Gov. Signs Resolution Asking for Wind and Solar Revenue
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110th Year, No. 44 Friday, March 3, 2017 50 Cents Guard Academy Class — A5 Regional Basketball — B1 Oil Falls — B3 Briefs Gov. signs resolution asking for wind and solar revenue House fails to concur Legislation regulating food, property rights also signed into law with changes on bill By Marcus Huff Joint Resolution No. 1 refer- Enrolled Act No. 26, also kets from the law, and does not of the property. Violation of this to educate students Staff Writer ences the current federal prac- known as the Wyoming Food include farms or ranches that act will be treated as a misde- CHEYENNE – Governor tice of paying the state 50 per- Freedom Act and signed on sell their products from a sepa- meanor and punishable by law. on Native Americans Matt Mead signed a number cent of royalties and rents in Wednesday, stipulates that ex- rate retail space. Related to state fishing regu- of bills into law on Wednesday, connection with fossil fuels and cept for raw, unprocessed fruit Enrolled Act No. 68 revises lations, Enrolled Act No. 71 es- CHEYENNE (AP) — Wyo- including a joint resolution re- geothermal energy produced in and vegetables, “food shall not the state hunting laws, adding tablishes a new, five-day fishing ming lawmakers have passed questing 50 percent of royalties the state, and argues that the be sold or used in any commer- a subsection that states, no per- license for nonresidents, at a a bill that will help educate from the federal government same should apply to wind and cial food establishment unless son shall enter upon the private cost of $54. K-12 students in the state on any revenue created in Wyo- solar power. The resolution was the food has been labeled, li- property of any person to hunt, The state’s bark beetle prob- about the history of Wyoming’s ming by federal wind or solar sent to Congress for consider- censed, packaged, regulated or fish, collect antlers or horns, or lem is addressed in Enrolled Act native people. powering producing develop- ation by the office of the secre- inspected as required by law.” trap without the permission of The bill received approval ments on federal land. tary of state. The act exempts farmers mar- the owner or person in charge See ‘New Laws,’ page 2 from the Senate on Wednesday but the House did not concur with changes that included removing Eastern Shoshone Gov. Mead nominates and Northern Arapaho In- dian tribes with “tribes of the Battle of Lake George several residents for region” when noting who the Department of Education will work with in setting up cur- boards and commissions riculum. By Tracie Mitchell is manifested in our love of rec- The proposal will provide Staff Writer reation and the outdoors, our education materials for the WORLAND – According to a precious old west heritage, our 48 school districts across the Feb. 24 press release from the 30,000 years of pre-history, our state. The resources will be office of Governor Matt Mead, colorful government history, or created with consultation from Governor Mead sent his nomi- in harnessing the creativity of tribes of the region, including nations for Wyoming boards, our people. We are a quality of the Northern Arapaho and commissions and cabinet to the life agency and the work we do Eastern Shoshone, and will be Wyoming State Senate for ap- and the services we provide help available on the state Depart- proval. Several Big Horn Basin make our communities attrac- ment of Education’s website. residents were among the nomi- tive places to conduct business, Jason Baldes, of the Wind nees. As of March 2, the Senate retain highly skilled workers River Advocacy Center, tells had not voted on the nomina- and raise families who want to the Casper Star-Tribune that tions. remain and invest overall he was pleased with Former State in Wyoming.” the Legislature recognizing Senator Gerald Cody resident the contributions of the tribes Geis of Worland was Lee Livingston was to Wyoming. nominated to be one nominated to the of the 10 members Wyoming Board of Authorities work to of the Wyoming Wa- Outfitters and Pro- ter Development fessional Guides identify Cody man Commission for Dis- for District Five. trict III. According Hyattville resi- killed in house fire to the wwdc.state. dent Martin Mer- wy.us website, the Gerald Geis cer was nominated CODY (AP) — Authori- Wyoming Water De- Water Development to be one of the ties have not yet released the velopment Program Commission nominee seven members the name of an elderly Cody man was established in 1975 to pro- Wyoming Livestock Board Dis- who died in a house fire this mote the optimal development trict Five. Of the seven mem- weekend. of the state’s human, industrial, bers, three members