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<title>Wyoming Legislators Wear Red To Warn Of Projected $700 Million Budget Deficit | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Some Wyoming House members wore red jackets Tuesday to a legislative committee meeting as a warning of a projected nearly $700 million deficit. Detractors of the visual protest say those same lawmakers helped gouge state revenues.

Wyoming Legislators Wear Red To Warn Of Projected $700 Million Budget Deficit

David Madison

Energy

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<title>One Of Wyoming’s Largest Oil Producers Drilling Its First 3-Mile Well | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Anschutz Exploration Corp. is already one of the largest oil producers in Wyoming. Now it’s pushing the industry by drilling Wyoming’s first 3-mile lateral well on a pad in Johnson County.

One Of Wyoming’s Largest Oil Producers Drilling Its First 3-Mile Well

Mining

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<title>Congress Spotlights Wyoming’s Rare Earth Industry As Vital To US Supply | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming and Montana took center stage at a congressional hearing Tuesday about fast-tracking rare earth processing in the U.S. New tech to extract rare earths from coal waste could help break China’s stranglehold on the critical minerals.

Congress Spotlights Wyoming’s Rare Earth Industry As Vital To US Supply

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Mark Heinz

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<title>Hunters And Others Angry About Being Locked Out Of Popular Snowy Range Road | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An elk hunter said he nearly trashed his truck and camper because he got locked onto Boswell Road in Albany County and had to drive out the back way in a blizzard. He’s not the only one, as debate continues about whether the road is public or private.

Hunters And Others Angry About Being Locked Out Of Popular Snowy Range Road

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Andrew Rossi

Wildlife

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<title>Yellowstone Visitors Watch Bison Die In 160-Degree Grand Prismatic Spring | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Dozens of Yellowstone visitors were shocked to witness the death of a bison as it stepped into the water at the shallow edge of Grand Prismatic Spring on Saturday morning. Left behind is a carcass that will soon be "dissolved" by the 160-degree water.

Yellowstone Visitors Watch Bison Die In 160-Degree Grand Prismatic Spring

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Matthew Christian

Legislature

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<title>Firefighter Shortage Could Cripple Ability To Fight Wyoming Wildfires, Officials Say | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Firefighters on Monday told the Joint Appropriations Committee they are very worried about fire season this year due to a shortage of qualified people to battle the fires.  “I think it should scare everyone in the state," Sublette County Fire Warden Shad Cooper said.

Firefighter Shortage Could Cripple Ability To Fight Wyoming Wildfires, Officials Say

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