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Men who identify as women will be barred from competing with women in high school sports in Wyoming under the new legislation. Though Gov. Mark Gordon (R-WY) did not sign the bill, he did not veto it either and instead allowed it to pass without his signature. However, Gordon did write a letter to Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray in which he described the legislation as “discriminatory” and “overly draconian,” while also claiming that it “pays little attention to fundamental principles of equality.” Gov. Mark Gordon (R-WY)... RELATED: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Tells Trans Student ‘Not Fair’ For ‘Biological...

North Park rancher Greg Sykes said he has tried to do things the right way since wolves migrated across the boarder from Wyoming into the area near Walden. He has kept an eye on the predators as they could be seen in the distance around the ranch he manages and got guardian dogs to watch over his cattle. “I was that one rancher that said, ‘OK, they’re here. Let’s figure out how to get along,'” Sykes said. “That’s what I intended to do.” Early on Monday, March 13, wolves killed one of his cattle dogs named Cisco, according to Colorado...

Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., joined forces with 18 GOP governors to reject President Joe Biden's environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) "agenda," claiming the push is a "direct threat" to the economic freedom of American retirees. Governors in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming formed the alliance Thursday in what they described as an effort to ensure American retirement funds are not used for "woke" investments. "Yet again, President Biden put his political agenda above the wellbeing and individual freedoms of hardworking Americans,"...

A Gillette woman won an argument with her boyfriend last week by dropping him off at the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office, where authorities arrested him on three outstanding warrants. A 27-year-old woman on Feb. 27 was driving her car while her 32-year-old boyfriend, Levi Wazelle, yelled at her, according to the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office. Lt. Paul Pownall told Cowboy State Daily that Wazelle was yelling at the woman and would not get out of her car – so she drove him to the sheriff’s office. While the girlfriend met with deputies, Wazelle fled on foot. There were three municipal...

A counseling program for federal wildlife service employees supposedly suffering from “eco-grief” isn’t just a sham, it’s part of a wider campaign of “wokeism” bent on destroying the energy economy, Wyoming Republican Congresswoman Harriet Hageman claimed early Tuesday. During a speech in the U.S. House chamber, she called the counseling program available to some U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) employees “another instance of the insanity of wokeism.” She said it’s being foisted by “an elitist cabal of eco-warriors who are paid to destroy the very standard of living that allows them to focus on made-up crises, rather than focus...

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., on Tuesday sent a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm demanding answers and a classified briefing regarding the Energy Department's assessment that the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from an accidental lab leak in China. "I write to request that the Department of Energy provides expedited answers to questions regarding the department's release of an intelligence report concluding a lab leak was the most likely origin of the COVID-19 pandemic," Barrasso wrote in a letter obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital. The Energy Department, which had been undecided on the origin of the pandemic, has now joined...

The speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives is under fire from members of his own party who are accusing him of favoring the interests of teachers unions by blocking votes on parental rights and school choice legislation. On Friday, members of the Wyoming House attempted a procedural motion to sidestep Speaker Albert Sommers (R) and force a floor vote on a bill that would enact a universal school choice. The effort failed on a voice vote. snip Sommers claimed he opposes the parental bill because it infringes on the authority of local school boards. The legislation mirrors a law...

Ducks, geese and shorebirds need water. When wetlands dry up or disappear altogether, that’s bad news for most wildlife and certainly for waterfowl. It is the goal of members of Ducks Unlimited to enhance and create wetlands. Their efforts include projects throughout North America, including Wyoming and even within the Laramie region. Laramie resident Lonny Vohland serves as state chairman for Wyoming Ducks Unlimited. He is especially busy this time of year traveling the state to attend fundraising banquets. That list of events includes the upcoming one in Laramie. Considered the Ducks Unlimited Premier Banquet in Wyoming, the Laramie DU...

The group is using a new Wyoming law that legally recognizes them as a corporate entity to help speed along the process. Back in July, Wyoming passed a law legally recognizing Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)—blockchain-based entities in which members vote on the group’s direction with tokens—so long as they are registered as companies in the state. Now, one DAO that has aspirations of founding a blockchain-based city says it has actually purchased land in the state. “Today, CityDAO is officially the first DAO to own land, using the new Wyoming DAO LLC law. This is just the beginning,” CityDAO tweeted,...

The Biden administration took a first step Friday toward ending federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.... Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte welcomed the administration’s announcement and said it could lead to the state reclaiming management of a species that’s been under federal protections since 1975. He said the grizzly’s recovery "represents a conservation success." The federal government removed protections for the Yellowstone ecosystem’s grizzlies in 2017. Wyoming and Idaho were set to allow grizzlies to be hunted when a judge restored those protections in...

