Judge prevents drilling-site work, citing threats to sage grouse
Order prevents drilling and ground disturbance on 449 oil and gas leases covering 334,762 acres in Wyoming until BLM resolves shortcomings in Trump-era approval.
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Gordon explains ARP fund plans, emphasizes long-term benefits
With millions still left from the CARES Act, a new federal injection of money could buffer Wyoming’s revenue shortfall.
Laramie County water proposal pits neighbor against neighbor
In an adversarial hearing, the Lerwick family made the case that water is available for proposed high-capacity irrigation wells near Cheyenne.
Laramie County ranching families fear loss of springs, creeks, way of life
Generations of ranchers in semi-arid SE Wyoming have relied on precious springs and creeks. They worry proposed new high-capacity water wells will ruin their legacy.
School districts’ uses of federal relief funds worry lawmakers
Local districts, free of legislative oversight, are using Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief dollars to fund positions and purchase equipment that some legislators fear will add to long-term costs.
Supreme Court: Lying officer’s name stays in hemp-case record
In separate filing, attorneys provided additional evidence against agent Briggs, casting doubt on a DCI internal investigation that cleared him.
The Drake’s Take
Wyoming GOP demands lawmakers pledge to support lie
Opinion
By 7 CommentsState party asked legislators to back runoff election system no matter what, invoking trumped-up concerns about election integrity
Madden’s Measure
The winners, losers and fireworks of the ed budget failure
Analysis
By 1 CommentWyoming lawmakers saved the pyrotechnics for the very last day of the 2021 legislative session, when House and Senate negotiators failed to compromise on the education funding bill.
Dodson’s Doctrine
Wyoming voters: Don’t fall for the political purity test
Opinion
By 14 CommentsMost midterm candidates seem to be running on a platform of partisan purity, which is exactly what the political parties want, Dodson writes.
Op-eds
To avoid the outdoor crowds, skip the must-see view
Opinion
By 2 CommentsIt’s possible to explore the West’s increasingly popular public lands without the crowds, Absolon opines. You just have to seek out the obscure, remote and not-quite-as-beautiful.
It’s past time to prepare for coal country’s future
Opinion
By 2 CommentsA much bigger illness than COVID-19 faces Wyoming’s coal industry, writes guest columnist LeResche: inexorable decline.
Photo Friday
Night burn
A firefighter works on the Robinson Fire outside Buffalo during a recent night operation as the West prepares for an active wildfire season.
Arts & Culture
Exploring the roots of Basque poetry from a Wyoming perspective
David Romtvedt’s new book, “The Tree of Gernika,” is the beginning of a series featuring work from a language whose origins still baffle linguists.
In Case You Missed It
Barrasso bill would protect 14% of study areas as wilderness
Years after a statewide effort to reach a compromise, the senator introduced legislation that would provide some safeguards for about 32% of lands it considers, leading conservationists to oppose its passage.
Barrasso critique of BLM nominee said to politicize bureaucratic post
Though federal land management policy has long been contentious, opposition to director nominees represents a new level of partisanship, experts say.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Celebrating suffrage 100 — no, 150! — years later
Opinion
By 4 CommentsThough territorial legislators’ motivations have been lost to history, Wyoming was a pioneer in giving women the right to vote.