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Cuts fray Wyoming’s social safety net
This story is part of a six-topic series addressing issues of importance to Wyoming sponsored by the Wyoming Humanities Council as part of the Pulitzer Prizes Centennial Campfires Initiative, a joint...
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ELLA, LLC: Wyoming Democrats’ secret weapon
This is one of a series. See the introductory story for links to the set — Ed.On Oct. 21st, the Wyoming Republican party filed the first of two complaints with the Secretary of State, alleging that a...
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Wealthy funders backed anti-establishment Republicans in the primary
This is one of a series. See the introductory story for links to the set — Ed.Daniel Brophy is against Common Core curriculum in Wyoming schools. He thinks it cedes local control of education to a...
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Who owns Wyoming’s wildlife? Federal authority a sleeper
When the federal government finally removes Endangered Species Act protections from Yellowstone-area grizzlies, an established population of grizzly bears in the Wyoming Range, well south of the...
View ArticleCritic: Federal land transfer bill a “red herring”
A bill proposing an amendment to the Wyoming Constitution if federal lands are transferred to the state seeks to preserve acreage, access and multiple use, according to a draft posted online.But the...
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Oil, gas and nuclear industries anticipate friendly Trump DOE
A Donald Trump appointee at the Forrestal Building bodes well for oil, natural gas and nuclear power, but renewables will remain robust contenders, analysts say.Drillers and nuclear energy advocates...
View ArticleStates’ rights bills preview land transfer fight
The House Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday continued its push to give states as much control over federal fossil fuel management as possible.The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources...
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Yellowstone superintendent fears fewer visitors will see grizzlies
Yellowstone National Park’s superintendent is fearful the proposed removal of federal protection for grizzly bears could diminish wildlife watching in the world’s first national park.There is enough...
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2016 review — a WyoFile look back
As 2016 comes to an end, WyoFile pauses to take a look back at the Wyoming news landscape, highlighting the stories readers liked most from the last 12 months. From bathing grizzly bears to laid-off...
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Legislature opens with all eyes on revenue crunch
The 64th Wyoming Legislature opens today in Cheyenne confronted by a revenue crunch that already has forced steep cuts in spending and the prospect for more ahead.Those spending reductions have forced...
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Prosecutors, Mead block sentencing reform
A bill to reform the state’s criminal justice system may never reach a vote after an 11th hour intervention by the governor’s office and an association of prosecuting attorneys.The House Judiciary...
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Senate President Bebout opposes new taxes
Senate President Eli Bebout will oppose any attempts to impose new taxes this legislative session, he said. Any legislation that would raise new revenue must begin in the House of Representatives then...
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House kills bill extending count of absentee ballots
The Wyoming House on Monday killed a bill that would have extended the period for counting absentee ballots.House Corporations Committee Chairman Dan Zwonitzer (R, HD-43, Cheyenne) sponsored HB68 that...
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Bill would sell 694,200 acres of public land
A U.S. congressman from Utah introduced a bill last week that would direct the Secretary of Interior to sell 694,200 acres of public land in Wyoming.H.R.621 introduced by Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz...
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Treasurer warns of investments earnings decline
As state investments earnings decline, Wyoming State Treasurer Mark Gordon recommends that legislative leaders reduce their expectations for revenue from Wyoming’s Permanent Mineral Trust Fund in the...
View ArticleUtah’s Chaffetz vows to withdraw bill to sell public lands
U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah said late Wednesday in a Facebook post he is withdrawing a bill that would have directed the Secretary of the Interior to sell 694,200 acres of public lands in...
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Cheney bill hits at heart of Western land battle
Update: The U.S. House passed H.J. Res. 44 on a 234-186 vote Feb. 7.A resolution sponsored by U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney lays bare the struggle over Western public lands and what voice local communities...
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Growing faction of GOP fights taxes, moves House further right
A growing faction of GOP lawmakers who say voters will not accept tax increases triumphed late Friday as the House voted against raising the sales tax to solve Wyoming’s education funding crisis.The...
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Murray calls fees bill reckless; rouses House leaders’ ire
A bill to raise the annual filing fees businesses pay to the state drew sharp criticism from Secretary of State Ed Murray last week, who said the measure is “ethically unsound” and will harm Wyoming...
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Mead calls Legislature’s spending cuts unnecessary
The Legislature’s proposed budget cuts are unnecessary and could hurt Wyoming citizens and slow efforts to diversify the state’s economy, Gov. Matt Mead said in an interview Friday.Mead again said he...
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