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Green River Star - Cheney promises to keep fighting for fossil fuels   April 8, 2021 GILLETTE — Fossil fuels have been targeted by environmental groups and political policy for years, and things could get worse as President Joe Biden’s administration works through its priorities. That’s why it’s important that lawmakers, the state of Wyoming and fossil fuel industries work together and push back. That was the message Republican U.S. Reps. Liz Cheney and Bruce Westerman, who represents...

Wyofile: Week 50 of the pandemic in Wyoming (Feb. 20-26) By Greg Hirst on February 28, 2021 The restored Wyoming State Capitol building is seen at night on Feb. 11, 2020, in Cheyenne. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City) An estimated 65%-75% of Wyoming lawmakers will have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination shot by the start of the hybrid in-person and online legislative session in the Capitol on Monday, according to the Legislative Services Office.  Gov. Mark Gordon has not yet received a vaccinati...

This session, Wyoming lawmakers will take up numerous pieces of Second Amendment legislation, including bills to repeal gun-free zones and eliminate residency requirements for concealed carry permits.

This session, Wyoming lawmakers will take up numerous pieces of Second Amendment legislation, including bills to repeal gun-free zones and eliminate residency requirements for concealed carry permits.

A group of lawmakers has filed a bill that seeks to shift authority over elk feedground closures from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to the governor.

Lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill authorizing regulators to set reimbursement rates for home-generated solar power and requiring them to “prevent subsidization” of small renewable-power installations. Supported unanimously by the Senate Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee, Senate File 16 — New Net Metering Systems represents the third time in 18 months legislators have sought to cut the amount paid to customers who generate more solar electricity than they ...

Just days after the Dec. 8, 2020, Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources committee meeting, Sen. Ogden Driskill, R-Devils Tower, posted this on Facebook: “I have been recently attacked