Politics

Report: Trump meets with Cheney opponents Gray, Smith

CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming’s U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney is facing a field of challengers in her bid for re-election to the Cowboy State’s sole seat in the United State House... Read more »

07/28/21 10:48 AM

Wyoming bill to mandate ‘equality’ curriculum, thwart critical race theory, fails

SARATOGA — Wyoming should clarify and impose its own instruction standards regarding “equality and equal rights” rather than anticipate federal mandates to teach critical race theory, according to Sen. Charles Scott (R-Casper).

07/22/21 8:27 AM

Cheney: Jan. 6 insurrection ‘worst attack’ since 1814 burning of Washington

CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming’s U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney is not backing down from her condemnations of the January 6 insurrection inside the United States Capitol in which supporters of President... Read more »

07/21/21 4:48 PM

Trump: Liz Cheney opponents to meet with him pre-endorsement

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Donald Trump will meet with Republicans running against Rep. Liz Cheney next week, and endorse one in the next few months, the former president said in a statement Tuesday.

07/21/21 8:16 AM

Former President Trump says he’ll meet with Cheney opponents soon, will decide who to endorse

CASPER, Wyo. – Former President Donald Trump says he will be meeting with some of Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney's opponents as early as next week, and expects to endorse one in the upcoming months.

07/20/21 2:54 PM

Barrasso says new legislation sets stage for new Wyoming Natrium nuclear reactor

CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming’s U.S. Sen. John Barrasso on Friday helped introduce the “American Nuclear Infrastructure Act,” legislation which he says would set the stage “to deploy advanced nuclear technologies... Read more »

07/19/21 3:19 PM

Lummis says Wyoming tired of ‘reckless spending’ as debt ceiling looms

CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming’s U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis said on Monday that the country is “about to hit the debt ceiling. Again.” The debt ceiling refers to the total amount... Read more »

07/19/21 2:52 PM

Cheney sets fundraising records, as Bouchard and Gray surge

July 16, 2021 by Nick Reynolds, WyoFile U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney outraised all of her challengers combined by more than $1.2 million from April through June, campaign finance records show, giving her... Read more »

07/19/21 5:07 AM

VIDEO: Lummis opposes Biden nominees over ties to ‘eco-terrorism’ group, anti-gun lobbying

CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming’s U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis is opposing President Joe Biden’s nominees to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco & Explosives (ATF) and the Bureau of Land... Read more »

07/14/21 3:04 PM

Lummis applauds court decision to protect handgun rights for 18-20-year-olds

CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming’s U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis said in a press release Tuesday that she is pleased with the Fourth Circuit Court’s decision in a case about the rights... Read more »

07/13/21 2:21 PM

Report: Cheney raises $1.88M in three months; record fundraising for her campaign

CASPER, Wyo. —Wyoming’s U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney raised $1.88 million during the second quarter of 2021, marking a record fundraising effort for her campaign, The Hill reported on Tuesday. That... Read more »

07/13/21 1:09 PM

Campaign data illustrates Gore’s growing influence in Wyo politics

When Susan Gore arrived in Wyoming more than two decades ago, the heir to the Gore-Tex fortune was a minor player in the state’s politics.

07/12/21 11:31 AM

Gordon ‘honored and humbled’ by Biden appointment to homeland security role

CASPER, Wyo. — President Joe Biden on Thursday relaunched the bipartisan Council of Governors, appointing Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and eight other governors to join Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. The... Read more »

07/08/21 4:25 PM

Cheney challengers join right wing call to defund NPR after Declaration of Independence coverage

CASPER, Wyo. — National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” has broadcast a reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 4 for over 30 years but added different context surrounding their... Read more »

07/08/21 3:40 PM

Cheney joining AARP Wyoming virtual town hall

CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming’s U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney will join an AARP Wyoming virtual town hall event which will begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 21. AARP Wyoming says that... Read more »

07/08/21 1:21 PM

Gordon negotiating to deploy assets to assist Texas, Arizona at border with Mexico

CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security have been “in active negotiations to deploy assets” to assist Arizona and Texas in efforts to... Read more »

07/07/21 5:20 PM

Pelosi names Liz Cheney to serve on Jan. 6 committee

CASPER, Wyo. — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has named Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney to serve on the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. The news of Cheney’s... Read more »

07/01/21 9:02 AM

Liz Cheney votes to launch new probe of Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON (AP) — Split along party lines, the House launched a new investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on Wednesday, approving a special committee to probe the violent attack as police officers who were injured fighting former President Donald Trump's supporters watched from the gallery above.

06/30/21 3:22 PM

Lummis calls on Biden to end mask mandate for fully vaccinated on trains, planes and automobiles

CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming’s U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis has joined Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution calling for the end to mask mandates for fully vaccinated people on public transportation.... Read more »

06/30/21 9:46 AM

Will Wyoming voters override politicians to legalize marijuana?

