This article is posted on the WY NPR website and is being updated as news is made. For now, Governor Gordon promises an appeal to the WY Supreme Court: “Judge Owen’s ruling is frustrating; still, this is just one of
California’s election results take forever, it seems
Redistricting has produced more competitive races. All potential voters are mailed a ballot, and most votes are also cast via mail. Those whose signatures don’t match the one on record have until a Dec. 6 deadline. CA is home to
Your input is needed: review WDE charter schools rules
An explanation of failed student loan forgiveness plans
This explains the court’s decision to stall President Biden’s loan forgiveness ideas. How significant is the problem? Federal loans totaling $1.6 trillion burden 42.8 million borrowers. These debts are a drag on the economy and the borrowers. On the positive
Who will lead the 2025 legislature?
State Rep. Chip Neiman, R-Hulett, is the only candidate for Speaker of the House. Threats to break with recent tradition in the Senate include excluding the Democrats from essential committees such as Appropriations. To quote Mike Yin (D-Teton) [I don’t]
WY Canvassing Board certifies the election, despite Weston Co.’s confusion
The initial undercount for Rep. Neiman in Weston Co. was resolved, yet some are skeptical and requested more investigation. “Problems” in four other counties were also “appropriately resolved,” reported Secretary Gray. The rather detailed account of the Weston event is
First Indigenous U.S. Treasurer, Chief Lynn Malerba, steps down
Chief Malerba assumed her duties in 2022. One of her responsibilities is to place her signature on all U.S. currency (lower left). Malerba oversees the U.S. Mint, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and Fort Knox. She is a member
Weston County: 1100 ballots not counted trouble Secretary Gray
Representative Chip Nieman ran unopposed. Having received well over 600 votes in his Primary, Mr. Nieman’s final vote in the General Election was a suspicious 166. A hand recount moved Nieman’s vote to 1268. Another race in Weston County reported
Suffragette Bodyguards who know jiu-jitsu
In 1913, a version of jiu-jitsu became popular in Britain just as the suffragist movement became more militant. Women trained in the martial arts by a husband-and-wife team protected suffragists. The public named them “Mrs Pankhurst’s Amazons.” An infamous example
1903: The Hatpin Peril & Suffragettes
The Smithsonian shares a curious period before WWI. The press carried stories about women, armed with lethal hats, harming men in public places. Groups like the Chicago Vice Commission sought to solve the problem. Rather than work with men called