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Here are some stories from history from around the state.

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Smith vacates his seat in the state senate representing Cheyenne. The state’s Republican central committee will forward the names of three potential replacements to his district’s county commissioners, who will appoint one to finish out the term.

Wyoming is set to lose about $50 million a year because of new federal breaks for the coal industry. This has state lawmakers looking for ways to recoup the revenue loss.

Wyoming is joining 11 states that signed onto an amicus brief in support of South Dakota ranchers who say only beef bred, born and raised in the country should get to use the label.

Trevor Neilson is a supporter of Project Winchester, an anonymous group he said exists to keep U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) from selling or giving away federal public land if she’s elected governor. Hageman hasn’t announced a run.

The number of golden eagles colliding with wind turbines may have doubled in the last decade.

The grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust funds Virtual Crisis Care, a new program connecting Wyoming law enforcement officers with licensed mental health professionals in real time.

Public commenters at a Casper meeting had a lot of different opinions. Many wanted more answers about the licensing process and the logistics of transporting the spent fuel back to Wyoming.

The Bridger-Teton National Forest is in early stages of rewriting its most important guiding plan, now without a forest planner that would typically lead efforts.