liquor licenses

Is it an argument about the free market versus government regulation? Or is alcohol in a separate category from other products, one that mandates more governmental oversight?

At the Casper city council meeting on Tuesday, the council heard from the Casper police chief, Keith McPheeters, on how compliant certain businesses were in Casper over the past year.

The agenda for the meeting reported on 13 liquor license dealers that failed compliance checks by the police department.

The proposal would change the population formula establishing how many permits can be issued in incorporated cities or towns of a certain size.

Liquor association director Mike Moser says that means licenses can effectively be parked for decades.

The mayor of Wyoming's largest city says he thinks the state needs to take a hard look at the laws governing the allocation of liquor licenses across Wyoming.

Natrona County Clerk Renea Vitto said voters have complained for years about school polls with limited parking, handicap access, and even basketballs bouncing through the voting areas.

For the second time in as many meetings, the Natrona County Commission tabled the 25-year agreement about managing the Alcova, Pathfinder and Gray Reef reservoirs.

The Natrona County Commission handily approved the transfer of one and renewed 17 liquor licenses at its meeting Tuesday.

Casper City Council is scheduled to approve a revision of its budget for several major projects at its meeting at City Hall at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The total budget revision will be $28.8 million, according to a proposed resolution in the meeting agenda...