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Pro-Business Group Pulls Endorsement Over Legislator's Testimony In Support Of Rapist
A libertarian-leaning, pro-business group withdrew its endorsement Friday from Wyoming state Rep Landon Brown because he spoke in support of a convicted rapist at a Thursday sentencing hearing.
Clair McFarlandMay 24, 2024
Governor Gordon Blasts Back At Latest ‘Sniping’ From Freedom Caucus
Gov. Mark Gordon offered a blistering response Thursday to a Freedom Caucus letter sent to him earlier this week demanding he sue the federal government over a new ban on coal production.
Leo WolfsonMay 24, 2024
Fremont County Pro-Life Champion Has Challenger For Republican Primary
Pro-life champion and three-time incumbent state Sen. Tim Salazar has a Republican primary opponent in Shoshoni rancher Elizabeth Philp.
Leo WolfsonMay 24, 2024
White Supremacist Who Wants Legal Child Porn Doing Business Through Wyoming LLC
A globally recognized white supremacist from Denmark who has pushed for the legalization of child pornography is doing business through a Wyoming LLC he recently registered. Wyoming is often criticized for its loose business filing laws.
Leo WolfsonMay 24, 2024
Fed Up With Fallout From California Energy Policies, Wyoming Sues
Gov. Mark Gordon on Thursday announced Wyoming has joined a 19-state lawsuit led by Alabama asking the U.S. Supreme Court to declare the energy policies of five Democratic-majority states, including California, unconstitutional.
Leo WolfsonMay 23, 2024
Cheyenne Legislator Dan Zwonitzer Runs For 11th Term In Wyoming House
State Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, a Cheyenne Republican, is the longest serving member of the Wyoming House and wants to keep that going, running for reelection to an 11th term.
Leo WolfsonMay 23, 2024
Cody Is Not The Only Community Suing Over LDS Temples
The scenario that’s played out in Cody over the past year of locals suing to halt plans to build an LDS temple is happening in cities all over the United States.
Leo WolfsonMay 23, 2024
Prominent Wyoming Politicos Go Head-To-Head In Sheridan Legislative Battle
Two well-known names in Wyoming politics — Thomas Kelly and Gail Symons — are running against each other to represent Sheridan in the Wyoming Legislature.
Leo WolfsonMay 22, 2024
Freedom Caucus Says Gordon Must Fight Biden Coal Ban Now — Not Later
Sixteen members of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus sent a letter to Gov. Mark Gordon on Thursday urging him to sue now — not later — the Biden administration’s BLM over a new rule that would end coal production in Wyoming 2041.
Leo WolfsonMay 22, 2024
As Chinese Mine Clears Out, Legislators Say Crypto Still Welcome In Wyoming
As Chinese bitcoin mine MineOne sells off its Cheyenne operation on the order of President Biden, Wyoming legislators say the crypto industry is still welcome here.
Leo WolfsonMay 22, 2024
Barrasso Wants To Use Unspent COVID Money To Finish Border Wall
Sen. John Barrasso introduced legislation Tuesday that would require uncommitted COVID-19 money be used to finish building former President Donald Trump’s wall along the southern U.S. border.
Leo WolfsonMay 21, 2024
Longtime Wyoming House Rivals Jennings, Crago Square Off For Senate
Two of the more prominent members of the Wyoming House — and in some ways longtime political rivals — state Reps. Mark Jennings and Barry Crago will square off against each other for the state Senate.
Leo WolfsonMay 21, 2024
Chuck Gray Strips North Korean Businesses Of Wyoming Licenses After Flagged By FBI
Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray on Tuesday stripped three businesses of their Wyoming LLC licenses after the FBI flagged them as fronting for North Korean interests.
Leo WolfsonMay 21, 2024
Better Wyoming Group Urged Voters To Register Republican Ahead Of Deadline
Although it claims to be a nonpartisan health advocacy group, Better Wyoming sent out messaging earlier this month encouraging some of its members in some parts of the state to register as Republicans ahead of last week’s deadline.
Leo WolfsonMay 20, 2024
Family Of Cheyenne’s Historic Hitching Post Inn Wants Affordable Housing Near It
Hitching Post Inn family member Stephanie Smith still owns half the land where the famous Cheyenne hotel was located. She hopes to attract an affordable housing project on part of it.
Renée JeanMay 20, 2024
Independent Casper Candidate Says He's Fed Up With Jeanette Ward
Tyler Cessor, an Independent from Casper and the first third-party candidate to run for the Wyoming legislature this year, says he’s fed up with incumbent Rep. Jeanette Ward, R-Casper.
Leo WolfsonMay 20, 2024
Murky Political Group Honor Wyoming Slowly Emerging From The Shadows
The billboards first started showing up in Cheyenne around last fall, put up by a group called Honor Wyoming. The signs chide some legislators as rodeo “clowns” and praise others as “top hands” based on their voting records.
Leo WolfsonMay 20, 2024
Wyoming Coroner Finds Unclaimed Remains In Shared Coffins Or Shipped Out Of State
Natrona County Coroner James Whipps was shocked to find inconsistent and haphazard treatment of unidentified remains. He found them stored on shelves, buried in communal coffins or shipped out of state. He’s on a mission to change that.
Pat MaioMay 18, 2024
Buffalo 22-Year-Old Would Be Youngest In Wyoming Legislature If She Wins
A 22-year-old woman from Buffalo is joining a crowded Republican race for to replace incumbent House District 40 Rep. Barry Crago, who’s running for the state Senate. If she wins, she’d be the youngest in the Wyoming Legislature.
Leo WolfsonMay 18, 2024
Hageman Introduces Bill To Abolish 'Woke Award' Federal Research Grants Based On DEI
Rep. Hageman introduced a bill Thursday to strip DEI requirements from the $30 billion dollars the National Institutes of Health gives in research grants to universities every year. She said grants should be based on meritocracy not gender and racial quotas.
Leo WolfsonMay 17, 2024
Wyoming 5th Lowest In The Country For Flu Vax Rates
Wyoming has the fifth-lowest percentage of residents vaccinated for influenza at 43%. Idaho is the least-vaccinated state for influenza at 38.2% while Massachusetts and Rhode Island are the most vaccinated states in the country for the flu.
Clair McFarlandMay 17, 2024
Wyoming House Speaker Albert Sommers To Run For Senate, Has Opponent
Wyoming House Speaker Albert Sommers officially announced his campaign for the state Senate on Thursday. Sommers, who was first elected to the legislature in 2012, will be running against sheep rancher Laura Pearson.
Leo WolfsonMay 16, 2024
Slain Sheridan Police Sgt. Nevada Krinkee Honored On US Senate Floor
Sheridan police Sgt. Nevada Krinkee, who was killed in the line of duty March 1, was honored on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. Sen. John Barrasso hailed Krinkee’s sacrifice and blasted efforts to defund police.
Leo WolfsonMay 16, 2024
2 More In Race For Anthony Bouchard’s State Senate Seat
Two more Republicans have entered an increasingly crowded GOP primary in an attempt to take the Wyoming state Senate seat held by two-time incumbent Anthony Bouchard, who hasn’t said if he’s running again. If he does, he’ll have at least four opponents.
Leo WolfsonMay 15, 2024