June 28, 2021 by Nick Reynolds, WyoFile Thirty years ago, Kemmerer native Madonna Long’s life changed forever. Long, then a senior at Kemmerer High School, was one of 38 passengers in a... Read more »

06/30/21 4:24 AM

South Dakota governor deploys state National Guard to Texas border

South Dakota Republican Governor Kristi Noem announced late Monday that she plans to send South Dakota National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to “help secure” the area. According to... Read more »

06/29/21 1:21 PM

Power Past Coal Coalition celebrate Supreme Court’s dismissal of Wyoming, Montana case against Washington

CASPER, Wyo. — On Monday, the “Power Past Coal Coalition” sent out a press release in celebration of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to hear a challenge from Wyoming... Read more »

06/28/21 1:20 PM

Gordon frustrated Supreme Court won’t hear Wyoming, Montana’s challenge in Washington coal port case

CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon’s office said on Monday that the U.S. Supreme Court has decided it won’t hear a challenge from Wyoming and Montana against Washington state... Read more »

06/28/21 12:56 PM

Stun and dismay follow Wyoming political espionage revelations

Wealthy conservative donor Susan Gore was a key financier of a years-long effort to spy on Wyoming Democrats and Republicans, an article published Friday by the New York Times revealed, shining a light on the lengths to which the Gore-Tex heiress and Wyoming Liberty Group founder has gone to influence the state’s politics.

06/28/21 5:23 AM

Wyoming Department of Health defends against Fremont coroner’s death certificate allegations

CASPER, Wyo. — Fremont County Coroner Mark Stratmoen shared a statement with County 10 on Thursday in which he alleged that the Wyoming Department of Health’s Vital Statistics Services has... Read more »

06/25/21 12:33 PM

‘Better Wyoming’ reports right-wing ‘spies’ secretly recording staff, impersonating progressives

CASPER, Wyo. — The progressive political organization “Better Wyoming” said on Friday that right-wing spies “hired by Wyoming Liberty Group founder Susan Gore targeted Better Wyoming in a yearlong covert operation to... Read more »

06/25/21 11:45 AM

Who is the Florida man trying to defeat Liz Cheney?

A Florida resident who has become an odd player in the campaign to replace Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney says controversial statements he made in the past, like those related to the QAnon conspiracy theory, were part of an effort to discredit a liberal media that was poised against him.

06/25/21 5:31 AM

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Politics

Report: Trump meets with Cheney opponents Gray, Smith

Wyo delegation honors late former Sen. Mike Enzi

Wyo U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi was known as consensus-builder in polarized Washington

Former Wyoming U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi dies at age 77

Gordon, Lummis to fundraise for South Dakota’s Noem

Unlikely partners Pelosi and Cheney team up for Jan. 6 probe

Wyoming bill to mandate ‘equality’ curriculum, thwart critical race theory, fails

Cheney: Jan. 6 insurrection ‘worst attack’ since 1814 burning of Washington

Trump: Liz Cheney opponents to meet with him pre-endorsement

Former President Trump says he’ll meet with Cheney opponents soon, will decide who to endorse

Barrasso says new legislation sets stage for new Wyoming Natrium nuclear reactor

Lummis says Wyoming tired of ‘reckless spending’ as debt ceiling looms

Cheney sets fundraising records, as Bouchard and Gray surge

VIDEO: Lummis opposes Biden nominees over ties to ‘eco-terrorism’ group, anti-gun lobbying

Lummis applauds court decision to protect handgun rights for 18-20-year-olds

Report: Cheney raises $1.88M in three months; record fundraising for her campaign

Campaign data illustrates Gore’s growing influence in Wyo politics

Gordon ‘honored and humbled’ by Biden appointment to homeland security role

Cheney challengers join right wing call to defund NPR after Declaration of Independence coverage

Cheney joining AARP Wyoming virtual town hall

Gordon negotiating to deploy assets to assist Texas, Arizona at border with Mexico

Pelosi names Liz Cheney to serve on Jan. 6 committee

Liz Cheney votes to launch new probe of Jan. 6 insurrection

Lummis calls on Biden to end mask mandate for fully vaccinated on trains, planes and automobiles

Will Wyoming voters override politicians to legalize marijuana?

South Dakota governor deploys state National Guard to Texas border

Power Past Coal Coalition celebrate Supreme Court’s dismissal of Wyoming, Montana case against Washington

Gordon frustrated Supreme Court won’t hear Wyoming, Montana’s challenge in Washington coal port case

Stun and dismay follow Wyoming political espionage revelations

Wyoming Department of Health defends against Fremont coroner’s death certificate allegations

‘Better Wyoming’ reports right-wing ‘spies’ secretly recording staff, impersonating progressives

Who is the Florida man trying to defeat Liz Cheney?

Judge prevents Wyoming drilling-site work, citing threats to sage grouse

Liz Cheney criticizes Biden for Putin meeting

Gordon: Federal judge’s ruling on Biden oil and gas moratorium ‘outstanding news for Wyoming’

Barrasso critique of BLM nominee said to politicize bureaucratic post

Barrasso wants to make Biden a ‘one-half-term president’

(WATCH) Cheney’s 2022 U.S. House challengers discuss conservative platforms and strategy

Lummis, Barrasso help introduce bill to show how many jobs Keystone Pipeline cancellation costs

Wyoming governor frustrated by reversal of Trump era water rule

Crime

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Sheriff: Boy says he killed father, body found in Wyoming

Cheyenne PD arrest suspect accused of setting six dumpster fires Wednesday morning

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Former Wyoming U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi dies at age 77

Community

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