Wyoming News

Lawmakers Push Constitutional Amendment to Overturn SCOTUS Ruling

NATIONWIDE | CHEYENNE, WY. – It’s been nine years since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Citizens United ruling, which affirmed the rights of corporations to spend unlimited funds to influence elections.... Read More...

New System to Help in Backcountry Rescue Missions

JACKSON, WY. (AP) — An anonymous Wyoming resident has given more than $100,000 to Teton County Search and Rescue to help purchase a system to help find people lost or injured in remote areas with no cellphone s... Read More...

3 Possible Sites for Wyoming’s Experimental Coal Plant

GILLETTE, WY. (AP) — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon is looking at at least three potential sites for the experimental coal-generating plant he wants to build in the state. The Gillette News Record reports that the... Read More...

Highway Patrol Set For Trial on Sex Discrimination Claim

CASPER, WY. (AP) — The Wyoming Highway Patrol is set to go to trial in February after the agency's first female police dog handler said she was discriminated against because she is a woman. The Casper Star-T... Read More...

UW May Tap Reserves After Rejecting $2 million Gift

LARAMIE, WY. (AP) — The University of Wyoming might tap reserve funds after rejecting a $2 million pledge from a Casper businessman who was later convicted of sexual assault. The Laramie Boomerang reported T... Read More...

Bill Raising Fines for Animal Cruelty Dies in Wyoming Senate

CHEYENNE, WY. (AP) — The Wyoming Senate has killed a bill that would have increased the fines for those convicted of animal cruelty. The Casper Star-Tribune reports that the proposal was defeated Tuesday on ... Read More...

Stretch of I-80 in Wyoming Closed for Over a Day

CHEYENNE, WY. (AP) — Crews on Thursday completed cleanup of hazardous material from a truck crash that closed westbound traffic on Interstate 80 in southern Wyoming for more than a day. The Wyoming Departmen... Read More...

House Panel Endorses Task Force to Look at Wyoming Taxes

CHEYENNE, WY. (AP) — The House Revenue Committee has endorsed a proposal to create a task force that would come up with viable tax options to help keep Wyoming from being subject to the booms and busts associat... Read More...

Wyoming Lawmakers Turn Down CBD Decriminalization

CHEYENNE, WY. (AP) — Wyoming lawmakers have turned down a bill that would have allowed possession of hemp extract for medical purposes. The Wyoming House Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday not to advance a bi... Read More...

Bill to Repeal Death Penalty Proposed to Wyoming Legislature

CHEYENNE, WY. (AP) — Legislation that would repeal the death penalty in Wyoming has been introduced in the state Legislature. Republican Rep. Jared Olsen, of Cheyenne, and Republican Sen. Brian Boner, of Dou... Read More...