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Public records dispute may land state in court
They’ve paid thousands in fees and waited months, but two advocacy groups don’t have the public records they requested. Who are they, what’s the holdup and what does it mean for Wyoming's new fees for records rules?
Wyoming shouldn’t put a price tag on civic engagement
Fees for public records as imposed by Wyoming Department of Administration and Information rules are unnecessary, undemocratic and threatening to government transparency, argues Bleizeffer.
Are some animals too smart for their own good?
UW researchers look at adaptable, intelligent wildlife that thrive — and sometimes become pests — in urban environments
Confluence contrast
A drone-carried camera captures a wedding of the waters, but a divorce of the colors, where Granite Creek meets the Hoback River.
DEQ land advisory board needs to stand-up for taxpayers and jobs
The Land Quality Advisory Board will reconsider strong coal reclamation bonding regulations June 27. This time they need to accept them argues Bob LeResche.
Grizzly census makeover proposal sparks conservation worries
After promising to use one population formula into the ‘foreseeable future,’ Yellowstone-area managers may have a different method to choose from next spring.
State income tax: The need is clear, even to opponents
The Joint Revenue Committee is finally talking about possibly instituting individual and corporate state income taxes, but it’s far from committed to the idea.
Gubernatorial candidates talk diversification, not taxes
Six would-be governors tout their proposals for growing Wyoming’s economy and shrinking the state’s government, but avoid discussion of new taxes.
Psych., drug treatment gaps drive Wyoming’s prison problem
Cops, docs and bureaucrats all agree holes in mental health and substance abuse treatment go hand-in-hand with Wyoming’s prison crowding problem.
