Cowboy State Politics

Morning Reload - Suing the School District 4/24

Rock Springs parents, Ashley and Sean WIlley, are suing the Sweetwater County School District No 1 for transitioning their daughter behind their back.  The school board attorney claims that "it's settled law" that misgendering a student is sexual harassment.

Weekend Update - Big Government Crash Dummies 4/22

Crash dummies now need gender equity.  I'm not kidding.  The Sheridan County Republican Party held a Patriot Chat on Thursday.  At the end there were some fireworks about the Wyoming Caucus.

Live Replay April 20, 2023

Replay of Cowboy State Politics Live.  Guest: Rep Jeanette Ward.  ESG, Frank Eathorne (kind of) has an opponent.  Joe MacGuire wants a debate and more!

The 2nd Amendment With UW Prof George Mocsary 4/19

University of Wyoming Professor George Mocsary is one of the foremost experts on the Second Amendment.  Cutting through all of the political noise surrounding guns, we discussed what the true purpose of the Second Amendment is.  He reviews some of the recent court cases and explains what they mean to you.

Morning Reload - Consistency in Writing 4/17

The Cow Pie earns their name one more time.  They claim that all of the legislative ranking websites are from a "staunchly conservative viewpoint."  It's not true and if they stopped cheer leading for once, they'd realize it.

Weekend Update - Provenza’s Non-Apology Apology 4/15

Rep Karlee Provenza sent a letter to all of her colleagues in the Wyoming House.  Everyone in the media called it an "apology."  It couldn't be farther from one.  But it is one that we should expect from someone with a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology.

Their Reform Is Not Reform 4/12

Our legislators are claiming to have come up with a novel idea for fixing property taxes.  But it is neither their idea nor is it novel.  It comes from something ominous called Tax Reform 2000.  It's goal is a statewide income tax.

Morning Reload - Mismanagement Council 4/10

Management Council is a committee of the legislature that directs a lot of what transpires in the legislature.  They decide what topics get discussed during the interim, who gets investigated and who gets subpoenaed.  You can only guess what they decided to study during this interim.

Weekend Update - Woke History in Wyoming 4/8

School officials at Worland High School have decided not to teach the American revolution.  A teacher at the school wrote a letter telling parents about it.

Teaser - Woke History in Wyoming?

Think CRT in Wyoming isn't happening?  Saturday, I'll take you to Worland, Wyoming where the American Revolution is being removed from the social studies curriculum.

Replay - Live Broadcast April 6, 2023

Replay of Cowboy State Politics Live from April 6.  Karlee Provenza, GOP Meeting in Jackson, Who Robert F Kennedy Junior actually is. The world De-Dollarization

Indexes, Memes and ”Indictments” 4/5

Provenza's tweet shouldn't have surprised anyone.  She has a long history of posting inflammatory calls to the radical left.  My thoughts on President Trump's "indictment." Shocker, WyoRino's legislative rankings show the same thing as the other two.

Morning Reload - Corruption at the Capitol? 4/3

There are only a few reasons why 31 Republicans would vote with the Democrats most of the time.  One of them could be simple corruption.  Listen for yourself and decide.

Weekend Update - Funding for Otto 4/1

Deep withing the budget there could be some massive funding for a remote and dilapidated town in the Big Horn Basin, but why?

Live Replay March 30 - Legislative Rankings

Replay of Cowboy State Politics Live from March 30.  Only this program has the WyoVote Legislative Rankings ahead of their public release.

Cyrus, Bill and the AG/The Man Behind the Math

Rep Cyrus Western and Bill Novotny have been referred to the Wyoming Attorney General for investigation and possible prosecution.  My interview with the man who claims he can prove widespread election fraud in every state in America.  There are questions about our elections, but can they be proven?

Teaser - The Man Behind the Math

On Wedneday's installment of the program, I'll interview Dr. Douglas Frank.  He claims there's widespread fraud in Wyoming elections.  There was no head nodding in this interview--he got asked some serious questions.

