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House Committee Unanimous On Keeping DEI Out Of Wyoming Schools
A Wyoming House committee unanimously advanced a bill Wednesday prohibiting all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) government mandates and instruction in state schools.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 16, 2025
Legislature Could Replace Traditional Roll Calls With Push-Button Voting
The House Rules and Procedure Committee passed a rule Wednesday that will set the stage for potentially using electronic, push-button voting at the Legislature. Votes are now conducted by a traditional roll call.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 16, 2025
Rod Miller: A Music Critic's Look At The Wyoming Freedom Caucus
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Wyoming’s post-punk, neo-emo, proto-death-metal musical sensation, The Freedom Caucus, rocked the opening gig of their Five and Dime tour by slashing their way through every song on their freshman album, 'Mandate,' in Cheyenne last night.
Rod MillerJanuary 16, 2025
Guest Column: Protecting Women’s Sports -- Pushing Back Against Males Competing with Our Girls
Harriett Hageman and Megan Degenfelder write, "When Ronald Reagan first proclaimed a National Women in Sports Day in 1987, he never imagined “feminists” would be advocating for males to play against women and girls in sports..."
CSD StaffJanuary 15, 2025
Bills To Tighten Voter Registration In Wyoming Sail Through House Committee
Two bills that would tighten requirements to register to vote in Wyoming sailed through a House committee on Wednesday. They would require living in the state for at least 30 days and prove U.S. citizenship to vote.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 15, 2025
Harshman Introduces Bill To Build A Mount Rushmore-Type Monument In Wyoming
Rep. Steve Harshman told Cowboy State Daily that his bill to build a "Monument to America" in Wyoming would create a monument "similar in size and scope to Mount Rushmore" and feature important historical American figures.
Mark HeinzJanuary 15, 2025
Guest Column: Our Greatest Challenge is Also Our Greatest OpportunityÂ
Rob Creager, Executive Director of the Wyoming Energy Authority, writes: "From the world’s largest trona deposit and abundant coal, oil & gas reserves to the largest uranium deposit in the United States and significant rare earth elements critical to national security, Wyoming’s natural wealth is unparalleled."
CSD StaffJanuary 15, 2025
Missing Green River Pilot Found Dead In Crash Near Rock Springs
Search crews that have scoured a mountainous region of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, for a missing pilot and plane since Tuesday afternoon found the pilot dead amid signs of a plane crash Wednesday afternoon. Â
Clair McFarlandJanuary 15, 2025
House Committee Passes Wyoming’s “What Is A Woman Act” After Confrontational Testimony
Wyoming’s “What is a Woman Act” to define men and women biologically cleared its first hurdle Wednesday, passing out of a House committee. But not before the national Gays Against Groomers group took shots at Wyoming’s LGBTQ advocacy organization.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 15, 2025
Billionaire Joe Ricketts Plans Luxury Resort With Teton County Ranch He Bought
Billionaire Joe Ricketts has announced his plans for the Granite Ranch in Teton County, which he bought last fall. It will be a swanky luxury resort, echoing many of the same themes as his abandoned Homestead Resort project in Bondurant.
Renée JeanJanuary 15, 2025
Wright On Track: Trump’s Pick For Energy Secretary Headed For Confirmation
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, oil company executive and technology innovator Chris Wright, sailed through a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday.
Sean BarryJanuary 15, 2025
Freshman Lawmakers Vote Down Court Program For Offenders With Mental Illness
Five freshman legislators on the Wyoming House Judiciary Committee voted down a bill Wednesday that would have given courts an option to send people who commit minor crimes into mental health treatment before they’re convicted.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 15, 2025
Montana Fitness Guru Faces Jail For Selling Unapproved Drugs To Fight Man Boobs
A Montana fitness-based business owner faces jail time for illegally selling bodybuilding drugs that fight "man boobs." He pleaded guilty to selling drugs not approved by the FDA, says the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana.
David MadisonJanuary 15, 2025
Gordon Asks Legislature To Not Be “Cheap, Short-Sighted” With His $692M Budget Ask
Gov. Mark Gordon urged legislators during his State of the State speech Wednesday to use common sense and not be “cheap, short-sighted” with his $692 million supplemental budget request.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 15, 2025
Wyoming Doubles Down On Wind Blade Disposal In Coal Mines, Tabling Alternative
Wyoming legislators tabled a bill Wednesday that would have created landfill deposits at wind farm sites to dispose of their worn-out turbine blades. State agencies say coal mine disposal — just approved by federal government — is better.
Renée JeanJanuary 15, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Electing An Attorney General Is A Horrible Idea.
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "House Bill 102, sponsored by many members of the Freedom Caucus, proposes the attorney general become an elected official. This horrible piece of legislation should die an early death, never to be seen, again."
Tom LubnauJanuary 15, 2025
Head Of Wyoming Democrats Slams GOP State Vice Chair For Racist Post
The head of the Wyoming Democratic Party is slamming as racist a post shared by state GOP Vice Chair David Holland. Holland says the post was a joke, isn’t racist and that people are too uptight about being politically correct.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 15, 2025
Governor Mark Gordon's State Of The Union
Gov. Mark Gordon is addressing the Wyoming Legislature via Wyoming PBS
January 15, 2025
"Ground Disturbance" Found Near Rock Springs Could Be Missing Plane
Authorities are searching an area near Little Mountain southwest of Rock Springs for a missing Wyoming man and his plane where a “ground disturbance” has been found. The plane went missing Tuesday and a night-searching helicopter deployed that evening.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 15, 2025
Morning Show with Jake — Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsJanuary 15, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Wednesday's headlines include: * Search For Missing Plane Near Rock Springs * Thermop’s Star Plunge Closes Earlier Than Expected * Wyoming Legislature Kicks Off, Senators Fight Over Abortion
Wendy CorrJanuary 15, 2025
Intensive Search On For Missing Wyoming Pilot And Plane Near Rock Springs
Sweetwater County authorities are searching for a Wyoming pilot and plane that left an airport outside Rock Springs on Tuesday morning and never landed in California as planned. Weather and rough terrain forced the search to suspend in the evening.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 15, 2025
Authorities Say Woman Taped Man To Chair, Tortured Him For Three Days           Â
Campbell County Sheriff’s investigators say a woman in Wright, Wyoming, taped a man to a chair at her home and tortured him for three days. She bit his ears, and beat him with a hammer and a pistol, court documents allege. Â
Clair McFarlandJanuary 15, 2025
Bill Would Hike Wyoming Hunting License Application Fees By 300% To 400%
Hunting license application fees could see huge increases in Wyoming, jumping 300% for Wyomingites and 400% for nonresidents under a legislative bill. Game and Fish would put that money to good use, proponents say.Â
Mark HeinzJanuary 15, 2025