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Mills candidate enters U.S. Senate race with hope of mending political divide
Casper Star-Tribune
For Jimmy Skovgard, running for U.S. Senate without previous political experience isn’t a liability, it’s a benefit in perspective. The Mills resident and former business owner said the division present in the 2024 general election pushed him to get off the couch — literally — and question how Wyoming and the nation could get past political differences and reunite. Congress has a legislative responsibility to practice oversight, the Republican candidate told the Casper Star-Tribune. “For goodness sakes, we don’t need to shoot people when we’re doing immigration enforcement. And if folks are opposed to immigration enforcement, then we need a better message,” Skovgard said. The political newcomer’s campaign challenges Rep. Harriet Hageman, who also has announced a bid for the seat of retiring U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis. Read the full story.
Congressional candidate Rasner takes aim at Gray during Gillette stop
Gillette News Record
At a meet and greet at Perkins, U.S. House candidate Reid Rasner highlighted opponent Chuck Gray’s “flip-flop” policy on wind turbines and spoke about bringing Wyoming television to Gillette and a failed 2025 bid to purchase TikTok. Behind Rasner in the corner of the Gillette restaurant was a sign that highlighted the voting record of Gray — whom Rasner dubbed “China Chuck” — on wind turbines in Wyoming, the Gillette News Record reports. “REMEMBER THESE DATES,” the sign read. “China Chuck voted YES on WIND TURBINES: June 1, 2023; August 3, 2023; August 1, 2024.” Rasner is running for Wyoming’s lone U.S. House seat against Gray and former state superintendent of public instruction Jillian Balow. Read the full story.
Whose voices count at the library?
Lander Journal
Sharp debate over whether public opinion should meaningfully shape library policy dominated the Fremont County Library Board’s Feb. 4 meeting. The exchange followed a dispute that stretches back to last fall. After a required public comment period, the library board voted 3-2 to remove all references to the American Library Association from its policies, handbooks and other documents. But the majority of Fremont County residents and library patrons who took time to write or speak did not support that ALA removal, the Lander Journal reports. Read the full story.
Public concerns pause vote on raising speed limits on Laramie County roads
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Facing some pushback from residents who questioned the safety of higher speeds on portions of five county roads, Laramie County commissioners voted to delay proposed speed limit increases until the public can review traffic studies. Commissioners are mulling raising speed limits to either 50 or 55 mph on the five segments, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports. Read the full story.