Daily news roundup, Feb. 6, 2008
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Feb 6, 2008 Posted by Bill Luckett
How about those elections yesterday! Most observers believe that neither Clinton nor Obama gained an upper hand. If this race stays close, or gets even closer over the rest of the month as one analyst says it will, the Wyoming Democratic caucuses on March 8 could attract more national attention than we could have realistically imagined just a couple months ago. Stay tuned.
Now on to other news. A federal plan to keep a bigger share of federal mineral royalties is designed to recoup costs for paperwork and manpower required for collection and distribution of the money, a federal Minerals Management Service spokesman says. Gov. Dave Freudenthal, meanwhile, says the change is “an absolute crime”:
Governor again slams royalty cut
Another story on the FMR split:
Bush plan cuts split for states
The Gillette News-Record has this follow-up piece on a recent visit to California by several state leaders, including Gov. Freudenthal:
California regulator: Wyoming meeting positive
The Wyoming Tribune-Eagle reports that officials at the Wyoming Education Association say they hope the Legislature will extend due-process rights to school workers other than teachers in its upcoming session. The president of the state teachers’ union said Tuesday that the organization also is supporting a bill that would raise the mandatory age of school attendance from 16 to 17 and would require a parent signature for a student to drop out:
Education bills head to lawmakers
The Gillette News-Record tells us that Gillette grew by 11 percent in 2007 to top 30,000 in population. It has overtaken Laramie as Wyoming’s third-largest city, behind Cheyenne and Casper:
Gillette now fastest growing sizeable city in Wyoming
Meanwhile, according to this Wyoming Public Radio piece, growth appears to be slowing 100 miles west of Gillette:
Sheridan sawmill to lay off workers
The Jackson paper reports that Teton County’s planning staff is conditionally backing the proposed 500-unit Teton Meadows Ranch development, requesting that affordable housing be increased in the controversial plan:
Staff: Change South Park project
The Jackson Hole News & Guide also writes that federal land managers last week signed a pledge supporting efforts to protect the “path of the pronghorn” from Sublette County to Jackson Hole, one of the longest mammal migration corridors in North America:
Preserving the pronghorn corridor
The Laramie Boomerang updates us on an agreement for sharing juvenile information between the local school district and Laramie police:
Finally, the Riverton Ranger reports that Central Wyoming College in Riverton is growing in both enrollment and its academic offerings:
CWC enjoying healthy growth with academics