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First responders warn bill proposing 50% property tax cut risks public safety

CHEYENNE — Local first responders are pushing back against a bill that would provide major property tax exemptions for single-family residential structures

Not Guaranteed For Me

Cintia Javaler’s life has been one spent in limbo.

She lives and works in Rawlins, her son attends high school in Rawlins just like she did. She’s also one of more than 500,000 recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Her parents, who are both undocumented immigrants, came into the United States when she was just five years old. She is now 34.

Where does that Charmin go?

If you have a home or business in Saratoga, it is likely hooked up to the Town’s utility services.

Immigration Bills Erode Local Control

“Any bill that forces or mandates compliance with a federal agency erodes local control and the county’s autonomy. That’s just inherently wrong, especially when you’re addressing an office that’s an elected office.”

Why The Push?

House Bill 199—the Wyoming Freedom Scholarship Act—cleared the House of Representatives on a vote of 39-21-2 last week and is now in the hands of the Senate.

The passage of the bill, according to reporting from WyoFile, came following several days of testimony, several attempted amendments and concerns expressed over its constitutionality.

Senators: No transgender athletes should be allowed in intercollegiate athletics

CHEYENNE — State lawmakers took a step Friday toward banning transgender athletes at the University of Wyoming and the state’s community colleges from playing in intercollegiate athletics divisions that match their gender identity.

A New Council and a Busy Streets Department

The January 2025 meetings of the Saratoga Town Council introduced one new member to the council and recapped the improvements of infrastructure throughout the Town in 2024.

Local businessman Cory Oxford was elected to one of the two four year council terms and joined the council as the lone elected member without previous council experience.

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