Wyoming's 2024 Candidates | WyoFile 2024 Election Guide
WEBAug 25, 2024 · Welcome to WyoFile’s guide to the 2024 election. This guide aims to help voters inform themselves before heading to the polls. Every federal and state legislative candidate was sent a questionnaire crafted by WyoFile reporters and editors about the key issues facing Wyoming. The candidates’ responses, or lack thereof, are included in their original, unedited form in the guide.
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WEB5 days ago · The Black Hills are thick with lions. But those that leave are unlikely to repopulate the East, study finds. Although cougars have successfully reclaimed much of the West — including parts of Wyoming — new research suggests that expansion to the Great Lakes region and beyond will require reintroductions. by Mike Koshmrl September 30, 2024.
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WEB4 days ago · Gov. Gordon commits to protecting Dayton area as Elk Fire swells to 50,000 acres. by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. October 3, 2024.
Gordon signs property tax relief package into law - WyoFile
WEBMar 22, 2024 · Gov. Mark Gordon on Thursday signed into law a package of property tax relief bills approved by legislators during Wyoming’s 2024 budget session. Collectively, the legislation creates new exemptions for certain homeowners, doubles an existing exemption for veterans, caps annual increases and expands eligibility for a state refund program.
District Court punts abortion ban case to Wyoming Supreme …
WEBMar 19, 2024 · The bans, passed last year, include a near-total prohibition and a medication abortion ban.Owens put their enforcement on hold, leaving most abortions legal in the state pending a decision. Since late last year, there’s been very little word on when — or whether — she’d decide on their constitutionality, but now she’s asking the high court to answer the constitutional quandaries at ...
How does Wyoming’s tax structure compare to other states?
WEBMay 16, 2017 · Wyoming’s sales tax is the 44th lowest in the nation, and its tax on beer is the 50th, unchanged since 1935 when it was set at $0.02 a gallon. Its property tax for homeowners is 46th lowest. Wyoming is one of seven states with no individual income tax, and one of only two with no corporate income tax, South Dakota being the other one.
Concealed carry considered at the University of Wyoming
WEBAug 23, 2024 · Students at the University of Wyoming may eventually be able to discreetly pack heat as leaders consider allowing concealed carry on campus. The university on Friday invited “students, faculty, staff and the public” to provide feedback on the idea via an online form or at the Sept. 26 trustee meeting.. Gov. Mark Gordon vetoed legislation this year that would’ve required that concealed ...
State Bar declined to investigate complaint against Hageman
WEBSep 29, 2022 · The Wyoming State Bar declined to initiate a disciplinary investigation into Harriet Hageman, a natural resources attorney, in July after another lawyer filed a grievance against the congressional candidate, according to records shared with WyoFile. Darby Hoggatt submitted the complaint after watching Hageman debate Rep. …
Historic rate hike inspires slew of bills to scrutinize electric ...
WEBNov 1, 2023 · Historic rate hike spurs measures. Lawmakers said they’re responding to rising utility costs, in general, and worry the industry’s ongoing shift from fossil fuels to renewable sources of electric generation will result in continually rising rates and less reliable power.. Panel members repeatedly pointed to Rocky Mountain Power’s request to hike electric rates by nearly 30% — the ...
Wyoming wildfire outlook: average, with lots of brush to burn
WEBMay 31, 2024 · Fire officials and state leaders talk during the Wyoming Wildland Fire Interagency Briefing on May 31, 2024, in Cheyenne. (Madelyn Beck/WyoFile) Wyoming faces an “average-to-normal” wildfire season forecast, state leaders and fire officials revealed Friday at an interagency briefing in Cheyenne. “Northern Wyoming is …