Bill Clinton wows crowd of 2,000 in Riverton gymnasium.

Chelsea Clinton fields questions about Mom from Casper College audience.

Budget process ran smoothly for Wyoming legislators this year.

Legislators revive, pass Hathaway bill to give students a second chance.

Anti-fraud bill headed for governor's desk; crack-down on paper corporations.

U.S. House Dems pursue wildfire firefighting fund to ease fiscal burden for Forest Service.

U.S. senators rip Bush's building maintenance budget for Indian Country health facilities.

Wyoming has $2.5 million budget for wolf management program.

Bill Clinton campaigns in Laramie for Hillary Clinton's drive to the White House.

Denver Post shines spotlight on suddenly relevant Democratic Party in Wyoming.

3/6

Obama and Clinton plan campaign stops in Wyoming on Friday; Chelsea and Bill also visit the Cowboy State.

 

Obama, Clinton battle for every national delegate.

Wyoming suddenly relevant to Democratic candidates; biggest role since 1960.

 

Self-defense bill morphs yet again in the Senate.

 

Governor signs $3.5 billion general budget bill; vetoes only three minor provisions.

 

GOP senators submit 15 bills to get tough on illegal immigrants.

 

House approves of business fraud bill; moves to Senate to approve House changes.

 

New hope for single moms training for higher-pay jobs in Wyoming.

 

Democratic officials scramble to get ready for Saturday caucuses around Wyoming.

 

Wyoming Democrats to have bigger say in selection of presidential nominee than their Republican counterparts.

 

Obama favored in Wyoming and Mississippi contests.

 

Clinton breaks Obama's momenteum with three of four wins on Tuesday. McCain wins GOP nomination. Wyoming rises in importance.

In the wake of Hillary Clinton's upset victories yesterday in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island, President Bill Clinton will be campaigning for his wife Thursday in the Cowboy State.

Presidential candidate Barack Obama preparing to campaign in Wyoming this week, sources say.

The Senate agreed Tuesday to tax helium. Now the bill goes to the House for approval of Senate amendments and the governor's signature.

The Senate stripped no-retreat language from a castle-doctrine bill.

Subdivision bill amended by joint House/Senate committee, to give break to developers.

Deficit concerns derail help for students who lose their Hathaway scholarships.
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House/Senate splits difference on campaign contribution bill.

CST and AP provide a legislative roundup article.

New Thomas Foundation will target scholarships to at-risk students; offering aid for voc-ed, higher-ed.

3/4

Motion sensors guard antelope migration route near Pinedale.

Document contradicts BLM on CBM drilling activity and increased leaks from gas seeps in Atlantic Rim.

Senate may amend castle doctrine bill today; warring gangs could take advantage of no retreat provision.

Tax relief bills pass first hurdle in the Senate.

Senate refuses, again, to hit repeat drunk drivers with a felony-grade penalty.

Wyoming Democrats watch today's caucuses in Texas, Ohio, Vermont and Rhode Island, for indications whether Saturday's caucus in the Cowboy State will be critical.

Wolves hammer coyotes and antelope thrive, say researchers.

House members defend county libraries against would-be budget cutters.

EPA approves Montana's water standards in face of coal-bed methane drilling pollution fears in Wyoming.

Teton contractor to challenge Republican Monte Olsen for House seat.

Have questions about wolves and wolf management? Wyoming Game and Fish has answers by phone and Web.

Wind energy forum kicks into gear Thursday night in Gillette.

Drilling rig numbers in Wyoming drop, but not hours for workers.

Governor Freudenthal wants 50 positions to monitor energy development.


3/3
Bill, yes Bill, Wyoming, to get a 112-room hotel and 24-hour cafe, according to the New York Times, all to serve railroaders who are required to take a break.

 

Legislature winds down this week; waits for any veto from Governor Freudenthal.

Legislature debates Hathaway changes, including a second chance for students who lose scholarship.

New director of Department of Employment selected by Senate committee.

Workers' compensation interim study still in limbo, despite lobbying by labor advocates.

County, municipal governments to see more money next year, thanks to legislative allocations.

Drillers have to back off from sage grouse breeding areas for three-and-a-half months.

Homemade products bill killed by opposition from regulators and Restaurant Association.

Democrats scramble to find bigger rooms for presidential caucuses in seven counties.

2/29

Feds propose expansion of critical habitat for threatened Canada lynx around Yellowstone.

Clinton, Obama supporters tour Wyoming; Sullivan backs Hillary, Iowa's Gov. Culver backs Obama.

