Leo Wolfson
Leo Wolfson is the State Government and Politics Reporter for Cowboy State Daily and is based in Cheyenne. He is responsible for covering Wyoming politics on a federal and statewide level.
Leo led Cowboy State Daily's coverage of the 2022 Wyoming primary election, including the highly contentious race between former congresswoman Liz Cheney and her successor U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman. He also managed CSD's coverage of the 2023 State Legislature, which was by far the most extensive and timely media coverage of a legislative session in the state's history.
Before joining Cowboy State Daily, Leo was a general assignment reporter for the Cody Enterprise Newspaper in Cody from 2018-2022. Prior to that, he reported for a suburban newspaper outside Denver.
Latest from Leo Wolfson
This Will Be The 12th Year Cale Case Will Try To Pass Medicaid Expansion For Wyoming
Wyoming State Sen. Cale Case has unsuccessfully tried to pass Medicaid expansion in Wyoming for 11 years now. Case says he will try again this upcoming legislative session.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 06, 2024
Shoshoni Post Office Close To Being Named For WWII Vet & Postmaster Dessie Bebout
Before she was the postmaster of the Shoshoni Post Office for 13 years, Dessie Bebout was one of the first Wyoming women to serve in the Naval Reserves in World War II. Congress is considering a bill to rename the Shoshoni Post Office for her.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 06, 2024
Hageman Says Trans Women In The Olympics Would Be âDespicableâ
Saying transgender women competing in the Womenâs Olympics would be âdespicable,â Harriet Hageman is sponsoring legislation that would prohibit trans females from representing the U.S. in the Olympic Games.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 06, 2024
Wyoming Shouldnât Buy Products Made With Child Or Slave Labor, Lawmaker Says
State Rep. John Bear is proposing legislation that would block Wyoming state government from buying products made with slave or child labor.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 05, 2024
Rita Watson Has Worked For The State Of Wyoming For 54 Years, And Has No Plans To Retire
Rita Watson has worked for the state of Wyoming for 54 years, mostly with the Department Of Education, where sheâs worked for 11 superintendents of public education. She's 82, works 12 hours a day, and has no plans to retire.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 04, 2024
Some Cheney 'Never Trumpers' Now Support Trump; Others Won't Budge
Thereâs still hope among some Wyoming ânever Trumpâ supporters of former congresswomanâs Liz Cheney that former President Trump wonât get the Republican nomination for president, but others have already switched to his side.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 03, 2024
Hageman Says $78 Billion Tax Bill Expands Welfare State, Helps Illegal Immigrants
Harriet Hageman voted against a massive $78 billion tax bill on Wednesday in Congress, saying it expands welfare and gives expanded benefits to illegal immigrants.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 02, 2024
Chuck Gray Says Denial Of $3.1 Million Filing System Upgrade Was Political
Secretary of State Chuck Gray is disappointed the Joint Appropriations Committee denied his $3.1 million request to upgrade the stateâs online filing system, saying the decision âprioritized playing politics.â
Leo WolfsonFebruary 01, 2024
Gordon's War On Carbon Escalates Feud With Some Wyoming Republicans
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon's war on carbon has escalated a feud with some in his own party who claim heâs turned on the stateâs fossil fuel industries.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 01, 2024
Hageman Wants To Impeach Homeland Security Chief For Immigration Failure
Rep. Harriet Hageman on Wednesday said sheâll vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Bidenâs immigration czar, for massive failure along the U.S. border with Mexico.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 31, 2024
Al Simpson, 20 Other Ousted Park County GOP Committeemen, Reinstated â For Now
Nearly two dozen Park County Republican Party elected precinct committee members booted from their seats five months ago, including former U.S. Sen. Al Simpson, are reinstated â at least for now.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 31, 2024
Bill Would Require Permission From Parents For Wyoming Kids To Use Social Media
Casper lawmaker Steve Harshman, a father of four and a high school teacher, says the potential for social media to harm kids should make it required in Wyoming for parents to give permission to use it.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 30, 2024
John Hines, 29-Year Lawmaker And Former Senate President, Dies At 87
John Hines of Gillette spent 29 years in the Wyoming Legislature, including a term as Senate President. He died Friday at age 87, and is remembered as a soft-spoken statesman who led by example.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 30, 2024
Lummis Says Freedom Caucus Wrong To Claim She Supports Carbon Taxes
Sen. Cynthia Lummis told Cowboy State Daily on Monday she has not, and will not ever, support a carbon tax, despite claims last week from the Wyoming Freedom Caucus accusing her of voting to sanction a carbon tax and buying into the "climate crisis."
Leo WolfsonJanuary 29, 2024
Chuck Gray Claims Press âMisleadingâ Public Over Voter Residency Rules
In a lively hearing Friday about Secretary of State Chuck Grayâs new voter residency rules â which at times devolved into arguments among the audience â Gray accused the press of âmisleadingâ the public about his proposals.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 27, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Third-Party Candidate For President, To Rally In Wyoming
Third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., formerly a Democrat who's now campaigning as an independent, has announced a rally at the Cheyenne Little America on Feb. 7.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 26, 2024
Family Feud: Cousin Claims Legislator Voted In New Mexico While Living In Wyoming
Former state legislator John Romero-Martinez on Monday filed an ethics complaint against his cousin Rep. Tamara Trujillo, R-Cheyenne, for allegedly voting in New Mexico elections while living in Wyoming.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 26, 2024
New Group Says Itâs Fighting Chuck Gray And Restrictive Voting Regulations
A new group called Wyoming FREE says it formed because its members felt compelled to fight Secretary of State Chuck Gray and election rules that they feel are overly restrictive. Gray calls the organization a "heavily partisan, radical left-wing group."
Leo WolfsonJanuary 26, 2024
Gordon Announces He Supports Texas' Efforts To Secure Border
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon was one of 25 Republican governors to sign a letter Thursday proclaiming support for Texas Gov. Greg Abbottâs efforts to ignore the Biden administration and secure the U.S. - Mexico border.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 25, 2024
Douglas Woman Faces Murder Charge After Elderly Mother Dies
A Douglas woman who testified to members of the Wyoming Legislature in late 2022 about a land lease dispute is in jail, charged with second-degree murder for the death of her mother.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 25, 2024
Bobbi Barrasso, Wife Of Sen. John Barrasso, Dies After Bout With Brain Cancer
Bobbi Barrasso, a Wyoming native known for her acts of public service and wife of U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, died Wednesday after a two-year battle with brain cancer.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 25, 2024