Daily news roundup, Jan. 4, 2008
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Jan 4, 2008 Posted by Bill Luckett
Something is wrong with the Casper Star-Tribune’s Website today, and I can’t link to the THREE stories they have on Wyoming politics, INCLUDING a nice story on the impressive Wyoming Democratic Party organization and our upcoming house parties. So I scanned the story on the Democrats. Check it out:
Democrats plan house parties, organize brilliantly
The Laramie Daily Boomerang reports that state-shared revenue, loss of revenue from the food tax exemption and a potential seventh-cent tax were at the forefront of Laramie’s lawmakers’ minds Thursday.
Here is the Gillette News-Record’s look at Saturday’s GOP caucus. Apparently, there will be 14 Wyoming Republicans who would have been able to attend the national convention if their state party played by the rules. I wonder if any of our esteemed media outlets want to interview one of those people? Maybe we can find someone to write that story next week. Meanwhile, here’s this:
Wyo GOP caucuses scheduled for Saturday
The Cody Enterprise has this deeper look at the GOP caucuses:
And the Jackson paper:
Teton County Republicans to convene Saturday
And the Torrington Telegram:
Breaking from the Casper Star-Tribune this afternoon: Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer rejected a proposed water quality agreement with Wyoming on Friday, saying it failed to protect Montana's farmers and fisheries and could have curtailed future energy development in the state. The agreement -- hashed out during months of negotiations between the two states -- called for tighter standards for water discharged by Wyoming's coal-bed methane industry into the Tongue River. But it left out two of the Tongue's main tributaries, something Schweitzer said he could not accept:
Montana governor rejects agreement
A 430-unit development that's drawn concern from neighbors in southeast Casper is closer to approval. The Preserve, a mix of houses, apartments, townhouses and triplexes, has passed the second of its three needed approvals before the Casper City Council after several changes and additions:
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Re: Daily news roundup, Jan. 4, 2008
Jan 4, 2008 | ph schroeder | mountainmama42@bresnan.netWhy no comment on Obamas win in Iowa. I predicted this last summer . Better get behind him or you will look like fools. ph