CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Oct. 7 -- The Wyoming State Bar issued the following news release: The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Billie LM Addleman, an attorney from Cheyenne, Wyoming, has been elected President-Elect of its organization and will serve as President in 2020-2021. The 2019/2020 Election of Officers was held according to Article II, Section 1 and Article VI of the Bylaws of the Wyoming State Bar. The results of the election were announced last week in Jackson, Wyoming, at   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Oct. 7 -- The Wyoming State Bar issued the following news release: The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that J. Kenneth Barbe, an attorney from Casper, Wyoming, has been elected Vice President. The 2019/2020 Election of Officers was held according to Article II, Section 1 and Article VI of the Bylaws of the Wyoming State Bar. The results of the election were announced last week in Jackson, Wyoming, at the Bar's Annual Business Meeting. Barbe succeeds Billie LM Addle  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Oct. 11 -- The Wyoming State Bar issued the following news release: The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Brian Cuban, the younger brother of Dallas Mavericks owner and entrepreneur Mark Cuban, will be presenting "The Addicted Lawyer" to Wyoming lawyers and judges on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, from 3-5:00 p.m. at the University of Wyoming College of Law. For those who cannot attend in person, the Bar is also livestreaming the program. Brian Cuban is a Dallas-ba  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Oct. 7 -- The Wyoming State Bar issued the following news release: The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that James L. Edwards, an attorney from Gillette, Wyoming, has been elected Treasurer of its organization. Edwards has been serving on the Board of Officers & Commissioners as the Commissioner for the Sixth Judicial District since September 2013. The 2019/2020 Election of Officers was held according to Article II, Section 1 and Article VI of the Bylaws of the Wyomi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- FairVote issued the following news release: * * * - Two state parties receive Democratic National Committee (DNC) permission to enable voters to use ranked choice voting * * * The Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) unanimously approved proposals today by state Democratic parties in Hawaii and Kansas to use ranked choice voting (RCV) ballots in their party-run presidential primaries to choose delegates in 2020. The approved plans ensur  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Oct. 7 -- The Wyoming State Bar issued the following news release: The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Alison O. Gee, an attorney from Gillette, Wyoming, has been elected to serve as the Sixth Judicial District Commissioner. The Sixth Judicial District includes Campbell, Crook and Weston Counties. The 2019/2020 Election of Officers was held according to Article II, Section 1 and Article VI of the Bylaws of the Wyoming State Bar. The results of the election were  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Oct. 7 -- The Wyoming State Bar issued the following news release: The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Brian E. Hultman, an attorney from Jackson, is this year's recipient of the President's Award. The award was presented at this year's Annual Meeting & Judicial Conference, which took place last week at Jackson Lake Lodge in Moran, Wyoming. The award is reserved for a person or organization that has special meaning to the President of the Wyoming State Bar. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The National Mining Association issued the following news release: The National Mining Association (NMA) welcomes a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming providing a preliminary injunction halting compliance with the deeply flawed Obama-era coal valuation rule. "The prior administration's rule was fundamentally unworkable. This ruling confirms that valuing coal based on the cost of coal-generated electricity, as opposed to basing the royalty on t  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Oct. 7 -- The Wyoming State Bar issued the following news release: The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Kelly M. Neville, an attorney from Laramie, Wyoming, has been elected President of its organization. The 2019/2020 Election of Officers was held according to the Bylaws of the Wyoming State Bar. The results of the election were announced last week in Jackson, Wyoming, at the Bar's Annual Business Meeting. Neville succeeds Weston T. Graham of Sheridan, Wyoming  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Oct. 7 -- The Wyoming State Bar issued the following news release: The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that former Governor and Casper attorney Michael J. Sullivan is the recipient of the Bar's inaugural John M. Burman Extraordinary Service Award. The award was presented at this year's Annual Meeting and Judicial Conference last week in Jackson, Wyoming. The John M. Burman Extraordinary Service Award is given in memory of Professor Burman, who died in February 2019,  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Oct. 7 -- The Wyoming Business Council issued the following news: The Wyoming Business Council has hired Marcio Paes-Barreto as its new South-Central Regional Director. Paes-Barreto lives in Lander. He has a background in industrial engineering and is originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He started a mountain bike manufacturing business while in college. After a successful spinoff, he founded one of the first computer graphics companies in Brazil, Pixel Computer Graphi  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Oct. 8 -- The Wyoming Business Council issued the following news: The Wyoming Business Council has named Basin and Byron the winners of the Placemaking Challenge and awarded a total of $17,500 to the communities so they can develop their temporary exhibitions into permanent projects. Basin will use its $10,000 grand prize to enhance its boat ramp area with a gazebo, barbecue area and fire pits to enable overnight camping and encourage longer stays by tourists enjoying the n  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Oct. 7 -- The Wyoming State Bar issued the following news release: The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Sheridan attorney Rex O. Arney is this year's recipient of its Gerald R. Mason Professionalism Award. The award was presented at the Bar's Annual Meeting & Judicial Conference, which took place last week in Jackson, Wyoming. Arney is the ninth recipient of this annual award. The award was presented by Weston T. Graham, also of Sheridan, the then-President of t  more