Encana wants 85 new natural-gas wells adjacent to Jonah Field; BLM seeks comments.

Bill to tax helium clears Senate committee despite lobbying.

A DNA bill designed to help Wyoming prisoners prove their innocence heads to the full House.

EU ambassador tells legislators the world is watching Wyoming's efforts to capture CO2 emissions from power plants.

Thursday's legislative roundup posted by the Associated Press cites House action on carbon storage.

Governor plans to sign bill outlawing dogfighting and cockfighting.

Senate committee approves bill to give tax breaks to low-income and seniors.

Senate raises individual political donation limit, caps PACs in Thursday vote.

House committee okays anti-fraud bill regulating companies registered in Wyoming.

More than one in 100 adult Americans are in jail or prison, making the U.S. the world's leading jailor.

Environmental Quality Council dismissed Sierra Club request to reconsider Two-Elk; issue now lies with court.

2/28

Casper City Councilman Keith Goodenough makes bid to challenge Sen. John Barrasso for senate seat in November.

 

Gov. Dave Freudenthal endorsed protection of the Wyoming Range from energy development, and blasts BLM for roadblocks.

Jackson Hole News & Guide also has a report on the governer's testimony before the U.S. Senate.

Legislature debates cutting state services for illegal immigrants; bill patterned after Colorado legislation.

'Castle doctrine' bill heads to Senate; critics fear unintended consequences.

The House gave initial approval to bill allowing counties to regulate rural sprawl.

The Associated Press has a roundup report on Wednesday's legislative news.

Chronic wasting disease continues to spread across state, says Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

A slimmed-down public endowment bill for public libraries was trimmed by two-thirds.

Rep. Mercer bill cracks down on repeat drunk drivers, imposes felony strike.

Conservation groups notify Interior of intent to sue and block delisting of wolves in northern Rockies.

Air pollution triggers unprecedented health alert around Pinedale; EPA blasts BLM for inadequate air-quality protection.

2/27

The Associated Press has a nice summary of news at the Wyoming Legislature, including the joint budget committee that will hammer out differences.

Clark residents received a briefing by DEQ and Windsor officials on the August 2006 well blowout and groundwater contamination.

A new National Parks Service report shows contamination in western national parks (including Grand Teton), from international and surrounding ag lands.

US Fish and Wildlife is seeking new information on whether to list the sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act, forced by losing a lawsuit filed by the Western Watersheds Project

The Service will also examine, again, whether the white-tailed prairie dog should be listed for ESA protection.

Judge Downes raps the presence of guns in national parks in sentencing poacher.

Natural gas liquids pipeline to run across Sweetwater and Carbon counties in Wyoming.

New West notes a new study with recommendations about water management in the Rocky Mountain West.

A House bill targeting gang activity in Wyoming has passed the House and advances into the Senate.

Lobbyists expected to line up against a business fraud bill.

A bill making dogfighting a felony is headed to the Senate floor for further debate.

2/26
Under pressure from gun-rights advocates, Interior is reconsidering a ban on loaded guns in national parks, first set during the Reagan administration.

House takes on bill to regulate large-acre developments, allowing counties to set rules on developments up to 140 acres.

Health Care Commission upset it didn't see Scott's health insurance pool for poor people.

Wyoming Public Radio reports that the Senate killed a CBM water management bill Monday, 15-15, that was viewed as too favorable against landowners.

Greater Yellowstone Coalition breaks with other conservation groups to support wolf delisting.

Senate kills highway funding bill on the floor

2/25

House and Senate finish respective budget bills in marathon sessions last week. Now on to conference committees.

Wyoming's snowpack is approaching normal, but drought effects will linger.

The sage grouse team meets today, to apply science to protective measures.

The Casper Star Tribune has a package of stories exploring the impact of wolves on Wyoming, good and bad,
with looks at the wolf management plan, the dismay of ranchers,the awe and delight of tourists,an outfitter's complaints, a call for protection of wolves, and a rancher who quit when wolves hit his calves.

More Wyoming Guard units could be headed for Iraq next year.

Rep. Barbara Cubin, R-WY has rejected a call from the Wyoming Democratic Party to return funds from a PAC founded by former House Majority Leader Tom Delay.

States that vote last, like Wyoming, might have the final say in the Democratic contest.

Wyoming would be in a Western regional primary, according to Carter-Baker reform proposal.

Ethics loophole allows Enzi and others to pay kin from campaign coffers.