Goats now outnumber native bighorns in Tetons, become targets
Introduced by Idaho in 1969, mountain goats join habitat fragmentation and genetic isolation in threatening an iconic native sheep herd’s future.
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Governor lets private schools avoid local zoning control
Gordon allows “flawed” legislation limiting county authority to become law with an explanatory letter but not his signature. It was backed by a one-time political rival.
Snowmobilers now top Wyo avalanche fatality list
Analysis
By 5 CommentsSlide safety education hasn’t kept pace with the advances in machinery that have given riders ready access to treacherous terrain.
Wyoming Dinosaur Center offers hands-on paleontology
Thermopolis institution competes with major international cities’ fossil attractions by offering visitors a chance to get their hands dirty on the real thing.
Senate Management Council to rule on Hutchings LGBTQ complaint
The Legislature adjourned without deciding whether disciplinary actions were warranted by the senator’s ‘vulgar’ conversation with student lobbyists.
The Drake’s Take
Coal port lawsuit: A bad idea thankfully dead, for now
Opinion
By 3 CommentsGov. Mark Gordon was right to veto $250,000 for suing Washington State, even if he still thinks it’s state’s job to prop up minerals industry
Madden’s Measure
Want economic diversity? Focus on fiscal diversity too.
Opinion
By 5 CommentsMost agree that Wyoming must expand and diversify its economy. So why do we struggle with laying the less politically palatable groundwork?
Op-eds
Defend Wyoming’s homegrown grouse plan from federal meddling
A diverse group of Wyoming citizens, experts and stakeholders hammered out a cutting-edge compromise to avoid an endangered listing. Don’t let D.C. scrap it.
An open letter to Governor Gordon on sage grouse
Opinion
By Leave a CommentTom Christiansen, former Game and Fish sage grouse program coordinator calls on the state’s new chief executive to be cautious with regard to wildlife and federal leasing decisions.
Studio Wyoming Review
Man of steel
Sculptor JB Bond of Pinedale rejuvenates his practice through drawing, and a nod to history.
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As smoke clears, House and Senate reload for 2020 budget
Dems, rank-and-file lawmakers said programs for state’s vulnerable are casualties of budget war as senators called for rules change to amass more power
BLM leases 23K acres in sage grouse Golden Triangle
Gov. Gordon declines to intervene, despite pleas from conservation groups, saying existing protections in world’s densest grouse habitat are adequate.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Two Elk: The story behind the story
One reporter brought the Two Elk scandal to light and tracked the twisting tale of greed, fraud and government ineptitude for more than a decade.
Photo Friday
Sunshine by candlelight
Gov. Mark Gordon was caught red-handed, and red-faced, withholding information at a transparency luncheon. He’d failed to disclose his birthday.