dakota university's decision to monitor her Twitter account represents the "unholy triumvirate of academia, mainstream press, and Big Tech coming together to squelch free speech."
Leo WolfsonOctober 28, 2022
Wyoming Legislators Optimistic, Cautious About Elon Musk’s Takeover Of Twitter
Wyoming State Sen. Cheri Steinmetz on Friday said she applauded anyone who will protect the arena of free speech and as long as Elon Musk does that, "it's a good thing."
Clair McFarlandOctober 28, 2022
Bill Sniffin: Scary Times At The Bottom Of The Wild Food Chain
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: Much like a terrified cartoon character whistling to himself as he walks through a cemetery at night, I was expecting at any second to be devoured by a monster grizzly bear.
Bill SniffinOctober 28, 2022
In New Campaign Ad, Liz Cheney Blasts Arizona Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Kari Lake
A day after formally endorsing a Democrat U.S. House member in Michigan, U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney released a television ad against two Arizona Republicans include gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake.
Leo WolfsonOctober 28, 2022
With Musket That Fired First Shot At Bunker Hill, Wyoming Military Museum Is More Than Vehicles
The $100 million National Museum of Military Vehicles in Dubois is best known for housing 500 fully restored military vehicles, artillery pieces, naval vessels and aircraft. But it also has 200-plus historically significant firearms on display, including the rifle that fired the first shot at Bunker Hill
Renée JeanOctober 28, 2022