Morning Reload - The Wrong Southern Border 3/27

Sen Hicks proposed to spend $3 million to help Texas with our southern border but he was focusing on the wrong one.  The Red Star thinks cash bail is harmful to defendants.

Weekend Update - Bears and Bureaucratic Buffoonery 3/25

Wyoming is once again trying to convince the feds to de-list the grizzly bear from the Endangered Species Act.  There was a hearing in the Natural Resources committee about legislation that would do that.  What unfolded can only be described as buffoonery.

Cyrus’ Not So Conservative Record 3/22

Rep Cyrus Western claims his "conservative" record speaks for itself.  He keeps using that word... But, he's right!  It does speak for itself.  Ron Miskin of the Buffalo Wool Company joins me to talk about agriculture and his company.  Contest!!  If you want to win some socks, listen to this program to find out how!

Morning Reload - Cyrus Western Censured By Sheridan GOP 3/20

Rep Cyrus Western was censured by the Sheridan County GOP during its quarterly meeting Saturday.

Weekend Update - It’s Up to Parents 3/18

House leadership seems to be in favor of gender ideology, diversity, equity and inclusion and not parental rights.  They didn't do anything of consequence regarding education.  So, it's up to parents.  Before the session ended I sat down with the ladies that run Parents Defending Education.

Replay -Live Episode March 16

Cowboy State Politics Live March 16, 2023.  Executive orders on guns; Uinta County's 'traditional' Republicans and more.

Rep Harriet Hageman in Buffalo 3/15

Rep Hageman held a town hall in Buffalo on March 14.  She covered a wide range of topics--everything from the federal debt, Fauci, AI, her vote for Kevin McCarthy and her thoughts on the 2023 Legislative Session.  It was interesting who WAS NOT in attendance.  It was a fantastic discussion.

Morning Reload - Atheism in the Red Star 3/13

The Red Star published an op-ed claiming we aren't aren't a Christian nation.  We certainly started out that way but are we still one?  It claims that the Freedom Caucus is to blame for all of our state's problems. 

Weekend Update - Property Tax Bait & Switch 3/11

What all of your legislators are calling property tax reform couldn't be farther from it.  Really it's a bait and switch to get you to vote for them...again.

Live Replay - Cowboy State Politics March 9, 2023

Replay for Cowboy State Politics Live from March 9, 2023

Rep. Hageman’s Response to the 2023 Session 3/8

Rep Harriet Hageman responds to what happened (or didn't) in this year's legislative session.  She responds to criticism from state lawmakers and weighs in on the impact of passed legislation.  She also discusses some of her priorities in the U.S. House.

Teaser - Rep Harriet Hageman Responds

On Wednesday, U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman joins me for an exclusive interview.

Morning Reload - Stories You Told Constituents 3/6

Our representatives are home and they have all kinds of stories to tell us.  None of them are really true of course, but at least there's lots for them to talk about.  There really is no tax reform and they killed just about every bill that we cared about.

Weekend Update - Gold & Governor Gordon’s Remarks

Gold was one bill debated this past week.  The discussion exposes how clueless House leadership is.  In Governor Gordon's closing remarks he once again said we are relying on the federal government--the last thing we should be doing.

Replay - Live Broadcast March 2, 2023

Replay of Cowboy State Politics Live from March 2.  Cyrus Western.  How completely biased the Wyoming media is and how they try to drive policy.

Convention of States Smackdown 3/1

The WY House killed the Convention of States Resolution 21-41--a clear message.  Some great speeches from the floor.  Landon Brown makes some ill advised tweets. And there's a whole bunch of stuff that Youtube doesn't show you about the Wyoming Legislature.

Morning Reload - It’s Still Called Abuse 2/27

Albert Sommers is holding several bills in his drawer.  One of them is SF117 which would ban teaching gender and sexuality to kindergartners through 3rd grade.  He claims that none of that is happening in Wyoming.  Gender ideology is being taught in Wyoming Schools.  Here's the proof.

