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
Wyoming Freedom Caucus Teams Up With National Freedom Caucus Network
State Rep. John Bear told Cowboy State Daily that the Wyoming Freedom Caucus is joining up with a national Freedom Caucus network which includes 9 other states to advance a "very conservative agenda."
Leo WolfsonJanuary 04, 2023
Hageman Backs McCarthy In High Drama House Speaker Stalemate; 4th Vote Wednesday
Kevin McCarthy is still not the House Speaker after three votes on Tuesday left Congress in a stalemate. Hageman voted for McCarthy while Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert yelled "bullshit!" at McCarthy when he said he earned the job.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 03, 2023
Inauguration In Wyoming Capitol Rotunda Is First In At Least 50 Years
Monday's inauguration and swearing in of Wyoming statewide officials was the first in at least five decades held at the Capitol Rotunda, and the first since 1999 held at the state Capitol.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 03, 2023
Gordon Calls For Dialogue Over Heated Social Media Divisiveness In Monday Inauguration
Wyomings top elected officials were sworn in at the state Capitol on Monday, including first-term Secretary of State Chuck Gray and Gov. Mark Gordon for a second term.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 02, 2023
Gordon, Other Wyoming State Officials Will Be Sworn In Monday
The start of the 2023 political season begins early Monday with a traditional Prayer Breakfast followed by a swearing in ceremony and ending with the Inaugural Gala.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 01, 2023
Doomsday Theorist Says World Will Blow Up Soon; Will Speak In Cheyenne In January If Earth Still Exists
Although he has very little, if any, support in the scientific community, a doomsday theorist from Colorado says the Earth will be devastated by a massive thermonuclear explosion very soon. He is scheduled to speak in Cheyenne on January 7 if the world hasn't exploded by then.
Leo WolfsonDecember 30, 2022
Former President Donald Trump To Appear On Sheridan Radio Show
Former President Donald Trump will appear on Sheridan talk radio host Jeff Wallack's program in early January. Wallack said he will ask Trump about election integrity and other issues.
Leo WolfsonDecember 30, 2022
Bill Would Allow Wyoming Communities To Establish Airport Taxing Districts
A bill drafted for the upcoming Wyoming legislative session would allow communities to create airport districts, which could then tax citizens to support themselves.
Leo WolfsonDecember 30, 2022
Legislation Would Close Wyoming Campaign Finance Loophole That Lets Fed PACs Not Report
A proposed bill for the Wyoming Legislature would close a loophole that currently allows federal PACs that contribute to state and local races to not file state campaign finance reports.
Leo WolfsonDecember 29, 2022
In New Book, Former Gov. Freudenthal Says Wyoming Individualism Is ‘Fiction’
In his new book The Paradox of Plenty, released last week, former Gov. Dave Freudenthal said Wyomings aspirational mantra of the Cowboy Ethic, defined by ruggedly independent, self-made, carry-your-own weight westerners, is somewhat a farce.
Leo WolfsonDecember 29, 2022
Plane Slides Off Runway At Rock Springs Airport After Encountering Black Ice Conditions
Icy conditions led a near-capacity United flight with nearly 50 people on board to slide off a runway while landing at the southwest Wyoming airport Tuesday night.
Leo WolfsonDecember 28, 2022
Watching Gov Ed Herschler On C-SPAN In 1985 Is Like Deja Vu; Same Issues, Same Conversations
Has anything changed in four decades? Although it's Wyoming Gov Ed Herschler speaking in a 1985 C-SPAN interview, the issues and the conversations seem to be pretty much the same as they are today.
Leo WolfsonDecember 28, 2022
EMTs Hit By Truck Honored With Motorcade By Carbon County Emergency Responders
A motorcade of emergency vehicles in Carbon County on Monday honored EMTs Tyeler Harris and Tiffany Gruetzmacher. Harris was killed and Gruetzmacher suffered serious injuries when a semi-truck hit them in a snowstorm as they were responding to a two-vehicle accident.
Leo WolfsonDecember 27, 2022
Casper’s Tom Browning Pitched At Highest Levels Of Baseball, Remained Humble Son Of Wyoming
The Cincinnati Reds' Tom Browning, the World Series champ who pitched the 12th perfect game in Major League Baseball history, is remembered by Wyoming friends and family as the same guy theyd known their whole lives.
Leo WolfsonDecember 26, 2022
A Gathering Of Faiths: Rabbi Celebrates Hanukkah With Cheyenne Unitarians
I am a very unusual rabbi, said Rabbi Moshe Halfon. I play drums, I dance with Nigerians, I meditate with Buddhists and Ive been with pagans.
Leo WolfsonDecember 23, 2022
Wyoming Highway Patrol Calls Snowstorm Unprecedented: 787 Calls, 196 Motorist Assists, 104 Crashes
A Wyoming Highway Patrol veteran says hes never seen anything like the perfect storm of winter that hit the Cowboy State on Wednesday, killing a first responder and causing near white-out conditions across the state.
Leo WolfsonDecember 22, 2022
Lummis: Hard-Working American Taxpayers Should Not Pay For Ukrainian War
Following the Ukrainian president's speech before a joint session of Congress, Sen. Cynthia Lummis said she appreciated his remarks but "hardworking taxpayers" should not "fit the bill" for the Ukrainian War.
Leo WolfsonDecember 22, 2022
As 80% Of Secretary Of State Executive Team Quit, Chuck Gray Finding Replacements
Deputy Secretary of State Karen Wheeler said after the primary election 12 of the office's 31 employees have left or are leaving, including four out of the five members of the executive team.
Leo WolfsonDecember 22, 2022
Lummis Says No To 4,155-Page, $1.7 Trillion Federal Spending Bill; “This Is Irresponsible”
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis voted against the 4,155-page $1.7 trillion federal spending bill stating that it was "irresponsible" for Congress to continue to spend at this level.
Leo WolfsonDecember 21, 2022
A Fixture For Nearly 40 Years, Deputy Secretary Of State Karen Wheeler Marks Final Days
Deputy Secretary of State Karen Wheeler began working in the secretary of state's office back in 1985 for Wyoming legend Thyra Thomson. At the end of the year, after working for seven administrations, she's stepping down.
Leo WolfsonDecember 21, 2022
Hageman Splits From Boebert And Gaetz, Backs McCarthy For US House Speaker
U.S. Congresswoman-elect Harriet Hageman has sided with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in supporting Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for Speaker of the House. In doing so, she breaks with Rep. Lauren Boebert and Rep. Matt Gaetz.
Leo WolfsonDecember 20, 2022