Wild horse program: A ‘pipeline to slaughter’?
By Austin Beck-Doss Lander Journal Via- Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — Recent estimates suggest that 7,000- plus wild horses roam Wyoming’s vast rangeland. Galloping freely across a fenceless horizon, these horses are beloved as a symbol of the West. …
Wyoming slashes taxes for coal, sets up a CO2 fund to boost oil and gas
Coal producers will pocket $10 million annually, while producers of carbon dioxide sold for oil production will dip into a new $10 million fund. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com It was a good legislative session for fossil fuel producers…
Legislative session comes to an end: what passed, what didn’t
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — It’s a wrap for the Wyoming Legislature, the first one with the Wyoming Freedom Caucus in control of the state’s House of Representatives, as both legislative chambers…
Fertig and Mellema Earn Player of the Year Nods to Headline All-Mountain West Honors
• Fertig, Mellema and Pedersen receive All-MW honors A trio of Wyoming Cowgirls received All-Mountain West honors announced Sunday and is headlined by a pair of Mountain West Player of the Year Awards for Wyoming. Allyson Fertig was named the…
Gordon signs Religious Freedom Restoration Act measure into law
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Wyoming joined 28 other states in passing its own state-level Religious Freedom Restoration Act after Gov. Mark Gordon signed House Bill 207 on Thursday. After Congress…
Bill prohibiting torture of wildlife signed by Gordon
• Second bill still allows for predator ‘whacking’ with snow machines By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed several bills into law Monday, including a bill that came in response…
Legislature overrides governor’s veto of ‘invasive’ abortion ultrasound mandate
By Jasmine Hall Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The Wyoming Senate set the override of Gov. Mark Gordon’s veto of House Bill 64 into stone on Wednesday. The new law will require women to have…
Wyoming House rejects backfill for local governments
By Joseph Beaudet The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Just a few weeks after voting to support backfilling local municipalities in the supplemental budget if property tax cuts were passed, the Wyoming House of Representatives on…
Cowgirls Triumph on Senior Night Over UNLV
• Wyoming’s 14th MW victory sets a program record for conference wins in a single season It was another classic battle Wednesday night between the Wyoming Cowgirls and UNLV Lady Rebels. In the end, the Cowgirls were able to string…
Gordon signs 25% homeowner property tax cut bill
By Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon has signed a measure to provide a statewide, 25% property tax cut for Wyoming homeowners, but vetoed a bill to ban DEI programming at…