Cowboy State Politics

The Governor's Chainsaw is a Fake with Rep Jeremy Haroldson 1/21

Governor Gordon claims that the Appropriations Committee took a chainsaw to the budget with no rhyme or reason.  The Cow Pie's headline claimed the JAC "defunded" WYPBS.  But, neither of those things are true.  To cut through the media's bullcrap, I talked with Reps Pendergraft and Haroldson--both of whom are on the legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee.  Shocker, there's a big difference between what the media is telling you and what really happened.

You're Paying For Eco-Feminism at UW 1/19

Don't worry if you don't know what Eco-feminism is, just understand that you are paying for it at UW.  The Appropriations Committee called UW for one more discussion on January 9 to discuss some of the course offerings at the school: among those, Eco-feminism, global climate governance and environmental justice. When asked to explain them, President Ed Seidel basically said the programs aren't offered any more but that he believes they are in the best interests of the State. Also, a BIG Announcement about The Open Range Record.

Weekend Update - A Discussion with Megan Degenfelder 1/17

The 1,000th EPISODE of Cowboy State Politics!  Megan Degenfelder sat down with me earlier this week to discuss her recent gubernatorial announcement. It's a wide ranging discussion in which I, once again, did the job the mainstream Wyoming press won't do.  I asked her the hard questions: everything from windmills, to her time in China and why Wyoming school test scores are mediocre.  Nothing was off the table in this very candid interview.

Wyoming School Employees are Being Cheated 1/14

With the legislative session starting in a couple of weeks, you can bet the WEA will swear up and down that we don't spend enough on education.  But school districts have proven that we already do.  Here's a replay of a great episode from this past September.  Don't forget that when we gave raises, they spent that money on other stuff.

Monday Reload - Communists Aren't Just in New York 1/12

Communists haven't confined themselves to NYC.  There've been some rumblings about Albert Sommers considering a run for Superintendent of Public Instruction.  Bad news.  I thought that since Christine and I are dealing with communists in NY, I'd remind you that their influence absolutely made its way here.