Author: Ben Neary
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Wyoming voters to decide allocation of state investments
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Wyoming voters will decide in November whether to change the state constitution to allow the investment of billions more dollars of state funds in the stock market. Supporters say the move would allow the state to reap higher returns. Opponents counter that the state shouldn’t bet money it can’t afford to lose. The Wyoming constitution currently allows the…
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Affordable Care Act rates to climb 7 percent in Wyoming
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Health insurance rates for Wyoming residents under the federal Affordable Care Act are set to climb an average of 7 percent next year, state and industry officials say. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming is the only company offering insurance under the program in the state and currently insures nearly 24,000 people. Company official Wendy Curran said Thursday the…
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Feds, law professors say judge wrong to block fracking rules
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A federal judge in Wyoming was wrong to block rules for hydraulic fracturing on federal land, a group of law professors and lawyers for the federal government said in new court documents. U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl of Casper ruled in June that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management lacks the authority to regulate fracking…
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Wyoming Supreme Court hears arguments on judge who won’t perform same-sex marriages
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The Wyoming Supreme Court must decide whether to remove from office a Pinedale judge who says her religious beliefs would prevent her from presiding over same-sex marriages. The court heard arguments Wednesday on Judge Ruth Neely’s appeal of a removal recommendation from the Wyoming Commission on Judicial Conduct and Ethics. The court will issue a…
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Liz Cheney wins primary for Wyoming House post her father held
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Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, swept to victory in a crowded race for the Republican nomination for Wyoming’s lone seat in the U.S. House – a post once held by her father. Her victory Tuesday in the Republican primary likely signals that she will win the seat in the general election…
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Wyoming Supreme Court to hear arguments on judge who won’t perform same-sex marriages
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The Wyoming Supreme Court is set to hear arguments next week on whether a Pinedale judge who has said she wouldn’t perform same-sex marriages because of her religious beliefs should be removed from office. Ruth Neely in April filed a petition asking the court to reject a recommendation from the Wyoming Commission on Judicial Conduct and Ethics that she…
