Protest

About 60 people chanted, held signs and marched around the state Capitol in Cheyenne as part of a nationwide day of action.

Last year, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) and U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) filed bills that would transfer the Pilot Butte Power Plant to a non-tribal irrigation district so it can be used to generate power for Fremont County. The defunct plant sits on the Wind River Reservation. Tribal residents say they were never consulted about the transfer, and that they oppose it.

The former representative of the Israel Defense Force spoke in Jackson about escalating threats from Iran. Meanwhile, protesters pushed for more accountability about Israeli military action in Gaza.

Wind River Pride is hosting a series of events in Lander and Riverton this month to celebrate Pride. Their most recent meetup was a Queers with Quills creative writing night.

For weeks, wolf advocates from across the country planned to drive through Daniel, Wyoming to raise awareness after a local man brought a muzzled wolf into a bar and later killed it earlier this year. When the day came on Sunday, a throng of locals came out and only a handful of out-of-state advocates. The day was peaceful, but tense.

Wyoming students gathered to hold a nearly 10-hour vigil on campus as large protests of similar nature have sprung up around the country.

Wyomingites joined a national day of protest in calling for a ceasefire, but Wyoming Democrats and Republicans have yet to change course.

Activists planned a protest rally in front of the Albany County Courthouse just hours after the news broke. About 200 people lined Grand Avenue, many bearing pro-choice and anti-Supreme Court signs.

That measure initially won the support of five councilors – a simple majority, all it needed to pass. But an hour later, Councilor Pat Gabriel said he had changed his mind and called a reconsideration vote.

More than 100 people gathered at Riverton City Park on Monday night to honor George Floyd, the 46-year-old Black man who died last week after a…