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By Jimmy Orr, Cowboy State Daily
It would be fair to say that most people don’t like to get ticketed by law enforcement.
But, at least here in Wyoming, getting stopped, ticketed, arrested, or having any other interaction with the Wyoming Highway Patrol can lead to more positive feelings toward the department.
A new poll released by the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) showed that people’s feelings toward the Wyoming Highway Patrol improved after having contact with them.
“What was really impressive is that if you had an interaction with a trooper, your perception actually increased,” WYDOT Director Luke Reiner said.
For years Iâve heard people say Wyoming lawmakers will never legalize marijuana, and if they do, weâll be the last state to go down that road.
Iâve generally agreed with that sentiment, primarily because voters who say they want the government to stay out of their lives keep electing legislators intent on doing the opposite. They pass laws taking away womenâs reproductive freedom, sponsor anti-LGBTQ bills and zealously work to restrict peopleâs right to vote.
To think that a majority of this bunch would let Wyomingites smoke a joint in the privacy of their homes seems like a fantasy. A âdevilâs weedâ mentality has dominated the Legislature for as long as I can remember. Iâve listened to hours of testimony about how marijuana is a gateway drug, just as dangerous as heroin and the scourge of a decent society.
Governor Gordon’s Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons (“M&MIP”) Task Force will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, February 17th, to review the findings of Wyoming’s first Murder and Missing Indigineous Persons Statewide Report and to discuss the ongoing documentary project. The meeting will be recorded and available on the Division’s website: http://ag.wyo.gov/victim-services-home-page.
“I want to congratulate the Task Force for reaching a critical milestone this year, in publishing the first Murdered and Missing Indigenous Persons Statewide Report. I also want to thank Senator Ellis and Representative Clifford specifically for their support of this report throughout the process, and for ensuring legislative involvement,” Governor Gordon said. “This report captures state-specific data on crimes against Native Americans in Wyoming, many of which tragically remain unsolved.”
(Cheyenne, WY) â Governor Gordonâs Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons (âM&MIPâ) Task Force will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, February 17th, to review the findings of Wyomingâs first Murder and Missing Indigenous Persons Statewide Report and to discuss the ongoing documentary project. The meeting will be recorded and available on the Divisionâs website.
âI want to congratulate the Task Force for reaching a critical milestone this year, in publishing the first Murdered and Missing Indigenous Persons Statewide Report. I also want to thank Senator Ellis and Representative Clifford specifically for their support of this report throughout the process, and for ensuring legislative involvement,â Governor Gordon said. âThis report captures state-specific data on crimes against Native Americans in Wyoming, many of which tragically remain unsolved.”