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Clair McFarland

Clair McFarland is a general assignment reporter for Cowboy State Daily and is based in Riverton, Wyoming. She specializes in crime and court reporting and social issues coverage. Clair also writes a twice-monthly column on motherhood and country living.  

Previously, Clair wrote for The Ranger, the Lander Journal and the Wind River News. She is an award-winning journalist, columnist and poet, who joined Cowboy State Daily on Valentines Day, 2022.  

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The Wyoming House speaker and Senate president both said Tuesday they’ll work to advance a pro-life constitutional amendment in the upcoming legislative session. That’s in response to a state Supreme Court ruling keeping abortion legal in Wyoming.

After Wyoming Abortion Bans Struck Down, Legislative Leaders Vow Pro-Life Amendment

The Wyoming House speaker and Senate president both said Tuesday they’ll work to advance a pro-life constitutional amendment in the upcoming legislative session. That’s in response to a state Supreme Court ruling keeping abortion legal in Wyoming.

Clair McFarlandJanuary 06, 2026

Protestors outside the Wyoming Supreme Court building in Cheyenne on April 16, 2025, before the court heard arguments on the state's abortion bans. The court ruled 4-1 Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2025, that Wyomings abortion bans are unconstitutional.

Wyoming Supreme Court Declares Abortion Bans Unconstitutional

The Wyoming Supreme Court in a 4-1 majority ruled Tuesday that Wyoming’s abortion bans are unconstitutional, under the state Constitution’s promise of health care autonomy.

Clair McFarlandJanuary 06, 2026

After Gov. Mark Gordon recommended funding WYDOT’s $282.8 million budget pitch, lawmakers meeting Monday in Cheyenne questioned staffing gaps, taser costs and Highway Patrol needs like GPS and tunnel tech upgrades amid shortfalls.

With Governor's Backing, WYDOT Asks Legislature For $282.8 Million Budget 

After Gov. Mark Gordon recommended funding WYDOT’s $282.8 million budget pitch, lawmakers meeting Monday in Cheyenne questioned staffing gaps, taser costs and Highway Patrol needs like GPS and tunnel tech upgrades amid shortfalls.

Clair McFarlandJanuary 06, 2026

Wyoming has had 97 snowplows hit by vehicles over the past five years, including 15 last winter. Wyoming Department of Transportation officials said Monday that being a plow driver can be dangerous, but higher pay can help keep those jobs filled.

WYDOT Reports 97 Wyoming Snowplows Hit In Last Five Winters

Wyoming has had 97 snowplows hit by vehicles over the past five winters, including 15 last winter. Wyoming Department of Transportation officials said Monday that being a plow driver can be dangerous, but higher pay can help keep those jobs filled.

Clair McFarlandJanuary 06, 2026

Colby Cole Thomas, aka 'CRACKPIPE'

Gillette Man Nicknamed 'CRACKPIPE' Accused In Another Burglary

Gillette police say they caught a man who goes by the alias "CRACKPIPE" stealing a bagel shop baker's purse to buy lockpicks with her credit card. That comes nearly a year after he allegedly burgled a Menard's store. He faces felony charges.

Clair McFarlandJanuary 05, 2026

Reid Rasner won’t run to be the next governor of Wyoming, he told Cowboy State Daily in a Friday text message. “Stay tuned for news next week, the best is yet to come,” Rasner added.

Rasner Won’t Run For Governor, Says To 'Stay Tuned For News Next Week'

Reid Rasner won’t run to be the next governor of Wyoming, he told Cowboy State Daily in a Friday text message. “Stay tuned for news next week, the best is yet to come,” Rasner added.

Clair McFarlandJanuary 03, 2026

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