The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints asks members and friends to create welcoming community for refugees
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued this statement on refugees following recent media inquiries: “As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we are deeply committed to living the…
Wyoming News Briefs: December 2, 2019
Sales, use tax collections strong in 2019 CASPER (WNE) — Wyoming’s sales and use tax collection stayed strong in fiscal year 2019, with the state amassing over $1 billion, a nearly 12 percent leap from the previous year, according to…
Town of Alpine donates a former police vehicle to Alpine EMS
The Town of Alpine has donated its former police vehicle to the Alpine EMS Department. The Ford Expedition was turned over to the Alpine EMS Department this last week. “Our EMS was in need of a vehicle,” said Alpine Mayor…
Wyo gas revenues down 74% in ‘new reality’
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com As leaders scramble to prop up the state’s troubled coal industry, a “new reality” threatens from another key sector: Declining natural gas production has cut Wyoming’s annual gas tax income 74% in 12 years….
Wyoming State Supreme Court Upholds District Court Opinion on Revenue Bonds
Jackson, Wyoming – The Wyoming Supreme Court issued a ruling today that affirmed the District Court of Teton County, and held that the Jackson Hole Airport Board may use revenue bonds to purchase the assets of Jackson Hole Aviation, the Airport’s…
Governor Gordon to Proclaim December 10 Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Day
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon will officially proclaim Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Day with a ceremony at the Wyoming State Capitol at 9 a.m. on December 10. The ceremony will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the passage of the first law…
Teen charged as adult for threats against schools
CHEYENNE (WNE) — A 15-year-old boy accused of making a bomb threat at Cheyenne schools had his preliminary hearing Friday afternoon in Laramie County Circuit Court. Charles Reese Karn is being charged as an adult for allegedly making terroristic threats…
(Op-Ed) – Explaining and revising Net Metering
By Rep. Danny Eyre Rep. HD 19 As a member of the Corporations Committee, one of the issues I have been working on is a revision to the electric utility statutes dealing with net metering. Under the current net metering…
WYDOT expresses appreciation to Barrasso
Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) officials are pleased with the work U.S. Sen. John Barrasso and other federal lawmakers did to protect highway funding. Congress repealed the $7.6 billion rescission of federal-aid highway contract authority this week that would have…
Another firearms maker moves to Wyoming
By Elizabeth Sampson Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Firearms manufacturer Stag Arms announced Monday it will relocate to Cheyenne by the end of the year from its current headquarters in New Britain, Connecticut. The business will…