Showing posts with label University of Wyoming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label University of Wyoming. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Monday, April 6, 2026
Lex Anteinternet: New UW President chosen.
Lex Anteinternet: New UW President chosen.: Today In Wyoming's History: April 2 : 2026 Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves, currently the dean of the Academic Board at the U.S. Military Aca...
I posted this the other day.
As noted, I don't feel good about this choice.
What's more, I"m not really sure why I don't feel good about this choice. I just don't.
Part of it is that I'm tired of guys who leave the state, spend 30 years doing something for the Federal Government, and then coming back in when they're darn near retired or retired. But there was very little chance that we were going to get a local for UW President and indeed, for the most part, few locals would be qualified.
Except here, one actually was. The fellow who finished second works for US already and is in agriculture.
For that reason, he seems a better fit to me.
Added to that, right now I'm not trusting military figures too much. We're in an illegal war and it part of the way we got into one is that we have a military that's way too large. That made sense during the Cold War, but it doesn't now. In my view its time to go back to the original military establishment system for the US, which would mean that we'd have very little in the form of a standing Army and a Navy that had to rely on reservists I don't think we need West Point anymore at all.
And I fear that this fellow might have been brought in because of the Freedom Caucus's shots at UW. Where does a serviceman fit in, in that fight.
I dunno.
An article about the topic:
University of Wyoming campus sizes up its next leader, but lack of online access raises questions
I know more than a few guys who were career servicemen and I considered it, so I'm probably just paranoid right now. And its not like I wrote to the Trustees either.
By the way, this is them:
To learn more about each Trustee, including their background, professional experience, and term details, please click on their name. This will take you to a dedicated page with a full biography and additional content about their role on the board. Chairman, Elected May 2024
Appointed 2017; Term expires 2029
District 2, Laramie, WY
Vice Chairman, Elected 2024
Appointed 2015; Term expires 2027
District 4, Sheridan, WY
Treasurer, Elected May 2024
Appointed 2018; Term expires 2029
District 2, Rock Springs, WY
Secretary, Elected May 2024
Appointed 2019; Term expires 2031
District 5, Cody, WY
Trustee
Appointed 2017; Term expires 2029
District 4, Gillette, WY
Trustee
Appointed 2025; Term expires 2031
At-Large, Worland, WY
Trustee
Appointed 2019; Term expires 2031
District 6, Newcastle, WY
Trustee
Appointed 2021; Term expires 2027
District 3, Jackson, WY
Trustee
Appointed 2023; Term expires 2029
District 1, Wheatland, WY
Trustee
Appointed 2015; Term expires 2027
District 1, Cheyenne, WY
Trustee
Appointed 2025; Term expires 2027
At-Large, Pinedale, WY
Trustee
Appointed 2025; Term expires 2031
District 7, Casper, WY
RoseMarie LondonExecutive Director & Deputy Secretary, UW Board of Trustees
Laramie, WY
Saturday, April 4, 2026
New UW President chosen.
Today In Wyoming's History: April 2: 2026 Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves, currently the dean of the Academic Board at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, was offered a contract by a vote of the UW Board of Trustees. He accepted.
He beat out finalist Kelly Crane, who has served as dean of the College of Agriculture, Life Sciences, and Natural Resources since 2024. Crane served UW Extension as an area educator and range specialist from 1994-2002. He was the principal consultant for Frontier Natural Resource Consulting until 2008, when he accepted the position of assistant professor/range extension specialist at the University of Idaho, which he held from 2008-2011. He came back to UW in 2011 as associate director for UW Extension. In 2019, he was appointed associate dean and director of UW Extension.
Reeves was a 1996 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy. He went on to get a law degree from William and Mary in 2003 and is admitted to the Virginia bar. He's been serving as the Dean of the Military Academy. He's originally from Sweetwater County, but obviously hasn't lived there for 30 years.
Hmmm. . .
I think they made the wrong choice.
Anyhow, a news story sets out his early priorities.
