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The Western wildlife experts testifying before Congress confirmed the recovery of grizzly bears and wolves, and cautioned against transferring control to states where legislators might disregard science-based management plans.
Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman of Wyoming grilled a witness during a Thursday hearing, asking if she believed preventing teachers from showing first graders pornographic magazines was “censorship.”
A Wyoming official testified this week that he supported using “whatever means is necessary” to obtain management authority over the Yellowstone area’s federally protected grizzly bears.
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyoming hand delivered news from her work in Washington, D.C. during her Town Hall meeting at the Ten Sleep Senior Center on March 16.
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Wyoming politicians and industry representatives have expressed support for a federal bill that’s supposed to lower energy costs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, was formally introduced in the House of Representatives. This legislation combines multiple bills that focus on America’s ability to be energy independent and reduce the punitive regulatory burden that has been enacted on the energy industry since Joe Biden was sworn into office.
SHERIDAN — Rep. Cyrus Western, R-Big Horn, said BNSF Railway is failing to meet contracted terms.
Western said he sent a letter to the CEO of the company asking for answers.
“We need answers, we need solutions and we need them now,” Western said. “... (BNSF is) fundamentally not fulfilling the contractual obligations to ship this coal to their customers.”
For the second year in a row, Wyoming is being shut out from U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that offer wildfire protection services.
CHEYENNE – On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman announced a series of “Congress in Your Community” visits, consisting of mobile office hours throughout the state so that constituents can meet with district staff, have questions answered in person or obtain help with federal government issues.