Wyoming

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Support WyoFile’s successful mission

by The Sage Grouse November 22, 2011

The Sage Grouse makes an important pitch to readers: consider supporting WyoFile and its mission of in-depth reporting on Wyoming’s people, places and policy.

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High Plains Showdown: Land planning seen as threat to property rights

by Gregory Nickerson June 14, 2011

Murmurs of controversy began last October at a public meeting of HPI. During a mapping exercise, participants were asked to share ideas for how they would like the region to …

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Avalanche on Sylvan Pass in Yellowstone

by WyoFile May 13, 2011

Avalanche on Sylvan Pass in Yellowstone

Yellowstone National Park road crews and avalanche experts are working to clear Sylvan Pass of more than 20 feet of snow from a May 11 …

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What the Deficit Reduction Plan Means for Wyoming

by Ruffin Prevost December 6, 2010

How a proposed deficit reduction plan would affect Wyoming remains to be seen. But key provisions could raise cost of doing business in the state for oil, gas and mining …

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Wyoming: An OPEC of Wind Power? Planning Puts State in Good Position

by Jim Whalen May 3, 2010

Cheyenne— If Benjamin Franklin had ever been to Wyoming, he may have been tempted to change one of his famous quotes to go something like this: “Three things are certain …

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UW’s Gift to the Final Four: Kenny Sailors’ Magical Jump Shot

by Geoffrey O'Gara April 1, 2010

Laramie—The late great Ray Meyer was only 29 when he coached DePaul University to the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament in 1943. That was the season, playing against the University …

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Will He, Won’t He? Question Looms Over 2010 Gov Race

by Bill Sniffin January 22, 2010

The 2010 Wyoming governor’s race is difficult to handicap. The main uncertainty is whether two-term Gov. Dave Freudenthal will challenge the state law for term limits which prevents him from …

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WyoFile’s Wyoming: Lander – Climbing Capital of the Rockies

by Steve Bechtel January 18, 2010

When you’re driving down the hill onto Main Street off Highway 287, Lander looks like any other small Wyoming mountain town: one main drag, a few restaurants, and little in …

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Meeteetse Chocolatier

by gene_tempest November 29, 2009

Tim Kellogg is a Meeteetse ranch hand and bronc rider who is building an international reputation as a maker of fine chocolates. His chocolate shop is on Meeteetse’s rustic main …

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Royalty in Kind vs. Royalty in Value? – The $290,024,880 Question

by WyoFile June 15, 2009

State Received $290,024,880 in 2008 from Troubled Royalty in Kind Program. Gov Dave Wants Review.

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Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal on Royalty in Kind

by Rone Tempest June 15, 2009

(Telephone Interview with WyoFile editor Rone Tempest, June 3,2009)
WyoFile: On October 6, 2005, the then Wyoming Board of Land Commissioners (Gov. Freudenthal; Treasurer Cynthia Lummis; Sec. of State Joseph …

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A Quick History Of American Severance Taxes

by WyoFile February 8, 2009

Severance tax collections evolve in stages that depend upon price, the amount of mineral left in the ground, and the shape of a state’s finances.
In America, severance taxes began in …

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