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Gordon won’t seek removal of Platte County commissioners, says complaint was AI
Wyoming Public Radio
Gov. Mark Gordon says he won’t pursue the removal of all of Platte County’s commissioners after receiving a verified complaint submitted by seven voters in that county in November 2025. Gordon said the complaint appeared to have been created using artificial intelligence “as it is very repetitive, provides extensive and exhaustive lists when identifying violated statutes, and uses symbols typically used by AI tools.” The complaints are the fourth batch to hit Gordon’s desk this year, Wyoming Public Radio reports. Read the full story.
Mills ordinance will file liens on properties with unpaid utility bills
Casper Star-Tribune
Property owners in Mills who fall behind on paying utility fees now risk the city filing a lien on their house or business. Under the new ordinance, passed by the Mills City Council, the city will assert a lien onto any property with a utility bill that has been unpaid for 90 days, the Casper Star-Tribune reports. Property owners failing to pay for water and sewer leaves “the city to adjust for the costs and which accordingly unfairly fall on the residents and property owners of the city,” the ordinance states. Read the full story.
Teton County mulls preventing 10,000-square-foot homes in small family subdivisions
Jackson Hole News&Guide
Though state law limits how Teton County can regulate family subdivisions in rural areas, officials are considering limiting the size of houses on small, newly divided parcels of land. In 2021, a landowner carved off a 0.5-acre parcel from their 4.9-acre plot using a Wyoming law meant to help ranching families split property, allowing kids to stay on the ranch in a home of their own. Currently, county regulations allow for 10,000-square-foot homes on such parcels, which one commissioner worried could lead to “expanses of agricultural land and then a pocket of houses that look like something out of the East Hamptons,” the Jackson Hole News&Guide reports. Read the full story.
LCSD1 parents file two complaints over daughter’s dyslexia intervention
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
When Aundrea Lovato and Jay Jones realized their child was struggling to learn to read, they assumed that they could rely on Cole Elementary for help. About a year later, they said their daughter has yet to get the help she needs. The process has led them to out-of-district nonprofits for a dyslexia diagnosis and assistance. They’ve also submitted two formal complaints to the Wyoming Department of Education, Lovato and Jones told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Read the full story.