EPA withdraws decision on Afton water
• D.C. delegation assisted, calling the EPA demands ‘not warranted.’ In August of 2022 the Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA) put the Town of Afton under notice, advising the community’s water source, the Periodic (Intermittent) Spring was under direct influence of…
Gov. orders flags flown at half staff, congressional delegation responds to attack on Israel
Late Monday afternoon, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon ordered flags to be flown at half-staff following the deadly attack on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas. In a statement Gov. Gordon said the flags would be lowered “to honor those who…
Senators Lummis and Barrasso defend Wyoming energy
• Emphasis on energy, security and economic strength. “This is a call to all of us to double down on our efforts to show how oil and gas is flourishing across the globe,” US. Senator Cynthia Lummis advised a large…
Wyoming Senator Barrasso responds to State of the Union
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement in response to President Biden’s State of the Union address: “Wyoming families have had enough of President Biden’s blame game. Tonight, we heard this president brag and boast…
Barrasso Statement on Death of U.S. Marine from Buffalo, WY
CASPER, WY – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) released the following statement regarding the news that Seth Rasmuson of Buffalo, WY was one of the U.S. Marines killed when an Osprey aircraft crashed in southern California on Wednesday. “We are…
Barrasso says caution needed in Medicaid expansion debate
By Clair McFarland Riverton Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — U.S. Sen. John Barrasso thinks Wyoming should decide against expanding Medicaid. Acknowledging that the decision is a matter for state government, not the U.S. Senate, Wyoming’s senior senator said…
Progress made in irrigation canal repair
By Tom Milstead, Torrington Telegram Via- Wyoming News Exchange TORRINGTON — Both the Goshen Irrigation District and the Gering-Fort Laramie Irrigation District held public meetings on Monday, Aug. 12 to discuss the status of an irrigation tunnel that collapsed on July…