Workers’ Memorial Day in Wyoming
Apr 26Workers’ Memorial Day in Wyoming LeRoy Fried was killed on a drilling rig in Wyoming in 2004. He left behind his wife, Cheryl Fried, who — after receiving only $120,000 in ... »
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Workers Memorial Day event in Casper April 27
Apr 20Workers Memorial Day event in Casper April 27 Wyoming worker safety advocates and their guests will remember Wyoming workers killed on the job with a Workers Memorial Day breakfast in Casper ... »
Remembering longtime Wyoming journalist Dennis Curran
Apr 12On Sunday, April 8, longtime Wyoming journalist Dennis Curran passed away. In a WyoFile special feature, Samuel Western takes a moment to memorialize Curran’s career and his many contributions to ... »
Shake-up in alcohol, tobacco and suicide prevention services rankles providers
Apr 10A major shake-up is coming in how a federal grant to help prevent suicide and the use of alcohol and tobacco will be administered in Wyoming. Some critics say it ... »
Cowboy Bar in Meeteetse stays true to Western outlaw roots
Apr 10For nearly 120 years, the Cowboy Bar in Meeteetse, Wyo. has been a favorite gathering spot of locals, tourists and more than its fair share of outlaws. Owner Jim Blake ... »
Health on Hold: Lawmakers put the brakes on health insurance exchange effort
Apr 03After nearly two years of study and building a wide coalition of stakeholders, Wyoming’s Health Insurance Exchange Steering Committee is temporarily on hold. Some say the suspension is appropriate amid ... »
“Draw!” Veteran Wyoming editorial cartoonist Greg Kearney launches new series at WyoFile
Mar 20Greg Kearney (click to enlarge) Al Simpson once accused him of defiling a pig. Many newspaper editors have cursed and praised him, and city council members have feared his sharp moral ... »
ESPC: Session ends on high note
Mar 08ESPC: Session ends on high note; Good session yields passage of job safety and sunshine laws On Thursday, Mar. 8, Dan Neal of the Equality State Policy Center discussed the end of the session, ... »
ESPC: Public Assistance Drug-Testing Bill Killed
Mar 06ESPC: Public assistance drug-testing killed; Job safety bill advances; Coal tax break dies in procedural move On Monday, Mar. 5, Dan Neal of the Equality State Policy Center wrote about the demise of a ... »
ESPC: Need for drug tests questioned
Mar 01ESPC: Need for drug tests questioned; Sending message trumps lack of need for bill, sponsor says On Wednesday, Feb.29, Dan Neal of the Equality State Policy Center wrote about a bill to require drug testing ... »
Wyoming lays groundwork for what? Succession?
Feb 28The sponsors of Wyoming's "doomsday bill" — many who enthusiastically decry the federal government — have unintentionally legitimized their favorite target. »
Public records bill restored; Effort planned to restore HIV funding
Feb 23Public records bill restored; Effort planned to restore HIV funding Dan Neal of the Equality State Policy Center wrote about the public meetings bill being considered by the legislature, as well as an effort ... »
Who really defrauds workers’ compensation?
Feb 22Did you know; of Wyoming's 18,228 employers 1,212 of them are delinquent on their Wyoming Workers' Compensation premiums — to the tune of $943,498.73, according to state officials? That’s 6.6 ... »
Safe Bet? Wyo officials weigh investment in DKRW’s coal-to-liquids proposal
Feb 14Living On The Edge | Safe Bet? A Houston Texas-based company that wants to build the nation’s first coal-to-gasoline plant in Wyoming has trimmed its request for state taxpayer-backed Industrial Development ... »
Shoshone drilling project wins BLM approval
Feb 07The Bureau of Land Management has approved the first drilling project inside northwest Wyoming's Shoshone National Forest in more than 20 years, raising concerns among environmentalists. »
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