ACLU, Education Association opposes parent rights bill
By Jeannette Boner Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON —The ACLU of Wyoming and the Wyoming Education Association have come out against state Sen. Dan Dockstader’s bill addressing parents’ rights in school. But Dockstader, an Afton Republican who…
Housing director wants to spend $13 million on housing ‘crisis’
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — April Norton, director of the Jackson/Teton County Housing Department, wants to spend $13 million to build homes and expand housing programs in the upcoming fiscal year. “It’s crisis…
Feds to start weaning elk from feeding at refuge
By Mike Koshmrl, Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Federal wildlife officials aiming to avert a lawsuit are pledging to implement a long-delayed plan to wean the National Elk Refuge’s namesake animals off of supplemental alfalfa ahead…
G&F approves grizzly bear hunting season
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — After little discussion and few questions for wildlife managers, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission signed off on a plan Wednesday to target up to 22 grizzly bears in a…
Thousands urge Mead to delay grizzly hunt
By John Spina Jackson Hole Daily Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The National Parks Conservation Association delivered a petition with nearly 33,000 signatures to Gov. Matt Mead’s office Friday, calling on him to use his executive powers to delay, or…
Wolf numbers curbed by hunting
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Hunting’s return to the landscape slashed the number of wolves in Wyoming last year, though not to the degree wildlife managers sought. Wyoming’s goal was to cut its wolf…