Gordon: Wyoming will petition feds for grizzly delisting
The state will ask the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population.
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UW readies to comply with Biden mandates despite Gordon’s opposition
Governor vows to fight mandate; UW trustees direct staff to prepare for compliance.
Hate-crime bills fail, again
In the wake of latest defeat, proponents believe bias-crime legislation may not receive consideration again until the 2022 interim.
Balow cites student’s notes in backing anti-critical-race bill
Superintendent says the bill will ensure comprehensive history and civics instruction and guard against the threat of indoctrinating students with radical theories. Ed group says measure is a ‘political’ fix for a non-existent problem.
Lawmakers mull adding judges to alleviate court backlog ‘crisis’
If approved by the full Legislature, Natrona, Campbell and Uinta Counties could each receive an additional district court judge under proposal.
Game and Fish now requires CWD sampling from some hunters
The regulation covers deer killed from the Sweetwater Herd in areas 96 and 97 southeast of Lander.
The Drake’s Take
Costly runoff races won’t buy state ‘election integrity’
Opinion
By 8 CommentsWyo GOP is committed to election reform — unless the ‘right’ candidates win without it, Drake opines.
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 Energy Authority: Choose, but choose wisely
Opinion
By 2 CommentsWyoming should heed the advice of well-known business tycoons as it tackles energy policy, Dodson opines, by narrowing its focus.
Op-eds
Jackson resort owner’s anti-climate alliances are confounding
Opinion
By 5 CommentsJackson Hole Mountain Resort is doing many things right, POW executive Mario Molina opines, but Jay Kemmerer’s political connections undermine those efforts.
A close encounter with wolves and fear
Opinion
By 1 CommentHumans are hard-wired to fear predators. But dig into the data, Molly Absolon writes, and you’ll find the actual danger is small.
Photo Friday
Trade secrets
Powell photographer’s image poses a question: What messages would bighorns whisper to one another?
Arts & Culture
In new biography, Laramie writer McCutchan examines a different frontier
Opinion
By 1 Comment‘The Life She Wished to Live: A Biography of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings,’ explores the famous writer’s life and relationships in early 20th-century Florida.
In Case You Missed It
Bouchard calls for Fauci to be tried then executed
“After prosecution, the chair, the gallows or lethal injection?” asked the state senator and Cheney primary challenger in a Facebook post.
Researchers look for clues as toxic blooms plague Wyo waters
Questions remain if cyanobacterial blooms are worsening with increasing temperatures or if water managers and recreational users are simply more aware of the problem.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
From outlaw skulls to rail stories, Rawlins museum animates history
The Carbon County Museum curates historical oddities and fascinating figures from southwest Wyoming’s past.