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Sheriff submits invoices to ICE for nearly $75K for 287(g) services
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
The Laramie County Sheriff’s Office has filed its first two bills requesting a total of nearly $75,000 from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for services provided through 287(g) contracts. Named for section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the contracts empower select, specially trained deputies to carry out certain immigration enforcement functions. As a part of those contracts, participating law enforcement agencies are reimbursed for housing detainees and for hours dedicated to immigration enforcement. Laramie County has more than two dozen deputies participating in the program, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports. Read the full story.
Sleeping Giant ski area eyes expanding summer activities in prime grizzly habitat
Powell Tribune
In 2013, managers of the Sleeping Giant Ski Area said they couldn’t make a profit if they weren’t allowed to build a zip line. Now, a potential buyer of the closed property said at a recent packed public meeting in Cody that without successful summer attractions, there may no longer be skiing at the iconic North Fork hill near Yellowstone National Park’s East Gate. The summer expansion plans caught some by surprise, the Powell Tribune reports. “What has changed administratively that now all these activities can be allowed in the summer?” a former ski patrol volunteer and zip line employee asked. “I worked at the zip line when it first opened as a nonprofit, and we were severely limited by grizzly bear activity.” Read the full story.
Park County Commissioners respond to criticism from Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams
Cody Enterprise
Park County commissioners responded this week to criticism from Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams, R-Cody, regarding the county’s membership in the Wyoming Association of County Commissioners. The association is a statewide organization of county commissioners that coordinates lobbying efforts in Cheyenne, among other services. Rodriguez-Williams took issue with the use of taxpayer funds for lobbying efforts by the association. A bill sponsored by Rep. Paul Hoeft, R-Powell, to prohibit the use of state funds for lobbying failed on the floor last week. Reps. Nina Webber, R-Cody, and Rodriguez-Williams voted in favor of the bill, which ultimately failed 27-34, the Cody Enterprise reports. Read the full story.
Jackson Hole’s Four Seasons hotel sold as part of $1.1 billion deal
Jackson Hole Daily
The Four Seasons at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has been sold as part of a $1.1 billion deal for two hotels. Host Hotels and Resorts, which bought the resort in cash for $315 million in 2022, announced the sale Wednesday. In addition to the Teton Village hotel, technically called the “The Four Seasons Resort and Residences Jackson Hole,” the $1.1 billion deal also includes the sale of the Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort, the Jackson Hole Daily reports. Read the full story.