WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Concerned Women for America issued the following statement on Feb. 3: Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), the nation's largest public policy women's organization, is pleased to announce our first round of 2020 endorsements for federal office: U.S. Senate candidates Cynthia Lummis (Wyoming) and Daniel Gade (Virginia), and U.S. House of Representatives candidates Kathaleen Wall (Texas-22), Beth Parlato (New York-27), and Amy Phan West (Califor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Concerned Women for America issued the following statement on Feb. 3: Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), the nation's largest public policy women's organization, has endorsed Cynthia Lummis for U.S. Senate for Wyoming. Penny Nance, CEO and President of CWALAC, said: "The 2020 election will be a defining moment in American history at the pinnacle of intense political division. The choice before voters is clear: support the bedrock freedoms  more

JACKSON, Wyoming, Feb. 4 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * - Lawsuit targets new plan that leaves elk vulnerable to chronic wasting disease * * * A conservation coalition filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to challenge the agency's weak new plan to phase down elk feeding on the Jackson Hole National Elk Refuge, citing the plan's inadequate response to the urgent threat of a chronic wasting disease outbreak among the Refuge elk population.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * - Low Immigration States Shoulder Tax Deficit of $4,000 to $6,500 per illegal alien * * * Immigration has a disproportionately large, and negative, impact on states that have traditionally received small numbers of foreign-born residents, according to a new report by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). The ten states analyzed in the study, Small Migrant Population  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 7 -- The Wyoming Business Council issued the following news: For the second year in a row, the Evanston Urban Renewal Agency/Main Street has been named a semifinalist for a Great American Main Street Award. Last year, 10 semifinalist communities were named from across the country; this year, there are eight semifinalists. "The Great American Main Street Award is a top honor within the commercial district revitalization field," said Patrice Frey, President and CEO of the  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 5 -- The Wyoming Business Council issued the following news: The Wyoming Business Council has refreshed its Farm Wall grants as part of the Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper placemaking program. Farms Walls are an innovative method of growing plants on the exterior walls of existing buildings. "The walls - used as streetscape amenities, tactical urbanism or public art - are community engagement assets at any level. They start conversations, solve problems and encourage collabo  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 8 -- The Wyoming Business Council issued the following news on Feb. 7: As Wyoming Legislators are settling into the newly renovated halls of the Capitol building for the 2020 Budget Session, Josh Dorrell is settling into his new role as the CEO of the Wyoming Business Council just a few blocks away. A few family photos already adorn his desk, and he has started unboxing his books and well-read copies of the Harvard Business Review to line the shelves of his office. He h  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 6 -- The Wyoming State Bar issued the following news release: The Wyoming Supreme Court has issued an order enjoining Freedom resident, Clyde Wallace Stock, from engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. Stock, a retired dentist, prepared a trust agreement for two elderly Freedom residents. The trust agreement contained a number of unusual provisions, including vesting ownership of the couple's real and personal property in Stock and a cohort who served as trustees;   more