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Tiny Wyoming town says store will give it a ghost of a chance The 105 residents of Opal are working to cash in on the influx of energy workers by turning a shed into a convenience store and replacing the nearly 25-year-old trailer that serves as the town hall with a new building, and pump some new life into their Wyoming town that has its own listing on ghosttowns.com. Casper Star-Tribune; April 11 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
Montana couple says 20 years too long to wait for mine clean-up For decades, the Clark Fork River in Montana has swept mine waste from Butte down 120 river miles into the Deer Lodge valley, which also lies downwind from the former Anaconda Smelter that once pumped 80 tons of arsenic into the air every day, and ranchers who live in the valley say their concerns on cleaning up the messes haven't been addressed. Missoulian; April 11 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wyoming elk count finds thousands more than goal The objective of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is to have an elk population of about 82,645 in the state, but this year's winter census estimates there are 91,555, nearly 9,000 more than the goal. Casper Star-Tribune (AP); April 11 Add Comment View Comments(1) Email Story Groups protest plan to kill mountain lions in Arizona The Arizona Game and Fish Department said they need to kill mountain lions that are preying on desert bighorn sheep near Lake Mead in Arizona because the big cats have already killed seven sheep this year, and the herd is an important source for the reintroduction of bighorn sheep throughout the Southwest, including Colorado, Utah and Texas. Casper Star-Tribune (AP); April 11 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
Libertarian announces bid for Wyoming's lone House seat Thomas “Thom” R. Rankin, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, said his experience in dealing with Medicaid and Medicare will help his candidacy as the Libertarian candidate for Wyoming's U.S. House seat; Rep. Barbara Cubin is expected to run for re-election and will face Bill Winney in the Republican primary; Democrat Gary Trauner has also announced his candidacy. Casper Star-Tribune; April 11 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story GOP candidate: Wyoming must negotiate with feds on wolves Republican gubernatorial candidate Ray Hunkins, who announced his campaign two weeks ago, said Wyoming should focus on reducing the number of wolves in the state, and he believes a Republican governor would have a better chance of getting along with the Republican administration in D.C. Casper Star-Tribune; April 11 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montanans hear pros, cons of spending cap initiative Opponents and supporters of Montana's Constitutional Initiative 97, or Stop Overspending, gathered in Billings to debate the proposed spending limit, and heard from Coloradans who said they would advise against measures similar to the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights recently put on hold in their state. Billings Gazette; April 11 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Vote advances Colorado bill to change Electoral College process The full Colorado Senate must now vote on a measure that would allow the state to enter into a pact with other states to pledge their electoral votes to the presidential candidate who won the national popular vote. Durango Herald; April 11 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislature
Colorado Senate panel approves bill for immigration police A measure that would create a special unit of the Colorado State Patrol to police illegal immigration was approved by the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee but is contingent on the passage of two other bills that outlaw human smuggling and human trafficking in the state. Denver Post; April 11 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Groups urge FDIC to block Wal-Mart's bank plan Wal-Mart officials told the members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission that the retail giant had no plans to open branch banks, but wanted only to process its 140 million annual debit- and credit-card transactions, but a coalition of bankers, public officials and retailers told federal regulators the super-retailer can't be trusted. Salt Lake Tribune; April 11 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana official urges feds not to accept Enron deal Enron and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission have proposed that Enron pay $10 million to several Western utilities and companies to settle claims that Enron manipulated the energy market in 2000-2001, and Montana Attorney General Michael McGrath called the paltry settlement offer a disappointment. Helena Independent Record (AP); April 11 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Utility official backs Montana gov's coal-to-liquids project Roger L. Petersen, president of PPL Development Co., told Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer that it would take a coalition of companies and at least a billion dollars to build even a small plant to turn Montana's coal into liquid fuel. Billings Gazette; April 11 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Boise chipmaker's earnings outpace estimates Analysts did not factor in the effect that Micron Technology's joint venture with Intel would have on the Idaho semiconductor company's bottom line, with Micron posting a net profit of $193 million for its second quarter. Idaho Statesman; April 11 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Hispanic grocery chain to open first store in Colorado U.S. Census figures estimate that more than half the population in Commerce City, Colo., is Hispanic, a figure that enticed a Pasadena-based chain of Hispanic grocery stores to open its first Colorado store. Denver Post; April 11 Add Comment View Comments(1) Email Story Hundreds lose their jobs as Colorado Springs call center closes Bank of America's announcement that it will close its Colorado Springs call center by the end of the year means that 670 jobs will be lost, the largest local layoff since 1998 when Colorado Springs-based Western Pacific Airlines collapsed in bankruptcy in 1998. Colorado Springs Gazette; April 11 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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