Delegation bills aim to block moratorium
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming’s trio of delegates in Washington have introduced legislation to block the Biden administration from ordering a moratorium on new federal leases to energy companies. Three bills swiftly prepared…
Senator Cynthia Lummis weighs in on her first month in office
◆ “It is going to be a strong America that emerges from these difficult times.” Mere weeks after taking office, United States Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) discussed legislative activities in Washington D.C. with Duke Dance of the SVI Radio Network…
Enzi delivers farewell address, says serving has ‘been the honor of my lifetime’
By Greg Johnson Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Saying that “it’s been the honor of my lifetime to serve the great people of Wyoming,” four-time U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, received a lengthy standing ovation after…
Senators: Advance Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
———————— By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Roughly half a year before the 2016 presidential election, Sen. John Barrasso justified Republicans’ decision to block a vote on then Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland by saying…
Barrasso bill eyes new BLM wilderness areas, motor park
By Angus M. Thuermer, WyoFile.com U.S. Sen. John Barrasso is circulating a draft bill that’s drawing opposing reactions over its provisions to create five new Bureau of Land Management non-motorized wilderness areas in Wyoming. The draft Wyoming Public Land Initiative Act…
Growing tensions with China could affect land deal
————————- By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — If Wyoming plans to double down on minerals to save its future, then trona – one of the Equality State’s most critical natural resources – is probably its…
Senator Barrasso weighs in on energy
◆ “Coal is critical to the base energy that we need to power this country….” U.S. Senator John Barrasso spoke with SVI Media’s Duke Dance this week on the Weekday-Wake-Up morning radio show. During the interview, Barrasso addressed the energy…
Barrasso and President Trump spend Thanksgiving with soldiers
◆ There are approximately 370 Wyoming National Guard soldiers deployed. Thanksgiving Day Wyoming soldiers stationed in Afghanistan spent some time with U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and President Donald Trump. Members of Wyoming National Guard’s A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 300th…
Senator Barrasso Spends Thanksgiving with Wyoming Troops in Kuwait
KUWAIT – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) shared Thanksgiving dinner with Wyoming National Guard troops serving in Kuwait. Barrasso visited with members of the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 187th Airlift Squadron who are stationed at Ali Al Salem Air Base…