Investigative Reports
In-depth Wyoming investigative journalism that uncovers the stories behind the headlines, with exclusive reporting and analysis.
- Wyoming Business Council Strikes Out Again: ~$3M Building Sold for $75K
The city sought the Wyoming Business Council grant in 2019 to preserve the 1917 building at 502 South Main Street and return it to productive use. Its application described a downtown anchor that could house a restaurant, offices, or small businesses. The $2,9... - Wyoming's "Business Development" Loop
In a free market, businesses compete with their own money under rules that apply equally. In Wyoming’s state-directed system, public officials use taxpayer money and government programs to lower costs, open doors and share risk for selected projects. - Barlow’s Spokeswoman Leads Group Backed by Obama Campaign Veterans
Fitzgerald is the direct link between Barlow’s campaign and a network of former Barack Obama campaign and administration officials. For a candidate claiming to be a Wyoming Republican, that connection deserves far more attention than it has received. - Wyoming Education Association Bankrolls Movement to Reject Property Tax Relief
We have permanent funds, mineral wealth, investment income, and a constitutional mandate that the Legislature must meet. Growth in those other sources, combined with prudent budgeting, is how a low-tax state has long delivered essential services. - Pulling Back the Curtain: Who's Really Behind the Wyoming Attack Ads
The same national financial network that has supported progressive Democrats, climate activists, labor organizations, and left-wing advocacy campaigns has now intervened in Wyoming’s Republican gubernatorial primary. - Spending for Spending: AFP and Tyler Lindholms Big Government Record
In legislative districts, however, AFP has vastly increased campaign spending over previous years. Most of their messaging is either entirely misleading or completely disingenuous. The record of the person behind AFP’s campaigning, Tyler Lindholm, casts a long... - Driskill's "Conservation" Machine and $1M of Your Money
$1 Million of your money: By the time the Driskill family land entered one of the largest conservation structures in northeastern Wyoming, Ogden Driskill was not some rancher stumbling through unfamiliar paperwork. He was one of the men who helped build Wyomin... - WBC Again: How a Public Investment Turned Into a $10M Brewery For Sale
Land was conveyed to the Town, public funding helped construct the brewery, and the brewery operated under a long-term lease with an option to purchase. The lease was assigned to a new operator, approximately $4.5 million in commercial financing followed, and... - The Barn Part 2: Barlow's Statement and His Record, Do They Match?
If he wants voters to believe the break was rooted in principle, then principle ought to come with specifics. Which priorities changed? Which alliances crossed the line? Which lawsuits or ideologies made him walk away? His statement does not say. - 2024 Flashback: Politics in the Speaker Pro-Tempore's Office
During the 2024 Budget Session, the Wyoming Caucus’s paid political consultant, lobbyist and PAC treasurer Rebekah Fitzgerald and another registered lobbyist walked in and out of legislative offices at will, numerous times for a solid week. - Devils Tower Land Swap: How Ogden Driskill Acquired State Land at the Base of the Tower.
Wyoming State Trust Land belongs to the people of Wyoming, and when politically connected insiders benefit from deals involving that land, scrutiny is not optional; it is the job of the public. Especially in the shadow of Devil's Tower. - Protect Wyoming: Exclusive Audio Reveals Group's Agenda
When a public-lands PAC complains about “rich a**holes from Teton County,” attacks conservative lawmakers as threats to Wyoming, and then uses the same kind of conservation-access language favored by wealthy political operators, voters should notice the contra... - How Wyoming's Insurance Network Determined School Funding
Wyoming’s school insurance system is not hidden. The documents are public, the structure is visible, and the participants are listed in plain sight. And yet, for many residents, it remains largely unseen. - The Illusion of Local Control: How National Teachers Unions Shape Wyoming Classrooms
From Evanston to Sundance, smaller districts maintain their own local associations, forming a web that stretches across the state’s wide and often disconnected geography. - Born in a Barn: Eric Barlow and a History of Radical Environmental Politics in Wyoming
If a Governor Eric Barlow faced a clash between Wyoming’s energy economy and the litigation strategies of the advocacy groups long tied to his political roots, voters deserve to know where he would stand. - Wyoming’s Nuclear Future Was Planned In Paris
The world’s most influential clean-energy investor freeing himself from corporate governance and stepping down from his own company — all on the same day — marked the beginning of the transformation now unfolding in Wyoming. - Equality in Name Only: The Permit Burlingame Didn't Have
"The youth and adult crowd that gathered on the 13th of February, seemed to have something in common, Anti-Ice signs and Angry voices. There was no indication if there was in fact a “Equality/Valentine” rally taking place." - The HUGE .0001 Affordable Housing Scam
The Natrona County Assessor’s Office shows “Casper Housing Authority CARES” as the owner of the Liberty Square Apartments, but documents obtained by Eyes on Wyoming reveal Boston Financial as the 99.98% owner. The Casper Housing Authority merely manages the bu... - Lawyers, "Affordable Housing," and Scams: Natrona County Town Hall Held
Rebecca Bextel detailed Wyoming's "ravenous group of middlemen", like BlueLine Development, who arguably gain more value from these projects than the intended recipients, according to the CATO Institute’s recent investigation and testimony to Congress. - A Moment of Clarity in a Divided House: Leadership, Accountability, and a Line Crossed
"Speaker Neiman didn’t speak like a man delivering a prepared statement. He spoke like someone carrying the weight of it." - Are Wyoming's Voting Machines Legal? A Look at Outdated Certifications and Troubling Test Failures
This combination of outdated certifications and procedural failures has fueled a growing movement within the state to reconsider its reliance on electronic voting machines. - The Canyon Road Story: How a Development Promise Turned into a Public Bet and Why the Questions Won’t Go Away
By mid-2023, Jackson vanished from public view. There was no public explanation, no formal separation, no amendment removing him from Canyon Road’s structure. He simply disappeared, and Canyon Road moved on. - Oak Ridge vs. Bar Nunn: Who Gets the Waste?
But when it comes to taking in other people’s spent fuel, Oak Ridge’s history says something loud: no.