AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoElection Results: Wyoming Republicans swept the top statewide offices: Eric Barlow won the governor’s race, Harriet Hageman won the U.S. Senate seat and Chuck Gray won the state’s House seat. Property Taxes: Voters rejected Proposition 1, which would have cut qualifying homeowners’ assessed value by 50%; unofficial results showed 88,260 votes against and 67,197 in favor. Close Race: Teton County is recounting a school board race, where the candidates in second and third place were separated by just 40 votes. Cheyenne Crime: Police arrested Jacob Miller on a felony warrant for strangulation of a household member after a SWAT operation near Cowboy Road. An attempted murder trial also began for a man accused of shooting Matthew Kerlee in April. Economic Hit: Soda ash producer WE Soda plans to cut 350 jobs over two years as it switches to a less labor-intensive mining method amid pressure from low-cost Chinese exports. Party Shift: Constitution Party candidate Rebecca Bextel won about 16% of the governor’s vote, qualifying the party for major-party status in Wyoming.
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