All posts tagged "politics"
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Guest Opinion: Bursting Jackson’s Bubble
To spur political change in Wyoming, Jacksonites must look beyond the Tetons JACKSON HOLE, WY – As Jackson residents know—albeit grudgingly—they are part of Wyoming. Sure, it is easy to think of Jackson as a place unto...
- Posted April 25, 2018
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More Jackson Democrats Enter Local, State Races
Candidates stepped up at Teton County Democratic Convention, and in recent weeks JACKSON HOLE, WY – Is a blue wind blowing across Wyoming? According to Chairman of the Wyoming Democratic Party Joe Barbuto and U.S. Senate hopeful...
- Posted April 21, 2018
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Zombie Taxes: Wind power, other forms of green energy once again the focus of Wyoming tax proposals
Another 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 resignation
Wyoming’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 Wyoming
Candidate 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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Drug Checking as Self-Help Harm Reduction: With doofus drug czar and vindictive DOJ, citizens left to address opioid overdose crisis on their own
In October, Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency, claiming that more than 64,000 Americans had died from opioid overdoses the previous year. Fentanyl is responsible for a large part of that number....
- Posted January 31, 2018
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Democracy in Crisis: Prosecutors Push on Against 59 Protesters Despite Defeat
The U.S. Attorney’s Office dropped charges continues to prosecute journalists, others who have spoken to the press On Thursday, federal prosecutors in Washington D.C. dropped charges against 129 of the 188 people facing rioting charges during protests...
- Posted January 24, 2018
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A New Sheriff in Town: An indie candidate announces run against Whalen for Teton County Sheriff
Slade Ross, a former deputy in the Teton County Sheriff’s Department, announced he would run against incumbent Sheriff Jim Whalen as an independent. “I’ve never believed that the sheriff should be a partisan position,” Ross said in...
- Posted January 24, 2018
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Redneck Perspective: All Man’s March
Hog Island Activate (HI ACTivate) is a new group intended to be a resource and inspiration for effective political action to support men’s rights and the polices of Hog Island Mayor Ndogo Uume. “We oppose the anti-American...
- Posted January 24, 2018
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New Protest Songs Suck: Let’s bring back rap-rock to help rally round the family instead
With just days to go until we celebrate surviving year one of the Donald Trump experience, I think we can all acknowledge that we were sold a bill of goods. No, I’m not talking about saving the...
- Posted January 10, 2018