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
Hageman Named Co-Chair Of Coal Caucus As Her Profile On Capitol Hill Expands
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman has been named a co-chair of the House Coal Caucus, a 33-member group active in legislative and policy debates involving the coal industry. Coal is still a very important industry in Wyoming, producing 41% of the national share.
Leo WolfsonMay 02, 2023
Chuck Gray Skips National Secretaries of State Conference, Attends Gathering Run By Election Deniers
Secretary of State Chuck Gray was at an elections conference hosted by the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation in February instead of attending the National Association of Secretaries of State conference held the same week in the same city.
Leo WolfsonMay 02, 2023
Hageman Accuses Head of ATF Of Trying 'To Subvert The Authority Of Congress' With Gun Regs
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman grilled the head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives during a committee meeting, accusing the agency of changing regulations on bump stocks and pistol braces as a way to bypass Congress.
Leo WolfsonMay 01, 2023
Sweetwater County GOP Chair Runs For Vice Chair Of Wyoming Republican Party On Ticket Opposing Eathorne
Elizabeth Bingham, who’s chaired the Sweetwater County Republican Party since 2019, said the state GOP needs unity and new leadership and believes she and chairman candidate Frank Moore can deliver that.
Leo WolfsonApril 30, 2023
Wyoming Judges Facing "Dramatic Increase" In Threats, Says State Supreme Court Justice
Citing a spike in incidents in the past year, Wyoming Supreme Court Justice John Fenn said the Legislature needs to consider acting to increase security in state courtrooms and tighten laws protecting judges.
Leo WolfsonApril 29, 2023
Former Wyoming Schools Chief Brian Schroeder Hired By Arizona Charter School, Parents Say They’re Shocked
Parents at a charter school in Phoenix, Arizona, are upset with the way their charter school’s principals were fired and shocked by the sudden hiring of former Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder.
Leo WolfsonApril 29, 2023
Wyoming Republicans At Crossroads With Election, Couched As Battle For ‘Grassroots’ Or ‘Unity’
Teton County Republican Chair Mary Martin said she was disappointed with the state party’s recent lawsuit with Natrona County and feels that it could’ve been avoided with better leadership instead of “shooting arrows at each other.”
Leo WolfsonApril 28, 2023
Driskill Boots Kinskey To Curb, Will Name Nethercott As Chair Of Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate President Ogden Driskill stripped Sen. Dave Kinskey of his chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Committee for not attending a meeting in person. Driskill said he will appoint Sen. Tara Nethercott in his place.
Leo WolfsonApril 28, 2023
Eathorne Says He’ll Expose Fake Republicans If Reelected To Lead Wyoming GOP
Wyoming Republican Party Chairman Frank Eathorne says it’s his duty to strictly follow the majority will of his members that decide the party’s platform, and hold elected state GOP officials to the same standard. The two-time party GOP leader faces opposition if he's to win a third term.
Leo WolfsonApril 27, 2023
Gordon Wants More Treatment, Not Jail, For Criminal Offenses In Wyoming
Gov. Mark Gordon and top court officials say a pilot mental health program set to launch in Gillette in 2024 will keep people from sitting too long in county jails instead of having mental health issues addressed, which Sen. Cale Case, R-Lander, calls "an astounding waste of resources."
Leo WolfsonApril 27, 2023
Disgraced Former Rock Springs Mayor Was Inspiration For Making Interference With Public Contracts A Felony In Wyoming
Rep. Clark, Stith, R-Rock Springs, said former Rock Springs Mayor Tim Kaumo, who was sentenced Tuesday for official misconduct and conflict of interest charges, inspired part of the law he lobbied for that makes those acts felonies.
Leo WolfsonApril 26, 2023
Former Clinton Official Wants States To Keep Trump Off 2024 Ballot, Chuck Gray Says He ‘Will Absolutely’ Put Him On Wyoming’s
Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray says he won’t fall in line with a push by former Clinton Secretary of Labor Robert Reich to keep Donald Trump's name from appearing on state election ballots in 2024. “I will absolutely allow President Donald J. Trump to appear on the ballot,” he said.
Leo WolfsonApril 26, 2023
Former Rock Springs Mayor Tim Kaumo Fined More Than $5,000 For Official Misconduct
Former Rock Springs Mayor Tim Kaumo was fined more than $5,000 on Tuesday after pleading guilty to two charges of using his position as mayor to bolster his own business.
Leo WolfsonApril 26, 2023
“Epic” Spike In Officer-Involved Shootings Detours DCI From Investigating Wyoming Cold Cases
Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigations Director Robert Jones and other officers say a spike in officer-involved shootings last year is taking valuable time away from the agency’s already limited capacity to investigate cold-case murders.
Leo WolfsonApril 25, 2023
Wyoming Democrats Hope To Take Page Out Of Colorado Playbook To Gain Back Power
Wyoming Democratic Chairman Joe Barbuto said his party plans to study some of the tactics used by the Colorado Democratic Party and Democrats across the nation in the last decade to learn how it can regain power in Wyoming.
Leo WolfsonApril 23, 2023
Freedom Caucus Members Stand By Decision In Voting Against Suicide Call Centers
Members of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus interviewed by Cowboy State Daily said they are standing by their votes not to fund the suicide call centers in Wyoming. Their reasoning varies from wanting to further study the issue to believing it's not the government's role.
Leo WolfsonApril 22, 2023
‘Breaks My Heart’: State Legislators React To Opening Of Second Wyoming Abortion Clinic
House Majority Leader Chip Neiman told Cowboy State Daily the opening of Wyoming's second abortion clinic marks a "sad day for little human beings that don’t have the ability to say no."
Leo WolfsonApril 21, 2023
Wyoming County Clerks Urge Chuck Gray To Reject Election Conspiracy Theories
In a letter to Secretary of State Chuck Gray, the County Clerks Association of Wyoming urge him to ignore an election denier traveling through Wyoming and to reject 2020 election conspiracy theories.
Leo WolfsonApril 20, 2023
After Arson And Delays, Casper Abortion Clinic Opened Thursday
Nearly a year after an arsonist set fire to it, the Wellspring Health Access clinic in Casper opened its doors Thursday. It's now the second place in Wyoming a woman can get an abortion.
Leo WolfsonApril 20, 2023
Democrats Aren’t Dead In Weston County; Party Resurrects After 12-Year Hiatus
Former Newcastle Mayor Deb Piana leads the newly resurrected Weston County Democratic Party, and area Republicans say they welcome an active local two-party system.
Leo WolfsonApril 20, 2023
Liz Cheney Promises "Urgent Warning" In Her New Memoir, "Oath And Honor"
Liz Cheney's publisher announced the release Liz Cheney's new memoir Tuesday, "Oath And Honor," promising the outspoken Trump critic to offer an “urgent warning” as told from her “gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress.”
Leo WolfsonApril 19, 2023