Leo Wolfson

4 days ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Leo Wolfson

Cowboy State Daily’s 'Drinking Wyoming' is presented by Pine Bluffs Distilling. LARAMIE — On the west side of town lives a dive bar that may be the inspiration for a lovable piece of pop culture Americana — Moe’s Tavern from the hit animated TV show “The Simpsons.”Bud’s Bar is the type of place where even if you’re a stranger, the regulars welcome you with open arms and want to know your name.

1 week ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Leo Wolfson

Wyoming and southeast Asia aren’t exactly two peas in a pod, but the cowboy culture has a way of bringing together people of disparate backgrounds. A handful of small Wyoming companies are expanding their businesses to Taiwan and southeast Asia and are experiencing great success there. “There’s an allure to the West, into Wyoming and that kind of cowboy ethos, which made a pretty good transition for building a new market,” said Sam Clikeman, owner of Big Lost Meadery. So much so that Gov.

1 week ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Leo Wolfson

A prolonged legal battle over a Hot Springs County teepee tourist retreat continues, with the county being sued for the second time in four years over a resort commissioners originally blocked from operating commercially. After the county reversed course this past winter, Martin Oravec and Gary Frazier, neighbors of the retreat, almost immediately sued.

1 week ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Leo Wolfson

Members of the Wyoming Republican Party are so inspired by President Donald Trump’s efforts to sharply curtail illegal immigration in America that they want Wyoming to play a direct part in detaining immigrants before deportation. On Saturday, the party passed a resolution calling for the opening of a federally funded U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Wyoming.

1 week ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Leo Wolfson

More than half of American states now regulate self-driving vehicles, but Wyoming isn’t one of them. It’s likely only a matter of when, not if, that will occur as these cars start crowding the roads. State Sen. John Kolb, R-Rock Springs, believes self-driving vehicles will be an inevitable part of Wyoming’s future despite their current liability issues. “It’s obvious it’s coming, it’s obvious we’ll perfect the technology and that it will be a reality,” he said. Drunk Driving Solution?