must be The Cody Enterprise re- mineral, agricultural, water and wool growers and the other four ports that officials on Wednes- recreational resources. The pro- other forms of livestock. day said they believed the vic- gram provides, through a com- Jim Gilman of Worland was tim was the 74-year-old man mission, procedures and policies nominated to complete an un- who lived in the home, but the for the planning, selection, fi- expired term for the Wyoming identity could not be confirmed nancing, construction, acquisi- Dental Examiners. until a coroner’s autopsy. tion, and operation of projects. Mead nominated Meeteetse Firefighter’s found the This can include projects for the resident David Cunningham to man’s body on the second floor conservation, storage, distribu- be reappointed as one of the five of a Cody home on Sunday. tion and use of water, necessary members of the Wyoming Cul- Cody Fire Department Mar- in the public interest to develop tural Trust Fund board. Accord- shal Sam Wilde says the fire and preserve Wyoming’s water ing to the wyospcr.state.wy.us started on the second story and related land resources. website, “The mission of the Wy- DAILY NEWS/Karla Pomeroy and burned unnoticed for Worland resident Louie oming Cultural Trust Fund is to Worland MIddle School student Mack Page, part of the duo with Koby Tigner (not pictured) many hours because of the Pfrangle was nominated to be serve the citizens of Wyoming that competed in group performance, retreats with plans in hand during the performance home’s sturdy log construc- one of the seven members of the by supporting Wyoming’s cul- of the Battle of Lake George in the Seven Years War. The duo, seen here during the open tion. It wasn’t until interior Wyoming Transportation Com- ture and heritage through grant house Tuesday, placed second in the junior division on Wednesday and will compete at the oxygen was consumed that mission for district five. funding of innovative projects state level next month in Laramie. See page 6 for results on the History Day competition. flames broke through the roof. Thermopolis resident Angie for the enjoyment, appreciation, The cause of the fire re- Guyon was nominated to be one promotion, preservation, and mains unknown. of the nine members of the Wyo- protection of the state’s arts, ming Tourism Board for District cultural and historic resources; Nearly 1,000 Senate kills nonresident discount tuition bill Five. and to support and invest in Donald Schmalz of Cody was Wyoming institutions that help braska to pay a reduced rate “It was intended to serve as By Joel Funk nominated to be reappointed as further this mission.” Yellowstone bison Laramie Boomerang of tuition when enrolling in an attraction for the residents of a member of the nine member Burlington resident Mike Ri- LARAMIE – A bill that would a Wyoming higher education Nebraska and Colorado to come killed this season Wyoming State Parks and Cul- ley was nominated to be one of have granted a tuition discount institution. Undergraduates to the University of Wyoming tural Resources Commission. seven members of the Wyoming BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — to some nonresidents enrolling would have paid a fraction of with a very attractive tuition According to the wyospcr.state. Board of Agriculture District Wildlife officials estimate near- at the University of Wyoming the nonresident tuition costs, so rate,” said Chris Boswell, UW wy.us website, “The Depart- Five. ly 1,000 Yellowstone National died in the state Legislature on long as they remained continu- vice president of governmental ment of State Parks and Cul- Bruce McCormack from Cody Park bison have been killed Wednesday. ously enrolled. The bill cleared and community affairs. “We need tural Resources is responsible was nominated for the Wyoming this season. House Bill 189 called for the House but died in the Sen- to increase our student numbers, for stewardship of Wyoming’s Aeronautics Commission Dis- The Bozeman Daily Chron- residents of Colorado and Ne- ate during final reading. See ‘Tuition,’ page 2 identity, whether that identity trict F our. icle reports that bison man- agers are making progress on their goal to eliminate as many as 1,300 bison from the Yel- Wyoming puts teeth in collecting online sales taxes lowstone area. A 2000 manage- CHEYENNE (AP) — Wyo- disadvantage of shops on Main outside Wyoming who does on how much local communities the legal costs, said Rep. Mark ment plan calls for a population ming officials say they hope Street and others with a physi- more than 200 transactions or assess on top of the basic state Kinner, of Sheridan, a member of 3,000 bison in the region, but more online businesses will cal presence in the state. $100,000 in sales in the state rate of 4 percent.