Local Lookout: Upping child passenger DUI protections | Trump order paves way for path | Neighbors wary of annexing business park

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Pinedale mom drafts Wyoming DUI Child Protection Act to take to lawmakers
Pinedale Roundup
Every parent’s worst fear was at the forefront of Crystal Peña’s mind as she listened to the details of a car crash involving two of her four children. Throughout proceedings associated with the DUI and family court, Peña learned that Wyoming is one of only a few states without mandatory protections for child passengers in the vehicle with a drunk driver. Forty-seven other states have stronger child passenger DUI protections than Wyoming, yet the Equality State ranks second in DUI fatalities per capita in America, third in DUI arrest rate, third in drunk driving fatalities, and fifth in young drunk drivers under the age of 21, the Pinedale Roundup reports. Read the full story.

Trump’s Interior Department orders Teton park to reconsider building path
Jackson Hole News&Guide
Following an executive order from President Trump, Grand Teton National Park will reconsider building a multi-use path along Moose-Wilson Road. A decade ago, the park opted not to include a path along the 7.1-mile roadway, saying that it would be expensive and adversely impact wildlife and cultural resources. Now, park officials say they’re changing course at the behest of the Interior Department, which is prioritizing the implementation of Trump’s July 2025 executive order titled “Making America Beautiful Again by Improving Our National Parks,” the Jackson Hole News&Guide reports. Read the full story.

Neighbors balk at proposed 1,260-acre business park annexation in Cheyenne
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
The city of Cheyenne is eyeing the opportunity to annex approximately 1,260 acres west of town and zone it as a business park. The request was put forth by the owner of the property, William S. Cox Revocable Trust, but the property’s neighbors have some concerns regarding the potential for continued business development in the area. The annexation also includes a water treatment facility owned by the city of Cheyenne but not yet annexed into the city. On Monday, concerned neighbors packed the Cheyenne City Council chamber to voice their opinions during a public hearing on the annexation and zone change, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports. Read the full story.

Party official warns of legal issues in endorsement plan
News Letter Journal
Weston County commissioners opted not to move forward with a proposed letter of support for a candidate for Wyoming secretary of state after hearing concerns during a public meeting about the legality and appropriateness of such an endorsement. A letter supporting Converse County Commissioner Robert Short for secretary of state had been placed on the agenda by Commissioner Ed Wagoner at the request of Short. Stan Jasinski, speaking as secretary of the Weston County Republican Party, addressed commissioners and urged caution. He cited several Wyoming statutes that restrict the use of public resources and the authority of elected officials in political matters, the News Letter Journal reports. Read the full story.