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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming, for Friday, June 13th. I'm Wendy Corr, bringing you headlines from the Cowboy State Daily newsroom - Brought to you by the Wyoming Community Foundation, who asks you to give back to the place you call home. "5 to thrive" is YOUR opportunity to leave a legacy for generations to come. Support the community nonprofits you care about with a gift through the Wyoming Community Foundation. Visit wycf.org to learn more.

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With "No Kings" anti-Trump protests scheduled for at least 13 Wyoming towns Saturday, Gov. Mark Gordon indicates he doesn't expect the fiery scenes flowing out of Los Angeles, because, quote, "Wyoming is not Los Angeles."

Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland reports that the Wyoming Democratic Party called on Gordon this week to reject any attempt by the president to federalize the Wyoming National Guard against protest and dissent.

"Gordon… didn't really offer what he would do if Trump took over. But he was like, Look, this isn't Los Angeles. People protest here all the time without incidents. I guess if I felt I needed to deploy the guard or had a formal request that would evaluate the need for that, but people protest pretty much without incident here."

In a Tuesday statement, the Wyoming Democratic Party said thousands of Wyomingites are preparing to protest peacefully, and called using military force against American citizens unconstitutional and un-American.

Read the full story HERE.

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The utilities providing electricity to Wyoming residents responded with cautious optimism to Wednesday's news that the Environmental Protection Agency plans to roll back Biden-era emissions rules for coal-fired power plants.

The move comes after clashes in federal court between the state of Wyoming and the EPA under Biden. Cowboy State Daily's David Madison reports that the reversal of the rules is hailed by Wyoming leaders as good news for utility ratepayers and the state's coal industry.

"Critics are really sounding the alarm about air quality, and proponents like former Wyoming legislator Cyrus Western, who's now an EPA Administrator, saying this is going to be really good for Wyoming, for Wyoming's economy, and for residential ratepayers… I spoke to several representatives from utilities providing electricity to Wyoming residents… They were withholding judgment for today, but some said that, you know, this is definitely a good step in the right direction. It's not like flipping the light switch and completely changing the marketplace."

Basin Electric and Montana-Dakota Utilities told Cowboy State Daily they are still assessing the situation following the EPA announcement Wednesday.

Read the full story HERE.

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Wyoming's U.S. senators were cheering Thursday as President Donald Trump signed legislation throwing out the so-called California EV mandate, which called for a phase-out of gasoline-powered vehicles that Republicans said would have had a nationwide impact.

Cowboy State Daily's Sean Barry reports that With Trump's signature, the three new laws overturn California air quality standards that had been copied in whole or in part by 17 states.

"Wyoming's members of Congress are real happy President Donald Trump signed into law today a bill to throw out California's electric vehicle mandate... all new vehicle sales by 2035 had to have zero emissions, meaning they could not be gasoline powered. And since California is a hu