Historic lineup, stark contrasts: Wyo’s congressional races
Contests for U.S. House and Senate seats bring many firsts and myriad differences to Wyoming’s election landscape.
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As Legislature hems and haws, 19 counties to vote on taxes
A majority of Wyoming’s 23 counties have tax-issue propositions on their General Election ballots, including 12 measures for new taxes or taxing authority.
Arch exit signals next phase of decline for Wyo coal
The company, which operates two Powder River Basin mines, says exiting the thermal coal business is “the right business solution in the event we are unable to find an appropriate buyer.”
Week 32: The pandemic in Wyoming from Oct. 17-23
Surge in COVID-19 cases continues to accelerate as daily case counts dwarf previous records and active cases approach 3,000. “Our current COVID situation is very concerning,” the state health officer said.
Research: Some Wyo toads can clear themselves of deadly fungus
Scientists find that northern populations of boreal toads have adopted a “brilliant adaptation to a pathogen.”
Retiring sheriff’s letter details mental health crises in jails
People in mental health crises spend months in county jails because Wyoming’s resources are strained. The long running problem is not restricted to adult offenders.
The Drake’s Take
Women candidates set to send ‘good old boys’ packing
Opinion
By 4 CommentsDrake predicts women will pick-up six additional seats in the Wyoming Legislature — five in the House and one in the Senate — making much-needed progress toward gender equality.
Dodson’s Doctrine
To save coal communities, Wyo must first change its image
Opinion
By 7 CommentsThe initiatives that could save our coal communities all require buy-in from the very constituents and organizations that we have waged war with, Dodson writes.
Op-eds
For Wyo’s untaxed generations, the ‘free ride’ may be over
Opinion
By 23 CommentsWyoming needs schools, roads, hospitals and other basic public services, writes guest columnist Nate Martin. And it’s time to move past the belief that we can have them without paying taxes.
It’s time for Wyoming to reform trapping regulations
Opinion
By 14 CommentsThe state’s current rules are unsafe for wildlife, pets and the general public, writes guest columnist O’Brien.
Photo Friday
Sample station
Wyoming Game and Fish asks hunters to submit game samples for chronic wasting disease testing.
Arts & Culture
Artist Glasson puts the ‘camp’ in trappers camp
In recent exhibit, Laramie painter disrupts, reinterprets and pokes fun at hallowed cultural symbols few of us question.
In Case You Missed It
Wapiti LGBTQ couple report being accosted, told to leave
A group of neighbors arrived on her porch with a message: “Our kind was not welcome here and we needed to leave Cody Country,” Colin Monahan says.
State’s Teton land revenue quest gets only 3 construction plans
Conservation proposals dominate the offers but some of those could generate millions of dollars for schools.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Two of UW’s Black 14 share untold stories, post-George Floyd view
Dismissal from the 1969 Wyoming football squad was one of many racial indignities and dangerous encounters the Black 14 football players experienced. In the post-George Floyd era, they are telling their other stories.