Weekend Update - Stuck in Casper 2/25

I'm stuck in Casper with Representative Mark Jennings.  With limited sound equipment to work with, we still managed to put together an interview about this year's session.

News Update - Thank the Senate Ag Cmte 2/24

The Senate Ag Committee passed the Life is a Human Right Act 5-0.  As promised, my testimony in House Revenue against the Convention of States and Rod is out with another one of his crazy columns.

Bills in the Butcher Shop 2/22

House committees have taken to using "substitute bills" to accomplish what they want to do.  So far they have used the measure on 4 pieces of legislation without consulting the bill's sponsor or even mentioning it to them.  Senators Bo Biteman, Lynn Hutchings and Rep Jeremy Haroldson have been their latest victims.

Morning Reload - The More You Vote Like a Democrat 2/20

Legislative rankings are in at the 3/4 mark for the 2023 session.  It's even more obvious that there are no moderates.  The Red Star wants to talk about hypocrisy, maybe they should look in the mirror.  Also an update on the Cyrus Western/Bill Novotny fiasco.

Weekend Update - Charlie Kirk in Jackson 2/18

Charlie Kirk was the keynote speaker at the Teton County GOP Patriot Dinner.  Rep Andrew Byron has an interesting voting record and it has nothing to do with being a Republican.

Stacked Committees 2/15

House committees were stacked with liberals to prevent conservative legislation from reaching the floor.  Not a single one has a conservative chairman.  The cross-over voting bill has been revived in the Senate.

Breaking - Washut Threatens Ranking Member with Removal 2/14

Breaking: Chairman Art Washut threatens ranking member Mark Jennings with removal because of a vote.  He also threw the press out of a legal committee meeting.

Morning Reload - Corner Crossing Conundrum 2/13

The corner crossing issue can't be solved by a single bill.  The problem was created by the legislature a very long time ago.  Senate File 56 won't do anything except create criminals out of well meaning sportsmen.

Weekend Update - Tax Breaks for the Wealthy! 2/11

Rep Steve Harshman thinks that only the wealthy will benefit from a cap on property taxes--and he said so!  The conservative media is trying to claim that the conservatives torpedoed tax reform but there's a big reason why they killed the Constitutional Amendment.

A Tale of Two Bills 2/8

Two bills in the Wyoming House have grabbed the attention of everyone more than any other.  HB00143 is a ban on health mandates from the CDC and WHO and HB00152 is another abortion ban.  Both have faced stiff opposition and until today have survived without being amended.

Morning Reload - 37 Democrats in the House 2/6

The mid-session legislative rankings are out.  They paint a very telling picture of Wyoming legislators.  The data shows that there really are 37 Democrats in the House of Representatives and not 5.

Weekend Update - Keeping Porn in Schools 2/4

HB87 would have held teachers and librarians accountable for blatant pornographic material in public schools.  The Revenue Committee killed the bill but not before the ALA claimed there's no obscene material in Wyoming libraries.  Sheridan College President Walter Tribley compared pornography to the Bible.

Bonus - Lights Out at the Legislature

The only known recording of the Wyoming House of Representatives February 3, 2023 PM Session during the power outage.

Voting With Your Campaign Contributors 2/1

Once again, the House voted against your medical freedom and with their campaign contributors.  They killed HB66 which would have banned mask and vaccine mandates.  Also, I tangled with the President of Convention of States Action in the Corporations Committee.

Morning Reload - Legislative Impressions 1/30

A group discussion between Representatives Scott Smith, Tony Locke, Mark Jennings and Ken Pendergraft about their impressions of the first three weeks of the legislature.

Breaking - Report Implicates Western and Novotny 1/29

A Sheridan County Sheriff's Report implicates Rep Cyrus Western and Johnson County Commission Chairman Bill Novotny in illegal campaign activity.  More details are coming.  Jeff Wallack responds to the report.