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Casper College should join opposition to concealed carry on campus
One important factor is being ignored in the controversy over allowing concealed carry of guns at the University of Wyoming and community college campuses: none of the institutions asked for the law to...
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Former internee hears echoes of Heart Mountain in travel ban
Sam Mihara conducted a discussion in Washington, D.C. Sunday on how a presidential order wreaked havoc for him and thousands of other people — making travel impossible, splitting up families, upending...
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Mountain guide death leads to Exum fine
A Jackson Hole climbing guide service paid a $7,350 fine for safety violations after state officials investigated the 2016 death of a guide who fell from the Grand Teton.Exum Mountain Guides paid the...
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Bebout blocks bill to help collect unpaid mineral property tax
When Alpha Coal entered bankruptcy court in August 2015, Deputy Campbell County Attorney Carol Seeger’s thoughts went to the $19 million in mineral property taxes she knew the coal giant owed her...
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Low-income mothers hit by budget compromise
Public health nurse Jo Ellen Hockley spends part of each week visiting 10 expectant low-income mothers across Platte County, driving to homes within a 30-mile radius of her office in Wheatland....
View ArticleWolf ruling gives Wyoming authority to hunt again
A federal court Friday gave Wyoming authority to hunt gray wolves again, dismissing arguments that Wyoming’s plans do not sufficiently protect the greater Yellowstone population from genetic isolation,...
View ArticleMead vetoes cuts to four agency budgets
Gov. Matt Mead vetoed the budgets crafted by the Legislature for four agencies on Friday, exercising his authority to veto either the entire budget bill or specific line items.The House overrode two of...
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Schools chief Balow defends instructional facilitators
Arguing for a more thoughtful approach to “divesting in education,” Wyoming’s top public schools official last week defended the state’s instructional facilitators program.State Superintendent of...
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Education funding roller coaster stops on $34.5 million cut
Watching the legislative haggling over education funding has been a roller coaster ride for teachers and others worried about their jobs.Some educators wondered why they’ve been subjected to it, even...
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Legislators will study prison woes, taxes in interim
Legislative committees will study the state’s prison woes, its revenue needs, and other issues before lawmakers return to Cheyenne in February 2018. Many of the topics were broached in the general...
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How to avoid deportation
Ignore the guys at work and their water-cooler talk of “foreigners” and “criminals who finally will get what’s coming to them.” That strategy has served Liz (not her real name, see below) well, so far....
View ArticleCould your elected official have a conflict of interest?
Secretary of State Ed Murray, whose office oversees filings for new businesses in the state, is involved in 16 LLCs himself, all of which are registered to an office suite in Cheyenne. State...
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Stockmen, bighorns butt heads in Western showdown
It was the end of a long and bloody road last fall when Mary “Mickey” Thoman rounded up her sheep from pastures along the Green River on the Bridger-Teton National Forest for the last time. She’s been...
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Feds ban Idaho cyanide bombs, still want Wyoming use
Federal administrators who direct killing of predators to protect livestock decided Monday to temporarily ban cyanide bombs in Idaho but plan to continue using the M-44 devices in Wyoming. The U.S....
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Endangered Species Act battle raging out of public eye
Originally published by E&E News With most of Washington focused on fights over government funding, Obamacare and Russian meddling, a few congressional aides and outside advocates are quietly...
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Lampert: Budget cuts will drive people back into prisons
A loss of funding for substance abuse treatment programs could increase the number of felons who wind up back in prison, the director of the Wyoming Department of Corrections says. On the cusp of an...
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Legislative leadership changes education funding study
Consultants analyzing Wyoming’s school funding will be directed to search for automatic annual increases in school expenses and consider school district consolidation. The decisions were made during a...
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Can Wyoming citizens help stop “dark money?”
Ken Chestek says he was blindsided by political mailers attacking his opponent in last fall’s race for House District 46. At the time, Chestek, a University of Wyoming law professor and a Democrat, had...
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Lawmakers say economic booster to fly them to Kansas
Twenty Wyoming legislators are flying to Kansas to visit a wind turbine distribution center over the next two days. The lawmakers will travel in two separate groups of ten, and the trip will be paid...
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How does Wyoming’s tax structure compare to other states?
Wyoming’s sales tax is the 44th lowest in the nation, and its tax on beer is the 50th, unchanged since 1935 when it was set at $0.02 a gallon. Its property tax for homeowners is 46th lowest. Wyoming is...
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