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Clarene Law, Longtime Wyoming Legislator And Businesswoman, Died
Friends and colleagues remember Wyoming's Clarene Law as an example who set a standard for decorum and polite civil manners when dealing with tough issues.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 23, 2022
Wyoming Senators Snub Joe Manchin In Favor Of GOP Permitting Reform Bill
Barrasso had been critical of Manchins bill since a draft version was released earlier this summer. With the release of the full bill, Barrasso was no more warm to Manchins approach to reform.
September 23, 2022
Wyoming Public Hunters May Be Squeezed Out By ‘Landowner Tags’
Wealthy out-of-staters are shopping Wyoming properties with landowner hunting tags attached to them which, in turn, are pushing rank-and-file hunters out of premier hunting areas.
Mark HeinzSeptember 23, 2022
Wyoming Leaders Sympathetic To Red State Transfer Of Migrants To Blue States
Gov. Gordon and U.S. Sens. Barrasso and Lummis are understanding of recent actions taken by Texas, Florida and Arizona to send migrants to progressive Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago and Marthas Vineyard.
Coy KnobelSeptember 22, 2022
Two GOP Candidates Confirm In Running For Interim Secretary Of State
Mark Armstrong and Bob Ferguson have confirmed to Cowboy State Daily they are running for the interim Secretary of State appointment.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 22, 2022
Company Considering Locating $1.1 Billion Meat Processing Plant In Cheyenne
Mayor Patrick Collins says hes been approached about Cheyenne possibly being considered for a $1.1 billion meat processing plant that would employ more than 2,500 people.
September 22, 2022
Barrasso, Lummis Back Bill That Thwarts Biden’s $80 Billion IRS Expansion
U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis have signed on to a bill to prevent the IRS from using an unprecedented nearly $80 billion infusion of new funds on audits of taxpayers making less than $400,000 a year.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 22, 2022
Gate-Crashing Poacher Gets Hefty Fine From Wyoming Authorities
Careening down a Johnson County road while crashing through gates with a slain deer strapped to his flatbed proved to be a fruitless escape plan for a poacher in Wyoming.
Mark HeinzSeptember 22, 2022
Dave Walsh: Look For Old Blood Feud Feel As Wyoming Cowboys Take On BYU
Dave Walsh writes: The Wyoming Cowboys meet the BYU Cougars in a late-night Saturday road football game that takes us back in time to a rivalry battle of wills and cultures. The last time the Cowboys won in Provo was 1987.
Dave WalshSeptember 22, 2022
Former Cody City Employee Arrested For Hit-And-Run Of 11-Year-Old
An 11-year-old Cody boy was hospitalized with a punctured lung, broken leg, two broken ribs, and other injuries after being hit by a truck on Wednesday. A former Cody city employee has been arrested in the incident.
September 22, 2022
Wyoming, GOP AGs Demand Credit Card Companies Stop Tracking Gun Sales
Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill and 17 other GOP attorneys have told credit card companies tracking gun-shop transactions to change course or prepare for legal challenges
Clair McFarlandSeptember 22, 2022
Wyoming Daily Gas Map: Thursday, September 22, 2022
The highest reported gasoline price in Wyoming on Thursday was in Moose at $4.98 per gallon. The lowest price in Wyoming was in Laramie at $3.09 per gallon.
September 22, 2022
Hageman: Leading Wyoming Attorneys Send Her ‘Threatening’ Letter
A group of prominent Wyoming lawyers has sent a letter to Republican U.S. House candidate Harriet Hageman asking that she stop pushing former President Donald Trumps claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 22, 2022
Bill Sniffin: Here Is A Kuralt-Like Spectacular Wyoming Road Trip
Bill Sniffin writes: "On this day, Jimmy Orr, Dave Simpson, Dave Lerner, Rod Miller, and I honored the late Jim Angell at the new Cowboy State Daily offices. We had a great time telling Jim Angell stories and puffing away on his brand of favorite cigars on a perfect late afternoon."
Bill SniffinSeptember 22, 2022
Cheney, Dems, Get Win On Election Reform; Only 8 Republicans Voted For Bill
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheneys Presidential Election Reform Act passed the U.S. House on Wednesday on mostly partisan lines, a move she said will help guard against future efforts to steal elections.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 22, 2022
Shadowy PACs Draw Concern in Campbell County
There are more questions than answers when it comes to whos behind two political action committees that influenced many Campbell County races this August.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 22, 2022
New Gold Mine West Of Cheyenne Could Employ 2,600 People; Generate $75 Million In Tax Revenue
Planned CK Gold Mine between Laramie and Cheyenne, near the ghost town of Hecla, promises to bring thousands of jobs and tax revenue to Wyoming.
September 22, 2022
Barrasso Scores Victory With Amendment That Prevents China From Receiving Preferential Status
An amendment produced by U.S. Sen. John Barrasso prevented China from being given preferential status under a climate agreement passed in the Senate Wednesday.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 22, 2022
High Gas Prices Haven’t Sparked Wyoming Coal Generation
As gas prices push higher, cheap coal becomes more attractive, but years of industry decline, other factors make it difficult for Wyoming mines to capitalize.
September 21, 2022
Hunter Drops Meth Pipe In Wyoming Game Warden’s Truck While Being Cited For Trespassing
It was not a good day for a Wyoming hunter who was being cited for trespassing near Glendo reservoir when he dropped his meth pipe inside a game warden's truck.
Mark HeinzSeptember 21, 2022
Wyoming Littles: Triceratops A Good State Dinosaur, Because Self-Defense
First and second graders in Clearmont, Wyoming on Wednesday said that the state dinosaur, triceratops, fits Wyoming because triceratops are great at self-defense.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 21, 2022
Wyoming Wildlife Crossings: How Wildlife Officials Got Animals To Use Them
During the winter of 1977-78, John Hyde was a game warden trainee with the Wyoming Game and Fish department and charged with figuring out how to get deer to use highway underpasses that are still in use today.
Mark HeinzSeptember 21, 2022
Wyoming Daily Gas Map: Wednesday, September 21, 2022
The highest reported gasoline price in Wyoming on Wednesday was in Moose at $4.98 per gallon. The lowest price in Wyoming was in Laramie at $3.09 per gallon.
September 21, 2022
Royale Treatment: Wyoming’s Most Prestigious Art Show This Weekend in Cody
The biggest names in western art will be represented at Wyoming's most prestigious art event, the Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale this weekend in Cody. Last year, despite the pandemic, it raised more than $1 million and with 104 artists represented this year, organizers are excited about this year's event.
Wendy CorrSeptember 21, 2022