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Supreme Court Ruling Could Impact Wyoming Parents Suing Over School Trans Policy
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (1381+ words) A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could impact a lawsuit filed by parents over a Rock Springs school district's policies regarding transgender students. That high court decision says schools can't mislead parents about their kids' gender transition efforts. A Rock Springs…...
Massive Turnout As Bill To Purge Sex Books From Kids' Library Sections Heads To Senate
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1836+ words) In a passionate debate held Wednesday over a bill that would let people sue libraries for keeping sexually explicit books in the children's section, some argued the Bible could spark lawsuits. "We have a lawsuit hanging over our head," said…...
Bill To Purge Sexually-Explicit Library Books From Children's Section Heads To House
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (869+ words) A bill seeking to remove sexually-explicit materials from children's sections of public and school libraries is headed to the Wyoming House of Representatives, after the House Judiciary Committee advanced it Friday on a 6-1 approval vote." That followed not just hours,…...
Parent Angered After Nonbinary Book Read To Kindergartners In Sweetwater County
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1193+ words) A parent of a kindergartner is angry after a teacher at Sage Elementary School in Rock Springs read a book about non-binary gender ideology to her son's class. The principal said the teacher stopped reading the book when she realized…...
Rock Springs Councilman: New City Flag Looks Like Something From Third World Country
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1337+ words) Rock Springs City Councilman Rick Milonas says the new city flag, designed by a 17-year-old student, is a "terrible fit for the community" and the "most butt-ugly thing I've ever seen." The city council adopted the new flag by an…...
Rock Springs School District Trans ‘Privacy’ Policy Under Review By Federal Court
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (959+ words) The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals is considering whether a Rock Springs school district's transgender "privacy" policy violates parents' rights. A local couple says behind the policy, teachers called their daughter by a boy name without telling them. Three appeal judges…...
Charges Dropped Against Former Opera Director Accused Of Soliciting Boys In Powell
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (531+ words) Criminal charges have been dropped against the former director of the Santa Fe Opera who was'accused'of propositioning two teenage boys for oral sex outside of a Powell grocery store.'The case was sealed, and his spokesperson said he's relieved. Criminal…...
Sleepy Hollow Near Laramie Named Wyoming’s Wealthiest Town — But It Doesn’t Exist
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1898+ words) Move over Jackson " two national business publications are claiming a place called Sleepy Hollow (one near Laramie and one near Gillette) is Wyoming's richest small town. But the town doesn't exist, sparking debate over whether faulty artificial intelligence is behind…...
UW Graduate In Transgender Sorority Member Lawsuit Speaks At White House
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (561+ words) A former University of Wyoming student who sued her sorority for admitting a transgender member spoke Wednesday at a White House education event. She joined a discussion on political bias in U.S. universities. A University of Wyoming graduate at the heart…...
A Lot Of Manpower — And A Forklift — Rescue Horse That Fell Into Colorado Ditch
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1013+ words) It took three hours, sedatives, a lot of manpower, and a special tractor-forklift rig to get a horse out of a ditch in northeast Colorado on Sunday. In the Rocky Mountain West, rural responders are prepared for livestock rescues. When…...