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Clair McFarland

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<title>Wyoming Again Considers Banning Buying Junk Food With SNAP Benefits | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Republican state lawmaker is again seeking to ban buying junk food using Wyoming SNAP benefits. The federal government sends nearly $65 million a year into Wyoming homes through the program.

Wyoming Again Considers Banning Buying Junk Food With SNAP Benefits

Politics

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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

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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

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Matthew Christian

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<title>Wyoming Man Caught In YouTube Child Predator Sting Gets 10 Years | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Sean Joseph Brennan of Hudson was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography. Brennan was caught by an Internet vigilante who poses as minors to snag child predators.

Wyoming Man Caught In YouTube Child Predator Sting Gets 10 Years

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Mark Heinz

Outdoors

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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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Dale Killingbeck

Law Enforcement

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<title>Cheyenne Teens Accused Of Torching Vacant Home Face Arson Charges | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Three Cheyenne teens were charged with arson Monday for allegedly setting four fires inside a vacant home in the northeast part of the city. They and a fourth as-yet uncharged teen were found out after one of them talked about burning the house at school.

Cheyenne Teens Accused Of Torching Vacant Home Face Arson Charges

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Jeffrey Walter DeLong

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