Laura Hancock
Casper Star-Tribune
Casper, WY, United States
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Study: Mineral trust fund needs more specific purpose
As Wyoming government shrinks from budget cuts, the state has continued to save money in a fund that has grown to $7.5 billion since it was established in the 1970s. → Read More
Wyoming's U.S. House candidates vary in accuracy on coal, abortion issues
Leading candidates for Wyoming’s U.S. House seat used wit, passion, knowledge and even shock during last week’s debate in attempts to win over the roughly half of GOP voters who → Read More
Krone retains colleague in Wyoming House to represent him in felony case
Charles Pelkey, a state lawmaker who works as an attorney in Laramie, said Monday he will represent Rep. Sam Krone, his colleague in the Wyoming House who is accused of → Read More
Growing number of people leaving Wyoming after job loss
Gary Stewart remembers just a few years ago when major energy companies hired AtlasVan Lines to move managers to Wyoming. → Read More
Complaint calls for ethics investigation of Bebout, Nicholas, Mead
Four Wyomingites are calling for an investigation of the second-highest-ranking Republican in the Wyoming Senate, saying Sen. Eli Bebout voted for a program that paid his company $27 million in → Read More
Top GOP House candidates wait for debate's end to attack one another
The Republican front-runners for Wyoming’s U.S. House seat used most of a Tuesday night debate to discuss conservative priorities and blame the Obama administration for hurting the state’s coal industry. → Read More
Police oppose making body camera videos public
A task force is discussing whether Wyoming should adopt a law regulating police departments’ use of body cameras – with cops strongly resisting many proposals, including a requirement that would → Read More
U.S. House candidates to debate Tuesday in Casper
Republicans and Democrats seeking the state’s lone U.S. House seat will debate Tuesday in Casper, and the public is invited to attend or watch on television or online. → Read More
Casper surgeon among first in U.S. to replace knees created with 3D printer
Lee Anne Chase of Casper has traveled in recent months to Mexico, and she rode a motorcycle in the Tetons – activities that weren’t possible just months ago, due to → Read More
Gray sends attack mail against Pacheco
The glossy mailer features a picture of Ray Pacheco, a GOP candidate for the state Legislature, flanked by photos of President Barack Obama and Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton. → Read More
Wyoming lawmaker Krone faces felony charges for larceny
The Wyoming Attorney General’s Office charged Republican state lawmaker Sam Krone in connection with an alleged theft Friday, according to a statement from the office. → Read More
Wyoming delegates support Clinton as she accepts historic presidential nomination
PHILADELPHIA — Promising Americans a steady hand, Hillary Clinton cast herself Thursday night as a unifier for divided times, steeled for the challenges of a volatile world by decades in → Read More
Rammell out, endorses Darin Smith for religion, conservatism and ability to beat Cheney
Provocative U.S. House candidate Rex Rammell has dropped out of the race and endorsed fellow Republican Darin Smith. → Read More
Liz Cheney leading in GOP primary for U.S. House, over 50 percent undecided
Liz Cheney, the daughter of the former vice president, is leading in the GOP contest for the U.S. House, though over 52 percent of Wyoming Republicans are still undecided, according → Read More
Verbal duel between Gray and Pacheco highlights GOP debate in Casper
GOP candidate Chuck Gray accused his primary opponent Tuesday night of being a political insider who is beholden to business interests. Meanwhile, the opponent, Ray Pacheco, tried to bill himself → Read More
In conservative Powell, GOP primary about style, substance
POWELL — Despite being members of the same political party, striking differences separate Dan Laursen and Dave Blevins, who both want to represent this northwestern Wyoming city in the state → Read More
Remembering Connor: State auditor’s family trying to rebuild after son’s suicide
CODY – The front bedroom of the house that’s still under construction was supposed to be Connor’s. → Read More
Despite early support for Cruz, Wyoming delegates say they’ll back Trump as nominee
The nomination of Donald Trump as the GOP’s presidential candidate was bittersweet for Wyoming delegates in Cleveland, they said, since most supported U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. → Read More
Gay community warns bathroom suit sends wrong message to trans students, businesses
On June 2, inside Matt Mead’s office at the Idelman Mansion in Cheyenne, the governor and Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow sat down with leaders of the state's → Read More
The million-dollar race: Liz Cheney outraises competition for U.S. House seat
Candidates seeking Wyoming’s open U.S. House seat have now raised more than $1 million, with Republican Liz Cheney alone amassing a total of $1.2 million since the beginning of the → Read More