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Inflation Has Wyoming Families Watching – Or Breaking – Their Thanksgiving Budgets
Many Thanksgiving dinner shoppers in Wyoming this week have shrugged off inflated prices as they gather their favorite items for family celebrations, putting the higher-priced-than-expected items into carts anyway when they were available.
Renée JeanNovember 23, 2022
By The Numbers: Wyoming Voters Showed Up For The Primary But Stayed Home For The General
Voter turnout in August was the highest on record for a Wyoming primary election and the largest percentage of eligible voter turnout in a primary since 1994. As for the general, voters stayed home.
Leo WolfsonNovember 23, 2022
Wyoming Lawmakers Advance Eighth Medicaid Expansion Bill In Last Two Years
The Joint Revenue Committee voted 9-5 Tuesday to move forward with expanding Medicaid services to those eligible under the Social Securities Act -- an estimated 19,000 people in Wyoming, at a cost of $11 million a year.
Leo WolfsonNovember 23, 2022
Cat Urbigkit: We Grieve
Last weeks national news reported the killing of three young men at the University of Virginia, four university students killed in Idaho, and five killed in a shooting rampage at a nightclub in Colorado. All these tragic losses of human life were at the hands of others
Cat UrbigkitNovember 23, 2022
More Than 1,000 People In Casper Will Get Free Thanksgiving Dinner Thanks To Couple
More than 1,000 people in Casper wont have to pay for their Thanksgiving dinner Thursday, as a generous donation has been made to provide meals through the Boys & Girls Club and Eggingtons Restaurant.
Wendy CorrNovember 23, 2022
WYDOT’s Wyoming Signs Keep Getting Ripped Off But It’s Not As Bad As Shitterton
Although the Wyoming Department of Transportation has recorded an increase in the number of Welcome to Wyoming signs being stolen, it's not as bad as Shitterton, UK where they gave up and just engraved its name on 3,000 pound rocks.
Jimmy OrrNovember 23, 2022
Why California’s Ban On Diesel Trucks Could Impact Wyoming
California first banned gas-powered cars. Now its targeting diesel-powered semitrucks. And the charging stations needed for the electric trucks that would replace diesel trucks will require about the same amount of power as a small town.
November 23, 2022
Thanksgiving Hell: Wyoming Plumbers Brace For ‘Brown Friday’
Although the Thanksgiving holiday might be a time of food, football, and family for many people, there's a price to pay for the festivity. "Brown Friday" is real and it's the busiest day of the year for many Wyoming plumbers.
Mark HeinzNovember 22, 2022
Another Wyoming Crypto Company Hits Brick Wall With SEC
Wyoming-based American CryptoFed has an ambitious plan to set up a frictionless payment system that will eliminate costly transaction fee. But its run aground against a federal SEC process.
Renée JeanNovember 22, 2022
Will Wyoming Face ‘Instant Armageddon’ If World Warms Over 1.5 Degrees Celsius?
With global emissions on the rise, few doubt warming will surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius in the next few years. Is the result Wyoming becoming a wasteland?
November 22, 2022
State Lands Might Be Used For Affordable Housing, Commercial Properties, Adventure Races
Wyoming legislators on Tuesday discussed opening up state lands to be used for affordable housing, commercial development like Walmarts, glamping, cell phone towers, and hosting adventure races.
Mark HeinzNovember 22, 2022
Wyoming Man Accused Of Smashing Cousin’s Head Open With Meat Shredder
A Riverton man appeared in the Powell Circuit Court on Tuesday for allegedly smashing another man's head open with a sharpened bear-claw meat shredder. He faces 10 years in prison.
Clair McFarlandNovember 22, 2022
UW Says White, Straight, Christian Male’s Discrimination Lawsuit Has No Merit
A white, straight, Christian male who is suing the University of Wyoming for discrimination doesn't have enough facts to support his case, the university told a judge on Monday.
Clair McFarlandNovember 22, 2022
Serial Drive-Thru Flasher Gets 170-Degree Water Dumped On Genitals At Cody Coffee Hut
A 34-year-old Cody man and repeat registered sex offender got 170 degree water dumped on him when he drove through the drive thru for at least the fifth time while exposing himself at a local coffee hut.
Greg JohnsonNovember 22, 2022
Person Tries To Run Gate At F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Fails Miserably
A civilian tried to run through Gate 2 at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne on Monday morning but failed miserably in their attempt.
November 22, 2022
Rep. Chip Neiman’s Stock Soars In Wyoming Republican Party
Rep. Chip Neiman, R-Hulett, made history Saturday when he became the first freshman legislator in recent memory nominated for a leadership position. Its a quick rise from nonpolitical rancher to House majority floor leader.
Leo WolfsonNovember 22, 2022
Yellowstone Floating Foot: Pathologist Says Human Body Likely Dissolved, Foot Protected By Shoe
A forensic pathologist told Cowboy State Daily that a high-quality shoe likely preserved the foot of a man who died in a Yellowstone hot pool this summer while the rest of his body completely dissolved.
Mark HeinzNovember 22, 2022
Wyoming Car Repossessions Up 20% – 30%, Repo Man Blames “Free” Covid Money
One repo man told Cowboy State Daily that he believes the 30% increase in car repossession is due to stimulus checks the federal government distributed. He said people just went out and "bought stuff" they couldn't afford with the money.
Renée JeanNovember 22, 2022
Huge Demand For Renewables Could Fuel Wyoming Rare Earth Project
Meeting wind and solar energy mandates will require exponential increases in mining, and Wyoming has high-grade deposits of rare earth minerals that will meet the demand, according to the project manager.
November 22, 2022
Dave Simpson: A TV Dinner For Thanksgiving? Yup.
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "One year we had TV dinners for Thanksgiving. The kids loved it. They could have whatever they wanted, and they chose macaroni and cheese."
Dave SimpsonNovember 22, 2022
Energy Group Says California Policies Are Responsible For Skyrocketing Prices
An energy advocacy group said the decision to allow California to set its own emissions standards -- something that former President Trump revoked but Biden reinstated --- is the reason for huge increases in new car prices and energy costs.
November 21, 2022
Wyoming Attorney Who Fought COVID Mandates Suspended For Abandoning Clients
Nick Beduhn, a Buffalo attorney who represented clients in a number of cases opposing COVID-19 mandates has been suspended by the Wyoming State Bar. Its Beduhns second suspension in five years.
Leo WolfsonNovember 21, 2022
Northern Arapaho Demands Return of Children’s Hair Samples From Harvard Museum
The Northern Arapaho government is demanding Harvard University return hair samples that were confiscated during the 1930s from Native students forced to attend U.S. boarding schools.
Clair McFarlandNovember 21, 2022
Badger Battles Skunks in Rancid Roadway Rodeo In Northeast Wyoming
A Gillette woman who captured video of three skunks and a badger fighting on a road in Crook County, Wyoming, says shed never seen anything like it. A wildlife biologist says the two species do occasionally butt heads.
Mark HeinzNovember 21, 2022