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Citing Gang Violence, Wyoming Prisons Want To Conceal Investigative Documents

Saying gangs in prison can target ex-gang members and informants by reviewing prison investigation documents, the Wyoming Department of Corrections is asking for a law change to exempt its internal investigations from public review. 

Clair McFarlandApril 26, 2023

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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 was fined $5,000 on Tuesday in his sentencing on two counts of official misconduct while in office.

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

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Hageman Unloads On Interior Secretary After Haaland Says She Hasn’t Heard Term ‘Energy Poverty’

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland found herself unable to answer numerous questions during a tense back-and-forth with Rep. Harriet Hageman. Hageman later told Cowboy State Daily that fossil fuels won't be going anywhere, despite Haaland and President Biden.

April 25, 2023

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Animal Rights Group Asks Feds To Investigate University of Wyoming Researchers

An animal-rights group is asking the federal government to investigate the University of Wyoming’s research department in response to research misconduct by a former researcher. The complaint alleges that “many mice and sheep died” and their hearts were cut out.

Clair McFarlandApril 25, 2023

Julie and Fred Snelson testify Monday for the Joint Judiciary Committee, urging the Legislature to consider harsher laws to deal with parental abduction.

Wyoming Lawmakers Urged To Draft Harsher Laws For Parents Who Steal Their Own Kids

A Cody couple wants harsher laws for parental abduction in Wyoming, telling the Joint Judiciary Committee on Monday how the father of their 2-year-old granddaughter hid her from her mother and only got “a good scolding from the judge.”

Clair McFarlandApril 25, 2023

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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

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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

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‘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

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Six UW Sorority Members Suing Over Transgender Members Name Themselves To Continue Lawsuit

Six of the seven women suing over the induction of a transgender member in to the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority’s University of Wyoming chapter have complied with a judge’s order that they not be anonymous in their lawsuit.

Clair McFarlandApril 20, 2023

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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

Wellspring Health Access in Casper.

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

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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

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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

GOP Chairman Frank Ethorne, left, will have a challenger for leadership of the Wyoming GOP in Douglas sheep rancher Frank Moore, right.

Douglas Sheep Rancher Frank Moore To Run Against Frank Eathorne To Lead State Republican Party

Stressing a message of unity, former legislator and longtime sheep rancher Frank Moore told Cowboy State Daily he is running for chairman of the Wyoming Republican Party because he wants to bring “the party back together.”

Leo WolfsonApril 19, 2023

State Rep. Chris Knapp, R-Gillette, says Wyoming needs more, not less, partisan political races.

Gillette State Rep. Says Wyoming Needs More, Not Fewer, Partisan Political Races

If elected officials deal with budgets, Rep. Chris Knapp, R-Gillette, says political affiliation matters. He wants to push to make city council and school board races partisan in Wyoming.

Leo WolfsonApril 19, 2023

The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house at the University of Wyoming.

UW Police Beef Up Patrols Near Sorority As Judge Doubles Down On Naming Plaintiffs In Transgender Lawsuit

The University of Wyoming Police Department sends extra patrols to the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house for a variety of reasons – not just because seven women suing the sorority for inducting a transgender member have been ordered to reveal their true names. 

Clair McFarlandApril 18, 2023

Despite Gov. Mark Gordon pushing for at $46 million trust to permanently fund Wyoming's 988 suicide call centers, lawmakers gutted the funding during their recent session. Gordon doubled down on pushing for mental health support Tuesday during his Governor's Mental Health Summit.

Gordon Calls Out Wyoming Lawmakers Who Won't Fund 988 Suicide Call Centers

During his Governor’s Mental Health Summit on Tuesday, Gov. Mark Gordon targeted state lawmakers who stand in the way of supporting mental health programs, saying the argument that government shouldn’t be involved is “full of beans," especially as Wyoming leads nation in suicides per capita.

Leo WolfsonApril 18, 2023

Joe Barbuto, chairman of the Wyoming Democratic Party, said he's "proud to be woke" during a party dinner in Cheyenne on Saturday.

Wyoming Democratic Party Chair “Proud To Be Woke,” Blasts Governor, Freedom Caucus For “Fawning” Over Trump

Joe Barbuto, chairman of the Wyoming Democratic Party, says he’s woke and proud of it during a state party event Saturday in Cheyenne. He also blasted Gov. Mark Gordon and members of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus.

Leo WolfsonApril 17, 2023

Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray at Saturday's meeting of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus.

Gray Vows To Continue Elections Reform, Blasts “Colluding” Media And “Liar” Former Secretary Of State

Secretary of State Chuck Gray told Wyoming conservatives during a Wyoming Freedom Caucus meeting Saturday that he plans to make voter residency his next priority in the upcoming interim session. He also blasted “colluding” media and that “that liar” former Secretary of State Max Maxfield for campaign funding challenge.

Leo WolfsonApril 17, 2023

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Twice As Many Wyoming Homeowners Eligible For Expanded Property Tax Relief

Wyoming residents whose median income is not greater than 125% of their state or county could qualify for substantial property tax relief, if they meet residency requirements.

Renée JeanApril 17, 2023

Fordham University Second Amendment scholar Nicholas Johnson (left) and University of Wyoming Professor of Law George Moscary (right).

Second Amendment Scholar Challenges Gun Control Narrative, Says It Increases Racial Bias In Criminal Justice

An African American Second Amendment scholar from New York is bringing a perspective challenging many of the mainstream narratives that firearms increase crime in America. The professor spoke at UW last week and said gun control laws exacerbate racial bias in the criminal justice system.

Leo WolfsonApril 16, 2023

Patrick and Heather Pasquellini teach at Arapahoe Charter High School on the Wind River Indian Reservation. They're raising five Native children and also have adopted two children from Liberia, West Africa. The educators have been chosen to travel to Africa to study the 1994 Rwandan genocide that left nearly 800,000 people dead over a span of 100 days.

Wyoming Reservation Teachers Raising 5 Native Kids Picked For Africa Trip To Study Rwandan Genocide

Patrick and Heather Pasquellini are teachers at Arapahoe Charter High School on the Wind River Indian Reservation – and parents to five adopted Native children. They’ll travel to Rwanda in July to study the aftermath of that country’s 1994 genocide that left nearly 800,000 dead.

Wendy CorrApril 16, 2023

Rep. Jeanette Ward speaks at the Freedom Caucus town hall on Saturday.

"We Need 10 More": Freedom Caucus Pushes For More Members At Town Hall, Looks Ahead To 2024

At a town hall on Saturday, the Freedom Caucus said they needed 10 more members to control the House. Members said with 10 more members they could have a consistent voting bloc to get their legislation passed.

Leo WolfsonApril 16, 2023

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