Kelly Walsh Swim Team Reprimanded for Exposing Possible Violation of Title IX By the state meet, other teams will have more time competing in their home pools, which puts the Lady Trojans at a disadvantage. Beyond the apparent Title IX violation, the administration called the entire swim team into the office and scolded the athletes for how they handled the situation. openrangerecord.com/news/b0b…

The Open Range Record Surpasses 1.5 Million Views openrangerecord.com/news/c3c…

Wyoming Business Council Strikes Out Again: ~$3M Building Sold for $75K The city sought the Wyoming Business Council grant in 2019 to preserve the 1917 building at 502 South Main Street and return it to productive use. Its application described a downtown anchor that could house a restaurant, offices, or small businesses. The $2,917,701 grant for the first phase was accompanied by a local match of $250,000 in cash and $74,189 in kind. The City of Rock Springs just sold it for $75,000. openrangerecord.com/news/25e…

The Wyoming Power and Data Center Tipping Point? The Corporations Committee meets in Casper next week on election integrity, business-formation fraud, and a proposed $10 million to $14 million upgrade for the Secretary of State’s office. Half of the committee's legislators that were most inclined to scrutinize that spending and the fraud risk were targeted and defeated in primary elections. The committee should not treat either problem as settled. openrangerecord.com/news/532…

Barlow Supported Recreational Marijuana, Claims He NEVER Did. Residents could legally cultivate as many as 12 mature flowering marijuana plants at their residences. It also authorized marijuana edibles, concentrates, and other cannabis products, along with licensed retail establishments selling marijuana directly to consumers. HB0209 was full-blown recreational use of marijuana—exactly the opposite of what Eric Barlow told The Open Range Record. openrangerecord.com/news/c5f…

Trump Offers Diesel Relief. Wyoming Drivers and Retailers Lack Answers. The order contains no explicit retailer reimbursement provision for that inventory. A broader tax suspension paired with inventory credits, or customer refunds for documented clear-diesel purchases, deserves consideration. Nebraska's state agricultural refunds demonstrate one alternative to changing fuel types. openrangerecord.com/news/5cf…

They Hope You'll Forget This 50% Property Tax Reduction Vote Establishment lawmakers who recorded "Aye" votes for the 50 percent no-backfill bill on February 4 now argue that the exact same 50 percent relief structure in Proposition 1 is an unworkable threat to public safety, county roads, and municipal budgets. openrangerecord.com/news/5dd…

Policy is a "damn gong show:" Barlow on Pot, Taxes and Public Lands People think about public policy as a pendulum swinging, like politics. Well, we've turned it into a damn gong show. Everybody's making a lot of noise. What we're doing is not durable. [With] the next lawsuit or the next administration, then you're going the other way. openrangerecord.com/news/692…

There's a Data Center Bubble. Is Cheyenne Seeing It? Across the country, the speculative frenzy is unraveling. Over 300 bills targeting data center regulation have hit state legislatures. State power grids like the Electric Reliability Council of Texas have paused massive interconnection queues. But, not in Wyoming. openrangerecord.com/news/663…

The Math Behind Proposition 1: Fact Checking the Panic In Hot Springs County, for instance, public discussions arose after officials had to trim $1.2M dollars from local budget projections. Research into county revenue sources revealed that the required reduction lined up directly with the loss of expiring federal funds, rather than any decline in local tax collections. openrangerecord.com/news/e0a…

WYGOP 2025 Resolution Prevents Party From Supporting Barlow The Wyoming GOP passed a resolution in 2025 saying it will not support elected officials who vote against removing pornographic books from libraries. Eric Barlow voted against advancing HB10 openrangerecord.com/news/24a…

It’s Not Just Iran: Why Wyoming Is Still Paying High Gas Prices If supply tightens in one place, fuel can often be brought in from somewhere else. The Rockies do not have that luxury. There is no tanker waiting off the coast of Thermopolis. openrangerecord.com/news/4d7…

Wyoming Lawmakers to Weigh Nine Technology Bills at September Meeting openrangerecord.com/news/6a4…

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Cole: The Ongoing Outrage of the United Nations How can one explain the U.N. selection of Iran to a four-year term on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women? Or selecting Cuba to serve on the U.N. Human Rights Council? This is simply outrageous! openrangerecord.com/news/51d…

Driskill's Private Meeting with Prometheus and Radiant Lobbyist openrangerecord.com/news/8e2…

Lange: End the Circular Firing Squad with Runoff Elections openrangerecord.com/news/5c8…

Media Silence in Thayne: WYGOP Expands Court Wins openrangerecord.com/news/a30…

President Trump Can't Veto the First Amendment openrangerecord.com/news/de7…