Rep. Barlow Elected Speaker of the House, Committee Assignments Finalized
Representative Eric Barlow will be the new Speaker of the House as legislators nail down committee assignments and elect leadership to fill top positions as they prepare to convene for the 66th Wyoming Legislature...
Trump Wins Big in County 17, Likewise Cheney & Lummis
Though the result of the presidential election hasn't been settled at the national level, President Trump scored big in Campbell County and Wyoming. Trump picked up 16,973 votes (86.76%) in Campbell County, with former...
Edwards’ Son Describes How COVID-19 Came on Quickly
By Andrew Graham, WyoFile
Rep. Roy Edwards’ battle with COVID-19 lasted a little more than two weeks before he died in Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, his son Mitch Edwards said.
Though the family did not immediately...
Why Bush v. Gore Still Matters in 2020
By Ian MacDougall, ProPublica
Twenty years after the Supreme Court decision known as Bush v. Gore effectively decided a presidential election, it’s back on the country’s mind. President Donald Trump, who is lagging in polls...
Coal States Flex as Barrasso Seeks Senate Energy Gavel
By Nick Sobczyk, E&E Daily, E&E News
Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso's decision to become top Republican on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee will leave coal state lawmakers largely in charge of energy and environmental policy...
Why A President Biden Could Fail On Clean Energy
By Lesley Clark and Mike Lee, Energywire, E&E News
Democrats seemingly failed to deliver a "green wave" in races across the country, leaving Joe Biden – who was edging out President Trump in vote tallies today –...
Eight Applications for Edwards’ House Seat
The House District 53 seat held by Roy Edwards may not be vacant for much longer.
As reported by the Associated Press, eight individuals applied to fill the vacancy created by Edwards’ death earlier this...
Wyoming Losing Care Options as COVID Floods Region’s Hospitals
By Andrew Graham, WyoFile
The impacts of Wyoming’s COVID-19 surge are being exacerbated by spikes in neighboring states and the concurrent strain on the region’s healthcare resources.
Demand for Wyoming’s scarce hospital capacity is expected to build,...
Commissioners Approve Mask Mandate for County Employees
Update: This story was updated with new information received from the Wyoming Department of Health. There are now 12 counties with mask mandates and two additional counties have pending applications.
Masks are now mandatory for county...
Wyo. GOP Passes Resolution Opposing State of Emergency
By Andrew Graham, WyoFile
As Wyoming’s COVID-19 crisis reaches a fever pitch, the Wyoming Republican Party’s governing body passed a resolution calling on Gov. Mark Gordon to rescind his declaration of a state of emergency.
Gordon's...