All posts by FW Broschart
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THE BUZZ: Cruelty Questions PersistAnimal abuse case mired in murky details and limited by lax laws JACKSON HOLE, WY – Sometimes, to be found guilty of breaking the law, all one must do is break it. In legal terms, that’s called...
- Posted March 7, 2018
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The Buzz 2: The Bitcoin BillWyoming reps push to make the state a cryptocurrency capital Jackson Hole, WY – There’s a saying in financial markets that cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, are the financial equivalent of the Wild West—an untamed market with few rules...
- Posted March 2, 2018
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The Buzz: Preventing ProtestsWyoming State Senate moves to criminalize your right to protest The Wyoming State Senate last week voted in favor of a bill some say could criminalize protests like the 2016 Standing Rock efforts in North Dakota. The...
- Posted March 2, 2018
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The Important Issues: Budget, criminal measures show Wyo Senate bills aren’t all fun and gamesDespite some of the bills introduced in the state legislature last week being little more than red meat for a lot of voters in the state, it wasn’t all fun and games for the legislature last week....
- Posted March 1, 2018
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Guns, Gays and Porn: Wyoming Legislature opens by proposing legal “remedies” for just about everythingThe Wyoming Legislature opened its session last week, and as is to be expected, the good old boys in Cheyenne spent much time pondering the sorts of legislative remedies needed by residents of the Cowboy State to...
- Posted March 1, 2018
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Zombie Taxes: Wind power, other forms of green energy once again the focus of Wyoming tax proposalsAnother perennial tax proposal in Wyoming, taxation of wind power and other forms of green energy has reared its head again for the 2018 legislative session in Cheyenne, which began Monday. Like Eurydice, the daughter of Apollo...
- Posted February 15, 2018
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Adios, Ed Murray: Wyoming’s Secretary of State caps off his week with sex assault accusations and a resignationWyoming’s Secretary of State, Ed Murray, capped off his agency’s week with a Friday afternoon press release. Earlier in the week, the agency had announced it was celebrating the 125th anniversary of Wyoming’s Great Seal, and...
- Posted February 15, 2018
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Regulatory Repeal: Regulation changes could spell trouble for Teton County and WyomingCandidate Donald Trump in December stated one of his goals as president would be to shrink the Code of Federal Regulations — the rules established by federal executive agencies and departments — down to the size it...
- Posted February 7, 2018
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Housing Hell: New report reiterates what most Hole-dwellers know — the price is too damn highA report issued recently by The Jackson Hole Report confirms empirically what a lot of people in the valley already knew; available housing is getting harder to find, and it’s practically impossible to find any housing if...
- Posted February 7, 2018
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Snow Way: Locals debate the future of Jackson’s eponymous ski hillA Monday evening meeting at Grand View Lodge turned into a debate about the future of Snow King Mountain. More than 200 people were in attendance at the meeting to discuss differing views on the...
- Posted January 31, 2018