Wyoming's 2024 Candidates | WyoFile 2024 Election Guide
WEBAug 25, 2024 — Welcome to WyoFile’s guide to the 2024 election. This guide aims to help voters inform themselves before heading to the polls. Every federal and state legislative candidate was sent a questionnaire crafted by WyoFile reporters and editors about the key issues facing Wyoming. The candidates’ responses, or lack thereof, are included in their original, unedited form in the guide.
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WEB1 day ago — Wyoming’s mostly wolf-free policy produces precise management of a controversial canine. Wyoming’s census-style monitoring and management of wolves is unique among Rocky Mountain states that have jurisdiction over Canis lupus, and it’s helped reduce conflict and keep both environmental groups and anti-predator politicians at …
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WEB4 days ago — Feds on track to finalize coal leasing ban despite Wyoming, industry protests. by Dustin Bleizeffer 4 hours ago. Share this: X Messenger. The Bureau of Land Management rejected state and coal-interest arguments against a Powder River Basin coal leasing ban, setting the stage for litigation.
Wyoming’s elections will look different this year. Here’s ... - WyoFile
WEBApr 15, 2024 — Voters are now prohibited from changing party affiliation during the 96 days leading up to the primary election. The law lines up with the candidate filing period, and opponents have criticized the regulation for effectively forcing voters to choose a party before even knowing the slate of candidates. This year, the deadline falls on May 15.
Gordon signs property tax relief package into law - WyoFile
WEBMar 22, 2024 — Gov. Mark Gordon on Thursday signed into law a package of property tax relief bills approved by legislators during Wyoming’s 2024 budget session. Collectively, the legislation creates new exemptions for certain homeowners, doubles an existing exemption for veterans, caps annual increases and expands eligibility for a state refund program.
How does Wyoming’s tax structure compare to other states?
WEBMay 16, 2017 — Wyoming’s sales tax is the 44th lowest in the nation, and its tax on beer is the 50th, unchanged since 1935 when it was set at $0.02 a gallon. Its property tax for homeowners is 46th lowest. Wyoming is one of seven states with no individual income tax, and one of only two with no corporate income tax, South Dakota being the other one.
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WEBStaff. Matthew Copeland has served as WyoFile’s chief executive and editor since 2017. Copeland brings more than two decades of management, professional communications and community engagement experience to the role — more than half of it with Wyoming nonprofits. He is an award-winning writer and editor who began his relationship with ...
Third candidate enters race for Superintendent of Public ... - WyoFile
WEBApr 28, 2022 — Three candidates have announced their campaigns for Superintendent of Public Instruction, one of five statewide elected positions in Wyoming. Thomas Kelly, Brian Schroeder and Megan Degenfelder are all running as Republicans. The primary election will take place on August 16th. Thomas Kelly, Sheridan-based chair of the political and military ...
High hopes, or hype, for rare earth mining in Wyoming?
WEBMar 6, 2024 — The Biden administration also wants to entice exploration of unconventional rare earth sources — specifically, coal. The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes more than $17 million to support efforts to extract these elements from coal and coal byproducts such as coal ash. Though Wyoming was not among the three states initially targeted in the effort, state leaders say ...
Wyoming to be ‘ground zero’ for advanced nuclear plant
WEBJun 3, 2021 — Wyoming will become “ground zero” as home to the first of a new generation of nuclear power plants to be developed via a diverse public-private partnership that includes Bill Gates, officials announced Wednesday. The advanced nuclear energy demonstration plant will replace one of four coal-fired plants in …