2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1131+ words) No minor party candidate has ever won a statewide elected office in Wyoming. Voters have exclusively elected Republicans and Democrats to the state’s top positions for the last 136 years. Though third-party candidates have frequently qualified for the general election in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (873+ words) Two months before Wyoming voters will decide whether to further reduce the state’s residential property taxes, the Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee rejected a plan this week to repeal the tax altogether, marking a shift in a years-long effort to revamp…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1272+ words) It was a week after Wyoming’s Aug. 18 primary election before voters — who were already betrayed last year when Secretary of State Chuck Gray handed over sensitive state voter data to President Donald Trump’s administration — learned of another outrageous injustice. Two…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (768+ words) On the night of Aug. 18, 1920, the phone rang at Grace Raymond Hebard’s home in Laramie. Tennessee had just become the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, finally securing woman suffrage as the law of the land. Hebard burst into applause, startling…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (531+ words) At least five lawmakers walked out of a rare combined hearing of two separate legislative committees this morning after convening to compare notes on overlapping bills aimed at reforming the Wyoming Business Council. The future of the state’s top economic…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (488+ words) As the state canvassing board met Wednesday in Cheyenne to certify the results of Wyoming’s primary elections, Gov. Mark Gordon raised concerns about what he described as “aggressive” and “irregular” conduct by federal officials observing last week’s primary elections. Two…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1003+ words) With much fanfare and at the risk of violating state law, the Wyoming Republican Party broke with decades of tradition and endorsed candidates in last week’s primary election instead of remaining neutral. It picked the losing candidates in all four…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1764+ words) Freedom Caucus candidates took a beating in Wyoming’s primary election. But MAGA Republicans found success in races for federal office. Plus, Democrats envision a new direction; details TBD. Download the podcast episode. Maggie Mullen: This is the Cheyenne Roundup: Decision…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (571+ words) Rep. Gary Brown, a Republican lawmaker from Cheyenne with a criminal history including felony intimidation and harassment, lost his seat in the Wyoming House by a landslide in Tuesday’s primary. Brown mustered about 28% of the vote, while his Republican opponent…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1245+ words) The Freedom Caucus bristled whenever anyone, including yours truly, described it as “far right.” So, the media started using adjectives like “further right” and “hard-line conservatives.” Thanks to Tuesday’s shocking primary election results, we now know what to accurately call…...