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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
Tribal Hunting Bill Killed Despite Push From Governor Gordon
The Wyoming Senate on Tuesday voted down a bill that would have given Gov. Mark Gordon the ability to make agreements with tribes specifying special, off-reservation hunting rights some tribal members have through their federal treaties.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 21, 2023
C.J. Box Slams Politically Correct Rewrites of Classic Children’s Books As ‘Vandalism’
Wyoming best-selling author C.J. Box on Tuesday condemned the rewriting of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and other children's books because they had terms like "fat" and "crazy" which, a "sensitivity coalition" said, could hurt someone's feelings. Box called it vandalism.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 21, 2023
Wyoming’s Custodia Digital Bank Fights David Vs. Goliath Battle With Federal Reserve
It's David vs Goliath for Wyoming's Custodia Bank which is taking on the Kansas City Federal Reserve for shutting the financial institution out earlier this month. Bank founder Caitlin Long says the Federal Reserve has no authority to reject a law-abiding state-chartered bank.
Renée JeanFebruary 21, 2023
Liz Cheney Reemerges To Blast Marjorie Taylor-Greene
Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney reemerged on Monday and tweeted for the first time since leaving office. Cheney criticized Marjorie Taylor-Greene for saying the country needed a "national divorce."
Jimmy OrrFebruary 21, 2023
Dennis Sun: It’s Still The Beef
Columnist Dennis Sun writes: "The current administration and some in Congress seem to be against farmers and ranchers with all of their proposed regulations on them. This will come out in the new farm bill as they want us to solve climate change issues."
Dennis SunFebruary 20, 2023
Dave Simpson: Union Pacific Would Handle This Better, Right?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "It's hard to imagine how the Norfolk Southern Railroad could possibly have handled the disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, worse."
Dave SimpsonFebruary 20, 2023
Sad-Faced Giant Dog Rescued From Cheyenne Hoarder Finds Fresh Start In California
After escaping an animal hoarder with 60 other dogs and dozens of birds in Cheyenne last year, the sad-faced dog Kobe has finally found a forever home.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 20, 2023
Former Calif. Water Official Warns Wyoming: ‘Don’t Let Them Buffalo You’ Over Colorado River
A former California water commissioner told Cowboy State Daily that Californias growth has long since outpaced its water supply, and that will continue to create problems for Wyoming and other states along the Colorado River. "The interior states really need to wake up," he said.
Mark HeinzFebruary 20, 2023