The golf tournament is happening on Friday, July 29 at the Casper Country Club. It will be hosted by Governor Gordon, who will be joined by former governors Matt Mead and Mike Sullivan, and all proceeds from the event benefit Central Wyoming Hospice & Transitions.
According to the release from the Governor's office, emergency responders are seeing more and more of an increase in fentanyl overdoses around Wyoming, as well as fentanyl seizures by law enforcement officials.
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, prompting the “trigger ban” bill signed into law earlier this year to ban abortion in Wyoming in five days.
The law bans abortions except in cases of rape or incest or to protect the mother’s life or health, not including psychological conditions.
A day of celebration quickly turned into a day of tragedy when multiple news outlets reported that a mass shooting, leaving 6 dead and 30 injured, had taken place in Highland Park, Illinois - a suburb just outside of Chicago.
Governor Mark Gordon recently announced that, as a response to rising gasoline prices, he has created a Gas and Diesel Price Working Group that will "focus on ways to find relief for consumers feeling the pinch of rising fuel costs."
Dozens gathered at Conwell Park in Casper on Saturday to stand up for women's rights, reproductive rights, and bodily autonomy in light of the recent discussions of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
A press release from the Governor's office stated that from Thursday until sunset on Monday, May 16, 2022 these flags will remain half-staff, "as a mark of respect and remembrance of the one million American lives lost to COVID-19."