Daily news roundup, Feb. 4, 2008
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Feb 5, 2008 Posted by Bill Luckett
Campbell County Democratic State Committeeman Nick Carter, a Gillette attorney, talks to the Casper Star-Tribune about his exploration of running a U.S. Senate campaign for the seat now held by John Barrasso. Meanwhile, former Wyoming House Speaker Randall Luthi ducks out of the U.S. House race:
Gary Trauner has more than $350,000 on hand to run for Wyoming’s open U.S. House seat, while most of the Republicans in the race have just begun to ramp up their fundraising. Most of his donations came from individuals. This news, along with the recent poll showing him ahead of the Republican front-runner, demonstrates that his message is connecting with people, who just might be ready to elect someone who will think for himself and represent all of us instead of always doing the bidding of special interests:
Here’s the Jackson paper’s story on Trauner:
Meanwhile, Mike Enzi isn’t raising money nearly as fast as many other people who are running for reelection. He had about $500,000 at the end of 2007 (by comparison, Craig Thomas had a million dollars in September 2005, more than one full year before he was up for election):
The Gillette News-Record reports on a trip by state leaders to meet with the members of the California Public Utilities Commission and CEOs of two major utilities on Friday:
Wyoming leaders talk coal in California
Three Casper Star-Tribune articles (and a list) on property taxes in Wyoming:
Wyo property taxes rank right at the bottom
And one story (and a sidebar) on how the Joint Revenue Committee plans to approach the issue:
Panel backs just one tax relief bill
Tax deferral program gets few takers
The Laramie Boomerang wrote this preview of our March 8 county conventions and caucuses, including an interview with Albany County Chair Jim Thompson (nice work Jim!):
Local Democrats will have their say
Wyoming Public Radio reports that Gov. Freudenthal generally favors legislation that he says would help to better identify the faces behind corporations:
Barbara Cubin remains a fan of the new enhanced driver’s licenses the feds are mandating:
The organizer of a renewable energy coalition hopes the group will serve as a clearinghouse of information, resources and education in the state:
Two pieces on the housing crunch in Douglas:
Officials collaborate for solutions
Visitors to Wyoming's state parks and historical sites could see fees double next year under a bill proposed by a legislative committee:
Fees may increase at state parks
Researchers at the University of Wyoming intend to study the effect of immigrants on the economy in Teton County:
UW to study immigrants in Teton County
General Chemical, one of the world's largest soda ash producers operating in southwest Wyoming, will be sold to a competing soda ash producer in India later this year, officials announced Friday: