Renée Jean
Renée Jean is the business and tourism reporter for Cowboy State Daily and is based in Cheyenne. Previously, Renée spent seven years covering energy and agriculture in North Dakota and Montana. She has won many writing awards over a 30-year career, and has written magazine articles for Guideposts.
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Supporters Say Bill Will Help Wyoming Lead The Nation In Digital Asset Registration
Wyoming lawmakers deliberated at length Thursday on a proposal that establishes a structure for registering digital property with the Secretary of State, a process that is not yet available anywhere else.
Renée JeanJanuary 20, 2023
Wyoming Union Says Court Ruling In Kroger â Albertsonâs Merger Favors âUltra-Wealthy Shareholdersâ
The union representing 750 Wyoming grocery workers on Wednesday said, "We are disappointed to see a ruling that favors a small number of ultra-wealthy shareholders over the many thousands of essential workers and millions of Americans who will be left to suffer the consequences of the outright financial looting of Albertsons."
Renée JeanJanuary 19, 2023
Wyoming Lawmakers Work To Tighten Digital Asset Security
Private cryptographic keys cant be changed, which creates a problem for legal processes that Wyoming is working to solve. House Bill 86 will prevent a court from compelling through discovery the invisible code that makes up a private cryptographic key.
Renée JeanJanuary 19, 2023
Book Stores Arenât Dead After All: Barnes & Noble Returning To Cheyenne, Other Wyo Locations Possible
Not only is Cheyenne getting its Barnes & Noble back but the company is considering new locations in Wyoming. The company said it believes brick and mortar locations can work if they personalize the stores to each location.
Renée JeanJanuary 18, 2023
House Committee OKs $50 Million Wyoming Outdoor Rec Trust Fund
The bill would create a $50 million trust fund to pay for the Office of Outdoor Recreation to better promote Wyoming outdoors. Currently, Wyoming is last in dollars and jobs generated by outdoor tourism compared to 11 other western states.
Renée JeanJanuary 18, 2023
Ambiguous Federal Regs On Digital An Opportunity For Wyoming, Says State Senator
Nearly 500 decentralized autonomous organizations have registered in the Cowboy State since Wyoming rolled out the red carpet for digital asset companies. They are providing revenue to the state and more opportunity, according to Sen. Chris Rothfuss.
Renée JeanJanuary 17, 2023
Cigar Tax War In The Wyoming Senate; Bill Moves Forward
Senators voted down an amendment that would have removed a 30-cent cap on the states cigar taxes from SF 42. The amendment would have gutted a bill that lawmakers say restores fairness for small, mom-and-pop shops that sell premium cigars.
Renée JeanJanuary 17, 2023
Wyoming Senate OKs $200,000 For Little-Known Archaeological Site Near Ghost Town
Wyoming senators gave a thumbs up to 10 bills Monday, including one that protects a little-known archaeology site adjacent to the Powars II red ocher mine outside of the ghost town of Sunrise, Wyoming.
Renée JeanJanuary 17, 2023
Jackson Residents Donât Want Any More Tourists
The COVID-19 pandemic produced a surge that compressed about 10 years of tourism growth into a two-year time span. As a result, 80% of Jackson residents are saying enough is enough and no more tourists are needed.
Renée JeanJanuary 15, 2023
Disneyland Paris Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of Wyoming Old-Town Themed âHotel Cheyenneâ
Disney Hotel Cheyenne is a wild-west themed hotel in Paris that is an immersive themed experience built around an entire Old West town complete with restaurants, shops, and jail. It recently celebrated its 30th anniversary.
Renée JeanJanuary 14, 2023
Wyoming Legislators Say No To $40 Million Expense To Build Bike Routes And Paths In State
Members of a Wyoming House committee narrowly voted down House Bill 48 which would have used $40 million to build pedestrian and bicycle paths across the state.
Renée JeanJanuary 13, 2023
Bill Protects Site Near Ghost Town Of Sunrise Connected to Wyomingâs Ancient Red Ocher Mine
A bill moving through the Wyoming Legislature would give the go-ahead to spend nearly $200,000 to secure and protect the Sutton site near the Powars II red ocher mine near the ghost town of Sunrise, which, at about 13,000 years old, is among the worlds oldest such mine.
Renée JeanJanuary 12, 2023
There Are Useful Career Training Programs For Wyoming Students â But No One Knows About Them
A bill that would ensure all public schools and students across the state are on the same page about potentially life-changing apprenticeship programs has advanced from committee. Advocates told lawmakers apprenticeships are hit-or-miss for students, depending on what school district they attend.
Renée JeanJanuary 12, 2023
Unused For 15 Years, Wyoming Legislators Move To Kill Apprenticeship Program
When the state Legislature passed it in 2007, a law aimed to boost employment training opportunities in Wyoming by allowing contractors to use apprentice programs on public works projects seemed a good idea. In the 15 years since, nobody has used it.
Renée JeanJanuary 11, 2023
Flavor, Nutrition Make Wyoming Heritage Grains A Successful Niche For Family Farm
Flour shortages during the pandemic spurred a shift in direction for Wyoming Heritage Grains, sparking a revival of an industry and a new flour milling operation in the Cowboy State.
Renée JeanJanuary 10, 2023
Wyoming Isnât Just About Steak. Passion For Pottery Led To âMind-Blowingâ Wood-Fired Pizza
Great pizza in cowboy country? Actually, yes. The owner of Pizza Carrello in Gillette says she's a "tomato jerk" and that's part of the reason for its success -- along with homemade limoncello and cheese from Italy. Her vision started not with food, but with pottery.
Renée JeanJanuary 07, 2023
Cheyenne Post Office Meltdown Didnât Impact Mission Critical Items At FE Warren Air Base
Retired Col. Tucker Fagan, former wing commander at FE Warren Air Force Base, told Cowboy State Daily on Friday that the military has other channels to move sensitive information if the U.S. Postal Service is down.
Renée JeanJanuary 07, 2023
Amazon Says It Told Cheyenne Postal Service Ahead Of Time About Huge Dump Of Packages
Amazon told Cowboy State Daily on Friday that they had communicated with Cheyenne postal authorities ahead of time about the gigantic influx of packages which forced the Cheyenne Post Office to close three offices and caused citywide chaos in the postal delivery system.
Renée JeanJanuary 07, 2023
Colorado Funeral Home Owner And Mom Convicted Of Selling Body Parts In 800+ Bodies
A funeral home operator and her mom were convicted of selling body parts in more than 800 bodies to researchers around the world. They also altered medical records that allowed them to sell diseased body parts.
Renée JeanJanuary 06, 2023
At More Than $5 A Dozen, Eggs Are Expensive, Hard To Get Around Wyoming
Egg prices jumped 49% in the past year, more than any other grocery category, according to the consumer price index. In Wyoming, eggs cost more than $5 a dozen.
Renée JeanJanuary 02, 2023
Strangers Stranded At DIA Team Up To Get Home
Caught up with thousands of other travelers stranded at Denver International Airport by mass airline cancellations, a Utah couple made new friends and a harrowing 13.5-hour winter drive through the Rockies for their holiday homecoming.
Renée JeanJanuary 02, 2023