Mar 9, 2008Statewide Caucus Results
Teton County had almost as many voters as Cheyenne and Laramie and more than Casper.. View Statewide Caucus results
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Feb 21, 2008'Once in a Lifetime'
Wyoming Democrats could make a difference this year in the race for the party's presidential nomination.
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Jan 29, 2008Freudenthal: Reconsider property tax relief for seniors
Gov. Freudenthal criticizes two recent decisions of the Joint Revenue Committee that result in Exxon avoiding an estimated $3 million a year in taxes, while people over 65 will receive no meaningful property tax relief.
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Jan 27, 2008Poll points to Trauner-Lummis race
By JARED MILLER Star-Tribune capital bureau Sunday, January 27, 2008 2:06 AM MST CHEYENNE -- The general election race for Wyoming's lone U.S. House seat could be another nail-biter, a new Casper Star-Tribune poll shows. Democrat Gary Trauner, the Teton County businessman who narrowly lost to...
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Jan 4, 2008Democrats plan house parties, organize brilliantly
The Wyoming Democratic Party organization is in better shape than it has been in years. Staffing has increased, they remain aggressive with fundraising, and more than a dozen strategy house parties are planned across the state in the coming weeks.
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Dec 20, 2007Building the Wyoming we want
Building the Wyoming We Want
By Gov. Dave Freudenthal
Wyoming residents face a time of unparalleled opportunity. We’re witnessing modest increases in population, strong growth in the energy fields and new...
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Dec 20, 2007DCCC targets 40 GOP seats
DCCC Targets 40 GOP Seats
December 20, 2007 By David M. Drucker, Roll Call Staff
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, convinced that its vulnerable incumbents are now well-positioned for re-election, is shifting...
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Nov 29, 2007Freudenthal: Use AML funds to build Wyoming's economic future
Use AML funds to build Wyoming's economic future
By Gov. Dave Freudenthal
For decades the federal government has failed to pay Wyoming its full entitlement under the Abandoned Mine Lands program. Currently, the state is owed approximately $600 million....
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Sep 29, 2007Gary Trauner, opening remarks
Gary Trauner, 2006 Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, opens the 2007 Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Rock Springs, Wyoming.
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Sep 29, 2007Gov. Dave and first lady Nancy Freudenthal
Gov. Dave Freudenthal and First Lady Nancy Freudenthal provide words of encouragement for Wyoming Democrats at the 2007 Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Rock Springs, Wyoming.
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Mar 30, 2007Gary Hart: Our energy policy is to fight for foreign oil
Although the Bush administration met in secret with multinational energy firms to craft the country's energy policy early in the Bush presidency, former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart said he's pretty sure he knows what that policy is.
"It is the policy of the United States of America to import oil from...
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Sep 26, 2006Election blog is up and running!
From now through the election, Communications Director Bill Luckett will post daily to the Official Blog of the Wyoming Democratic Party, commenting on news articles and other relevant events as we approach Election Day on Nov. 7. Executive Director Kyle DeBeer and Field Director Kaydee Dahlin...
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Aug 29, 2006Negative campaigning editorial
It is pretty clear that many residents of this state - Republican and Democrat - have been appalled by these attacks. Letters to the editor, comments on Web forums and just general conversation have indicated that this is not the way things are done in Wyoming. Additionally, one might consider...
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Aug 29, 2006Former State GOP Chair criticizes Hunkins/Hill negative campaign.
GOP cmteman Bill Scarlett: "The state party knows that I'm not pleased by the personal attacks...we don't have to get into the silly ad attacks." Scarlett said the GOP should focus on issues, such as the meth crisis, job creation and education. Ex-WY GOP Chair Wallace Ulrich "echoed" Scarlett's...
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Aug 25, 2006County GOP rebuts state boss
In a letter to his fellow Teton County Republicans last week, County GOP Chair Bill Scarlett distanced his organization from Drake Hill, chair of the Wyoming Republican Party...
"I know I speak for the four Teton County members of the Wyoming State Republican Party when I say that we...
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Jul 20, 2006Rasmussen Reports:
"In the governor’s race, incumbent Governor Dave Freudenthal continues to top Republican challenger Ray Hunkins with a 58% to 29% lead. The governor’s overall favorability ratings remain high, registering in at 78% among all voters according to the current results. He also continues to rank...
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Jul 23, 2008MCCAIN WATCH: PLAYING THE BLAME GAME
This week the McCain campaign is spinning furiously, trying to place the blame for rising gas prices anywhere but where it belongs - on Washington insiders like McCain. But McCain can't distract from the fact that he's offering more of the same failed Bush-McCain policies responsible for...
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Jul 22, 2008MCCAIN WATCH: THE COST OF WAR AND THE IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY
It's only Tuesday, but John McCain is already off to yet another bad week. After spending yesterday explaining how he confused Iraq and Afghanistan and watching the Iraqi leadership reject his vision for the future of Iraq, McCain today is traveling to two states that highlight the economic...
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Jul 21, 2008MCCAIN WATCH: THE ECONOMY: IF YOU LIKE THE BUSH ECONOMY, HIRE MCCAIN
After a week in which John McCain received more criticism for his ties to top economic advisor Phil Gramm, who echoed Senator McCain's sentiments that America's economic problems were "psychological" by saying we are in a "mental recession," McCain is in Maine today,...
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Jul 18, 2008DNC Memo: Week Two of the Relaunch - More McCain Misfires
Two weeks into the latest "relaunch" of his campaign and it's more of the same for John McCain: more of the same bad news, bad reviews and campaign chaos. While the elevation of Steve Schmidt was supposed to tighten McCain's message and organization, McCain was under fire from...
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Mar 24, 2008Daily news roundup, March 24, 2008
Back in the saddle again! And big news while I was gone: Chris Rothfuss, who has a doctorate in chemical engineering, announced his intention to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Mike Enzi:
UW instructor launches Senate campaign against Enzi
NOTE: Chris is an "instructor," but not a...
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Mar 18, 2008Daily news roundup, March 18, 2008
Spring calls, and I listen. As such, I'm taking a road trip over the next five days with my lovely wife to see where the birds go for the winter and to see where the defending National League champion Colorado Rockies go for spring training. Sadly, this means that there will be no more news...
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Mar 17, 2008Daily news roundup, March 17, 2008
The Gillette News-Record leads off the news roundup today with this excellent piece on a wounded Marine's struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder as he tries to return to a "normal" life in Gillette:
Slipping through the cracks
The Casper Star-Tribune is examining our state's workers'...
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Mar 17, 2008Daily news roundup, March 14, 2008
Not too terribly much in the news today. Maybe all the papers are saving their really good stuff for the weekend. Or maybe it's been a slow news week, after all the excitement of LAST week.
The U.S. Senate has passed an amendment that would encourage - but NOT require - Congress to preserve...
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