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<title>Driver Says Car Smelled Like Pot When He Got It, Then 75 Pounds Of It Found In Trunk | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The driver of a Honda stopped on a rural Campbell County highway Sunday said the car was rented, and it smelled like marijuana when he got it. That’s probably because there was 75 pounds of pot in the trunk, along with more than 1,000 grams of liquid THC.

Driver Says Car Smelled Like Pot When He Got It, Then 75 Pounds Of It Found In Trunk

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<title>After Abortion Ruling, Powell City Councilman Calls For 'Hanging Bad Judges' | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Powell City councilman suggested on Facebook that Wyoming start “hanging bad judges” after a judge blocked the state’s most recent abortion ban. A former Wyoming Supreme Court Justice said, “This man is obviously an idiot and does not deserve public office."

After Abortion Ruling, Powell City Councilman Calls For 'Hanging Bad Judges'

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<title>Rock Springs Hotel Manager Accused Of $200K Fraud By Making Up Guests Is Arrested | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The former manager of a Rock Springs hotel accused of embezzling nearly $200,000 through fake guests and cash deals for long-term stays has been arrested. She was bound over to felony court Friday.

Rock Springs Hotel Manager Accused Of $200K Fraud By Making Up Guests Is Arrested

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<title>Angry Cheyenne Residents Speak Out Against Annexation And Proposed Data Center | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Dozens of angry Cheyenne residents spoke out Monday against a 1,200-acre annexation and possible data center before City Council tabled the decision. “To me it looks like a quick way to make a nice big buck,” said one woman about the landowner's motive.

Angry Cheyenne Residents Speak Out Against Annexation And Proposed Data Center

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<title>Wyoming AG Says Gray Doesn't Have To Reveal Advice On Giving Voter Info To Feds | Cowboy State Daily</title>

In a sharply-worded letter to Cheyenne attorney George Powers, the Wyoming Attorney General's office said Sec. of State Chuck Gray doesn't have to release the legal advice he may have received before handing sensitive voter data to the federal government.

Wyoming AG Says Gray Doesn't Have To Reveal Advice On Giving Voter Info To Feds

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Renée Jean

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<title>Hotels, Convention Center And Indoor Arena Could Follow PRCA To Cheyenne | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Now that the PRCA’s move to Cheyenne is official, local leaders are sketching big plans to turn the 416-acre Hitching Post subdivision into a Western "Field of Dreams" for rodeo. That could include hotels, a convention center and an indoor arena.

Hotels, Convention Center And Indoor Arena Could Follow PRCA To Cheyenne

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