Wyoming Senators Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso have expressed concern over the app, citing its lack of privacy rights, and the security risks associated with transferring Americans' personal data to a Chinese-owned company.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is accused of lying to Congress while under oath and violating laws surrounding immigration and border security.
In a statement released Thursday morning, Senator John Barrasso's office confirmed the death of his wife Bobbi after a two year battle with brain cancer.
Senator Cynthia Lummis cites illegal immigration and poor management of the southern border as the reason for the uptick in overdose deaths, saying the effects are being felt thousands of miles away in Wyoming.
On January 11, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs met on Capitol Hill to discuss the national Fentanyl crisis and the newly introduced Fend Off Fentanyl Act.
In Casper, a grassroots movement called Freedom Gets the Final Say organized a peaceful protest in support of Palestinians downtown in front of the Casper Business Center, where city officials, including Mayor Ray Pacheco, have their offices.
After Bruce Knell’s resignation, Casper City Council gathered for a special meeting on September, 22 to appoint a new mayor.During the meeting, the Casper City Council appointed Ray Pacheco as mayor and Lisa Engebretsen as vice mayor.
In July, a group of senators including John Barasso introduced the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act. The motion will ensure the federal government provides funding to continue to recruit and retain wildland firefighters and provide pay increases. Senator Lummis has co-sponsored this movement, saying wildlife firefighters have dangerous jobs and the current pay rate is not enough to incentivise wildland firefighters to stay on the job.
Supporters call the bill ‘unapologetically aspirational," as legislators mark the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs ruling which ended protection for abortion under Roe versus Wade.
“Yesterday, I was made aware of a post on social media by Representative Karlee Provenza which appeared to advocate for the use of firearms to “Protect Trans Folks Against Fascists and Bigots.”