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.
Latest from Clair McFarland
Legislators Vote To Give Wyoming Prosecutors More Money
At the urging of two members of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, legislators advanced $3 million Wednesday to help counties fund prosecutors' offices. It's part of a series of tweaks to the second draft of the state's two-year budget.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 15, 2026
Blocking $58 Million For Tribal Clinic Could Cost Wyoming More Than It Saves
The CEO of a tribal health clinic and a state lawmaker voiced concern Wednesday over a legislative committee’s push to block $58 million in federal money. The denial, which is not final, was part of a slew of proposed Wyoming Department of Health cuts.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 14, 2026
BLM Officer Charged With Murder In Lander Bar Fight
A field officer for the federal Bureau of Land Management was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder, on claims he choked a man to death in a Lander bar fight.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 14, 2026
Legislators Vote To Defund And Dismantle Wyoming Business Council
Nine of Wyoming’s top legislators advanced a bid Tuesday to defund and dismantle the Wyoming Business Council. Opponents call the move short-sighted while supporters say it stops government from unfairly competing with private businesses.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 14, 2026
Wyoming Lawmakers Propose Cutting Governor's Budget To UW By $61 Million
The Joint Appropriations Committee on Tuesday voted to reduce the governor’s recommended state budget for the University of Wyoming by nearly $61 million. State Sen. Ogden Driskill opposed the action calling them "spiteful and vindictive."
Clair McFarlandJanuary 13, 2026
Jillian Balow, Former Wyoming Schools Chief, Announces Run For House
Republican Jillian Balow, former Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction, is running for the state's lone U.S. House Seat. This pits her against Secretary of State Chuck Gray and Casper businessman Reid Rasner, both MAGA-style candidates.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 13, 2026
