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Cat Urbigkit: Legislation To Watch During The 2024 Budget Session
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "When the Wyoming Legislature convenes on Feb. 12, its major focus will be on the state budget and property tax relief, but Iâll be watching a few other important bills."
Cat UrbigkitFebruary 06, 2024
This Will Be The 12th Year Cale Case Will Try To Pass Medicaid Expansion For Wyoming
Wyoming State Sen. Cale Case has unsuccessfully tried to pass Medicaid expansion in Wyoming for 11 years now. Case says he will try again this upcoming legislative session.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 06, 2024
Hageman, 21 Others Urge Supreme Court To Block Jan. 6 Prosecutions
Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman is one of 22 in Congress who filed a brief Monday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower courtâs decision allowing potential decades of prison for Jan. 6, 2021, protestors, including nonviolent ones.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 06, 2024
Wyoming Mourns Country Superstar Toby Keith, A Cheyenne Frontier Days Favorite
Wyomingites are remembering country music superstar Toby Keith, who died Monday. Country music star and Moorcroft native Chancey Williams said he'll never forget the time he got to sing âShouldâve Been a Cowboyâ with Keith at Cheyenne Frontier Days.
Renée JeanFebruary 06, 2024
Guest Column: Donât Be Smug, Wyoming; Bidenâs Illegal Immigrant Invasion Is Closer Than You Think
Guest columnist Perry Pendley writes, "Denver will spend $180 million, 10% of its annual budget, giving illegal immigrants housing, food, and other services. As they push its illegal immigrant problem off on other jurisdictions, Wyoming should expect illegal aliens heading north to Cheyenne and Laramie."
CSD StaffFebruary 06, 2024
Two Wyoming Car Dealers Drop Buick Over Bidenâs EV Policy
Denny Menholt Chevrolet GMC in Cody and Yellowstone Motors in Powell have both dropped Buick over the costs of making the mandated investments to sell the upcoming line of electric vehicles. Overall, 17 Wyoming auto dealers are protesting the go-green initiative of the Biden administration.
Pat MaioFebruary 06, 2024
Wyoming Companyâs Innovative Design Could Make Wind Turbines Obsolete
A Laramie wind energy startup creates wind energy loops that operate horizontally and low to the ground. They say the design could produce hundreds of megawatts of power at a fraction of the cost and footprint of traditional horizontal axis wind turbines.
Pat MaioFebruary 06, 2024
Since Historic Flood, Yellowstoneâs North Access Has Been Old Stagecoach Road
Since a 500-year flood wiped out parts of Yellowstone National Park, including its North Entrance Road along the Gardner River, visitors have relied on an old stagecoach road. Now a more permanent solution is in the works.
Andrew RossiFebruary 06, 2024
Shoshoni Post Office Close To Being Named For WWII Vet & Postmaster Dessie Bebout
Before she was the postmaster of the Shoshoni Post Office for 13 years, Dessie Bebout was one of the first Wyoming women to serve in the Naval Reserves in World War II. Congress is considering a bill to rename the Shoshoni Post Office for her.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 06, 2024
Barrasso, Lummis Won't Vote For Immigration Bill That Could Allow 5,000 Illegal Aliens In U.S. Per Day
Sens. Barrasso and Lummis on Tuesday said they were adamantly against a $118 billion immigration bill that could allow 5,000 illegal migrants per day in the U.S., and would funnel billions into Ukraine, Gaza and other war zones.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 06, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Tuesday's headlines include: * Jackson Hole Mountain Resort purchased by locals * Colorado wolves creep nearer to the Wyoming state line * More consistent winter weather for Wyoming coming up
Wendy CorrFebruary 06, 2024
Hageman Says Trans Women In The Olympics Would Be âDespicableâ
Saying transgender women competing in the Womenâs Olympics would be âdespicable,â Harriet Hageman is sponsoring legislation that would prohibit trans females from representing the U.S. in the Olympic Games.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 06, 2024
Dave Simpson: Beating Up Cops? Hey, No Problem!
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "The video last week of 13 thugs â apparently recently-arrived âguestsâ in our country â beating and kicking the daylights out of two New York City police officers, shows just how far down the road to perdition we have come."
Dave SimpsonFebruary 05, 2024
Don't Let Your Guard Down â Some Restless Wyoming Bears Come Out In Winter
People may think they're safe from bear encounters in Wyoming during winter, but officials say don't let your guard down. Some reports of restless bears have put them on the ski slopes in Jackson and near Yellowstone.
Mark HeinzFebruary 05, 2024
Wyoming Shouldnât Buy Products Made With Child Or Slave Labor, Lawmaker Says
State Rep. John Bear is proposing legislation that would block Wyoming state government from buying products made with slave or child labor.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 05, 2024
Wyoming's Extreme âWhiplash Winterâ About To Start Settling Down
Wyoming residents can expect a return to winter this week after months of what meteorologist Don Day calls âwhiplash winter," with record cold followed by spring-like days with highs in the 60s.
Andrew RossiFebruary 05, 2024
Casper Man Tries To Take Officerâs Gun, Says Heâs Going To âJoin The Militiaâ
A 23-year-old man who told his probation officer he was going to Texas to âjoin the militiaâ and âjoin the warâ tried to wrestle the gun from a police officerâs holster when cops caught up with him.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 05, 2024
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Remains Locally Owned As Sale Closes
After 32 years of building Jackson Hole Mountain Resort into a Wyoming showplace, Jay, Connie and Betty Kemmerer have sold it to a pair of Jackson Hole insiders, to assure it remains locally owned and independent.
Renée JeanFebruary 05, 2024
Wyoming Sex Offender Shot By Police Now Charged With Jailbreak
A Fort Washakie, Wyoming, man shot by a police officer during a family brawl and serving time for failing to register as a sex offender has now been charged with jailbreak for hiding on a reservation instead of reporting to treatment home.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 05, 2024
Rancher âNot Surprisedâ Colorado Wolves Already Near Wyoming State Line
Coloradoâs new wolves have covered a lot of ground in about a month, including some forays near the Wyoming state line. Meanwhile, a coalition of ranchers, hunters and others are suing to have any further wolf releases delayed.
Mark HeinzFebruary 05, 2024
Colorado Man Crashes Truck When He Learned 13-Year-Old Wyoming Girl Wasnât Real
A 45-year-old Colorado man accused of trying to meet up with a 13-year-old Wyoming girl sped off and wrecked his truck in Albany County when he realized the date was a police setup.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 05, 2024
Wyoming-Based Atlas Carbon Defaults On $15 Million State Loan
Atlas Carbon, which has struggled for about a decade to build a commercial enterprise in Gillette, turning coal into activated carbon for filters needed to strip contaminants from water and air, has defaulted on a $15 million state loan.
Pat MaioFebruary 05, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, February 5, 2024
Monday's headlines include: * Wind Farm Near Glenrock Could Bring 200 Jobs * Some Cheney 'Never Trumpers' Now Support Trump * Companies Pay To Have Grizzly Bears Rip Products Apart
Wendy CorrFebruary 05, 2024
For Sale: Ranch With Complete Old West Town, Only $3.7 million
If you have a spare $3.7 million and have always wanted to live in the Old West, then consider a property in rural southern Colorado. The buyer gets a ranch and a whole town -- complete with saloon, general store, church, and hotel.
Andrew RossiFebruary 05, 2024