Daily news roundup, March 4, 2008
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Mar 5, 2008 Posted by Bill Luckett
Clearly, today is an important day in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, with primaries in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont. CNN.com has this piece:
Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas and Vermont hold contests Tuesday
Casper Star-Tribune State Editor Chad Baldwin reports that what happens today in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont could determine how much national attention our county caucuses/conventions on Saturday will command, according to observers:
The Jackson paper reports that Democrat Jim Roscoe, a Teton and Sublette county contractor, plans to run for the House District 22 seat now held by Republican Monte Olsen:
FROM THE LEGISLATURE
Carbon sequestration bill heads to governor (Gillette News-Record)
Gov. Freudenthal signs dogfighting bill (Wyoming Tribune-Eagle)
Senate kills stiffer DUI penalties (Casper Star-Tribune)
Two tax relief bills survive (Casper Star-Tribune)
House keeps library bill intact (Casper Star-Tribune)
Business fraud bill survives in House (Casper Star-Tribune)
Self-defense bill advances (Casper Star-Tribune)
Legislative briefs (Casper Star-Tribune) Issues include park fees, DNA evidence
IN OTHER NEWS:
A court challenge to increased coal-bed methane development on the Atlantic Rim has yielded a document that contradicts the Bureau of Land Management's public position on whether new drilling will cause more gas seepage from the ground:
BLM report: Drilling would boost gas leakage
The federal government has approved strict new water quality standards sought by Montana over fears that coal-bed methane drilling in neighboring Wyoming could pollute interstate rivers:
EPA approves Montana water standards
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has established a phone number and a Web page to address questions and concerns about wolves and wolf management in the state:
Game & Fish offers wolf info by phone and Web
The Associated Press has a piece on high-tech tracking of antelope migrations:
Here’s a related piece from the AP:
Study: Antelope thrive in wolves’ shadow
Many years ago, a young Casper insurance agent named Bill Daniels first demonstrated a commitment to doing “the right thing”:
UW College of Business gets $3 million gift
The Gillette City Council adopted the 2009-2014 Capital Improvements Plan on Monday on one condition: There would be no new chairs next year (two stories):
Gillette City Council approves 5-year capital improvements plan
Mayor’s plan for $1 million park temporarily shot down