Daily news roundup, Jan. 2, 2008
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Jan 2, 2008 Posted by Bill Luckett
Happy New Year! This year, the Casper Star-Tribune greeted us with a couple stories on the upcoming U.S. Senate elections. This story notes that no one from either party has yet thrown a hat into the ring to challenge John Barrasso or Mike Enzi:
This companion piece examines the history of Wyomingites who have been appointed to the U.S. Senate, as Barrasso was last June:
Only one Senate appointee won election
The Laramie Boomerang reports on an upcoming meeting of local officials and legislators to talk about the year ahead:
Council, legislators to discuss 2008
Here are the Casper Star’s endorsements in the presidential primaries. Notice how this right-wing newspaper devotes about three times as much space to its favorites in the Republican Party:
Romney, Obama should get party nominations
Wyoming Public Radio has some information about the GOP caucuses, like the fact that fewer than half of their delegates will be selected this month:
In 2006, the Legislature’s Joint Corporations Committee drafted a bill to allow counties to require permits for subdivisions between 35 acres and 80 acres, but the bill died in last year’s legislative session. Now, the committee has drafted a similar bill for introduction in the 2008 budget session. One supporter says the new bill offers consumer protection by notifying prospective buyers of the lack of amenities, and it helps the counties guide development as the subdivisions will demand more services:
Legislature to consider subdivision bill
The Jackson paper tells us that an expert in the field says Barrasso is not being honest with the claims he makes about his proposed bark beetles bill:
Critics hit bill on bark beetles
The Gillette News-Record reports that their community has never built houses faster, yet there are still no rooms to rent. But more than 500 new apartment units should be completed this year:
Housing permits at record numbers
The energy boom is spurring growth in Carbon County:
Little towns brace for big projects
The Douglas Budget reports on the upcoming Ag Expo in that community:
Winter Ag Expo hits town next week
The Uinta County Herald reports on Evanston’s new public transportation system, which kicks into gear today:
New public transportation route system starts Jan. 2
And here are the year’s top 10 stories from the perspective of the Cody Enterprise: