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ONE MAN WAS SENTENCED AND ANOTHER ARRAIGNED FOR THEIR ROLES IN A STATE DISTRICT COURT CASE RELATED TO THE FEDERAL MULTI-STATE PRESCRIPTION DRUG CONSPIRACY ALLEGEDLY ORCHESTRATED BY A CASPER DOCTOR AND HIS WIFE.
NATRONA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT JUDGE DANIEL FORGEY ON WEDNESDAY SENTENCED CHARLES EDWARDS TO TWO CONCURRENT FOUR- TO SEVEN-YEAR PRISON TERMS ON ONE COUNT OF CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE OXYCODONE, AND ONE COUNT OF CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE HEROIN.

EDWARDS WAS AMONG 15 PEOPLE NAMED IN AN INDICTMENT LAST YEAR ACCUSING THEM OF PARTICIPATING IN A DRUG DISTRIBUTION CONSPIRACY IN WYOMING.

IN OCTOBER, EDWARDS PLEADED GUILTY TO THE OXYCODONE AND HEROIN CRIMES IN EXCHANGE FOR THE STATE DISMISSING ONE COUNT OF CONSPIRACY TO DELIVER XANAX; AND ANOTHER COUNT OF CONSPIRACY TO DELIVER HEROIN.

THE PLEA AGREEMENT INCLUDED THE FOUR- TO SEVEN-YEAR PRISON TERM.

BEFORE EDWARDS ENTERED HIS PLEA, ANOTHER DEFENDANT IN THE CASE APPEARED FOR HIS ARRAIGNMENT.

JOSEPH WASHAKIE PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO DELIVER OXYCODONE AND XANAX.

COURT RECORDS SAY LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES DISCOVERED THE DEFENDANTS DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF SHAKEEL KAHN AFTER REPORTS HE WAS PRESCRIBING ABNORMALLY EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, MOSTLY OPIATES.

KAHN AND OTHER DEFENDANTS PROBABLY WILL GO ON TRIAL IN FEDERAL COURT LATER THIS YEAR.
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WYOMING GOVERNOR MATT MEAD SAYS THE IMPROVING STATE ECONOMY MAY CHANGE HOW LAWMAKERS APPROCAH TAX INCREASES IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET SESSION..
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A WYOMING LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE HAS REJECTED ALL THE TAX PROPOSALS IT WAS CONSIDERING TO BOLSTER THE STATE'S SAGGING REVENUES.

THE JOINT REVENUE COMMITTEE ACTUALLY VOTED ON ONLY ONE OF THE FIVE TAX BILLS ON THE AGENDA WEDNESDAY.

AFTER A PROPOSED BILL TO IMPOSE A 1 PERCENT TAX ON PURCHASES AT LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY ESTABLISHMENTS AROUND THE STATE FAILED ON A 6-6 VOTE, THE COMMITTEE DECLINED TO EVEN CONSIDER FOUR OTHER PROPOSALS.

THOSE PROPOSALS INCLUDED RAISING THE STATE SALES TAX TO FUND SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE AND INCREASE PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT RATES.

COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRMAN REP. MIKE MADDEN OF BUFFALO SAYS ANY SUPPORT FOR THE TAX PROPOSALS DISSIPATED IN RECENT WEEKS WITH NEWS THAT THE STATE REVENUE PICTURE WAS IMPROVING BECAUSE OF A REBOUNDING OIL INDUSTRY.
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THE ALBANY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY IS GEARING UP FOR ITS BIENNIAL CAUCUS, AND THE PARTY HOPES ALBANY COUNTY REPUBLICANS EXCITED TO ENACT CHANGE WILL ATTEND THE CAUCUS.
BEN MCKAY, ALBANY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIR, SAID THEIR CAUCUS WILL BE HELD ON FEB. 6 AT THE EPPSON CENTER FOR SENIORS IN LARAMIE FROM 6 P.M. TO 9 P.M. MCKAY SAID THAT EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR, THE CAUCUS IS STILL AN IMPORTANT EVENT AND CAN IMPACT MAJOR CHANGE ON THE WYOMING REPUBLICAN PARTY AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN PARTY.
THE CAUCUS WILL DISCUSS THE PARTY’S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS SUCH AS THE COUNTY PLATFORM - CONSISTING OF TIMELESS PRINCIPLES OF THE PARTY- AND COUNTY RESOLUTIONS, WHICH CONSISTS OF SPECIFIC THINGS THE PARTY WANTS TO SEE HAPPEN. CHANGES TO THESE DOCUMENTS WILL BE VOTED ON DURING THE CAUCUS.
THE OTHER IMPORTANT ITEM OF BUSINESS AT THE CAUCUS IS VOTING ON THE NUMBER OF DELEGATES. EVERY PRECINCT WILL VOTE ON A GIVEN NUMBER OF DELEGATES TO SEND TO THE COUNTY CONVENTION - WHO WILL BE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THOSE PRECINCTS.
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A MAN WHO HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO CAUSING THE DEATH OF ANOTHER MAN BECAUSE HE WAS DRUNK DRIVING HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO PRISON.
ON WEDNESDAY, 41-YEAR-OLD RUDY ISLA-MEJICO WAS SENTENCED TO 10 TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR THE DEATH OF BOB ARNDT.

THE SENTENCE WAS HANDED DOWN FOLLOWING COMMENTS BY ARNDT'S WIFE, MELANIE HARRICE, WHO FORGAVE ISLA-MEJICO AND ASKED THE JUDGE TO HAVE MERCY ON HIM.

HARRICE HAD BEEN RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT NEXT TO ARNDT IN JUNE 2017 WHEN ISLA-MEJICO COLLIDED HEAD-ON WITH THEIR CONVERTIBLE.

WITNESSES SAID ISLA-MEJICO WAS DRIVING A FULL-SIZED PICKUP IN THE WRONG LANE WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS.

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