It was easy to make jokes last summer when reports surfaced that Google Maps and other navigation systems were wrongly directing people off of Interstate 80 and rerouting drivers through Colorado. Sure, it added eight hours to a trip, but it wasn’t necessarily dangerous. But seven months later, it’s still happening. And in the winter months, it could be deadly. The problem is these navigation apps continue to send the wrong information primarily on or around Interstate 80 in southcentral Wyoming. The Rock Springs area seems to be the hot spot. On one day last month, the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s...

Mountain lions chewed and clawed a bloody swath through the pet population of a small Colorado community last year, killing as many as 15 dogs in about a month. It’s not a scenario likely to be repeated in Wyoming, where mountain lions attacking dogs are rare, but not unheard of. A Cody couple in 2017 shot a mountain lion to death after it tried to get their dog. Residents around Nederland, a small community in rural Boulder County, Colorado, claim to have lost 23 dogs to mountain lions last year. They report the situation reached a horrific climax toward the...

GOP state legislators in Wyoming have introduced a bill proposing a state ban on the sale of electric vehicles by 2035.The bill claims Wyoming's power grid isn't set up for EV charging and that disposing of EV batteries will be challenging for municipal landfills, in addition to citing the importance of crude oil and gas to the state economy.Wyoming's state legislature has yet to vote on the proposal, but the bill would also discourage state residents from purchasing EVs prior to 2035, if passed.Bucking the electrification trend growing across the nation, state legislators from Wyoming are threatening to ban electric...

The Wyoming Legislature is considering a resolution to phase out sales of new electric vehicles in the Cowboy State by 2035. The resolution’s sponsors say Senate Joint Resolution 4 is a response to laws other states are implementing to eliminate gas-powered vehicles. The resolution’s sponsor, Sen. Jim Anderson, R-Casper, told Cowboy State Daily the intention of the proposal, titled “Phasing Out New Electric Vehicle Sales By 2035,” is to push back against bans on new sales of cars with internal combustion engines in states like California and New York. “The Legislature would be saying, ‘If you don’t like our petroleum...

A Wyoming church elder has had his tabling privileges revoked for a year by the University of Wyoming (UW) after he set up a table on campus calling a trans-identified male student "a male," causing a group of lawmakers to denounce the decision. According to the Star Tribune, on Dec 2, Laramie Faith Community Church elder Todd Schmidt displayed a sign in the Wyoming Union breezeway saying "God Created Male and Female and [Artemis Langford] is a male." Langford is a trans-identified male student who was accepted into the Kappa Kappa Gamma UW sorority earlier this year. Schmidt cooperated and...

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) will vacate her congressional seat on Tuesday after becoming a wealthy woman during her six years of serving Wyoming. Cheney, who lost her Republican primary by nearly 40 points in August, will depart Congress on January 3 and return home as a defeated 56-year-old never Trumper. Cheney will not depart Congress empty-handed. During her six years in Congress, she has become very wealthy. Breitbart News reported in August that Cheney’s net worth ballooned from an estimated $7 million when she first took office in 2017 to possibly more than $44 million in 2020. Depending on the...

The partisan January 6 Committee’s report published Thursday ignored House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) role in the failure to provide enhanced Capitol security before the protest. Instead, the Committee’s report attempted to place the blame for the riot squarely on former President Donald Trump. “Trump sat in the dining room off the Oval Office watching the violent riot at the Capitol,” outgoing Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) wrote in the report, ignoring the days and events leading up to January 6.

One look at this video, and you might think this Wyoming trooper made a wrong turn and ended up in Antarctica. That wasn’t the case, but one might disagree after Wednesday’s wild weather day in southeastern Wyoming. A dangerous blizzard has begun its intensification into a soon-to-be bomb cyclone Thursday as it wallops the Midwest and Great Lakes, with damaging winds also eyeing the East Coast and contributing to a travel nightmare for millions ahead of the Christmas holiday weekend. The National Weather Service in Cheyenne said their record 1-hour temperature drop Wednesday saw a 51-degree plummet. The temperature went...

Help wanted signs have cluttered the windows of many businesses across Wyoming and the United States for months. Businesses want to hire people, but there aren’t enough applicants to fill available positions. It’s a strange economy where people have money to spend, but businesses don’t have enough people wanting to work and earn the money they spend. A new study by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, a free market advocacy group, suggests that excessive unemployment benefits may be one contributing factor. Fewer WorkingThe Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the U.S. workforce participation rate was at 62.1% in November. This was...

Two men who went missing under the ice of Wyoming’s Keyhole Reservoir on Thursday while attempting to assist a rescue mission have been found deceased, according to the Crook County Sheriff’s office. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and the Pine Haven community,” the Crook County Sheriff’s Office said in a Sunday statement. A man had fallen into the ice on Keyhole Reservoir while on a UTV Thursday, but he made it out of the water alive. During that time, however, three more “local citizens” drove onto the ice in another UTV and fell through the ice...