Incoming University Of Wyoming President Wants To Build Bridges, Dissolve Drama
Friday, February 27, 2026
The 2026 Wyoming Legislature, Part 5. The Ignorant don't realize how ignorant they really are edition.
Week three, and we get this:
Courthouses of the West: After abortion ruling, lawmaker tries to deny Wyom...: After abortion ruling, lawmaker tries to deny Wyoming court security funding The House struck down Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams’ amendmen...
Californian Rachel Rodriguez-Williams likely wasn't around when far right paranoia caused the constitutional amendment which set this situation up, so she isn't personally to blame for the abortion ruling.
But the Republican Party in Wyoming, is. Like the Soviet submariner officer, in The Hunt For Red October, what rank and file Republicans ought to be saying is "You arrogant ass, you killed us!"
The WFC, we'd note, is still attacking UW's budget.
Donald Trump's biggest fan took a blow:
February 25, 2026
Wyoming Freedom Caucus fills House negotiating team tasked with bridging $170M budget gap
Great, the Carpet Bagger Caucus that would return Wyoming to 1860 South Carolina will be a major say in the budget once again.
Cont:
Opinion: Wyoming Doesn’t Need Saving
February 26, 2026
I didn't even know that this blatantly unconstitutional bill sponsored by carpetbagging Chuck Gray" had been around:
Voting ban proposal for certain dual citizens dies
February 27, 2026
The Bextel Bucks hearing commenced with Bextel using the Confederate Caucus claim that "there's Republicans pretending to be Democrats in here" as some sort of excuse before Art Washut graveled her down.
In her defense, that's true. She is one. So is Bear. So is Allemand. So are all the of the Freedom Caucus. They're not Republicans, they're Dixiecrats through and through.
February 28, 2026
Some good news:
Lawmakers restore most UW funding in unified budget, including $40M block grant
And the Confederate Caucus may complain about the fact that they were such moronic idiots they took checks on the House floor and got caught:
Last edition:
The 2026 Wyoming Legislature, Part 4. The Held Up Edition
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Guest Column: Proud Of Wyoming And UW – And If You Take Time To Learn, I Bet You Will Be Too Guest columnist Marilyn Kite writes, "Most Wyoming citizens are proud of our state. But today, we hear attacks. Where all these attacks are coming from is a puzzle, but they are likely driven by out of state forces that know little about our history and public assets."
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
The Wyoming Freedom Caucus is playing games with the budget
The Wyoming Freedom Caucus is playing games with the budget: The proposed cuts are a form of negotiation by hostage taking, with the caucus using UW and the business council as leverage in future negotiations, writes Rep. Ken Chestek.
Interesting article.
Chestek is a law professor. I've frankly thought for some time the legislature would come after the law school, but so far it hasn't.
Wednesday, January 27, 1926. The Paul Whitman Orchestra at UW.
Today In Wyoming's History: January 27: 1926 The Paul Whitman Orchestra played at the University of Wyoming.
Last edition:
Sunday, November 23, 2025
Today In Wyoming's History: November 22, 2025. Retiring a number.
Today In Wyoming's History: November 22: 2025. Former University of Wyoming football player and now player for the Buffalo Bills in the NFL, Josh Allen, had his UW uniform number retired prior to a UW football game against Nevada with the Pokes lost, 13 to 7.
Also, he's married to Hailee Steinfeld.
Monday, November 10, 2025
Court Watch, Part III.
This is the U.S. Federal Building & Courthouse in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This building, built in 1960s, is s survivor of the brutal domestic terrorist attack that wrecked the Murrah building that was across from it. A memorial to the victims of that attack is now located there, across from the courthouse.
Oklahoma City U.S. Federal Building & Courthouse, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Bombed by a guy whose views were regarded as extreme at the time, but which would be regarded as solidly MAGA today.
August 27, 2025
The Trump Administration's moronic lawsuit against Maryland's Federal Bench was tossed out.
There's no surprise to this at all.
On a locally controversial matter:
University of Wyoming sorority free to admit who it wants, including transgender students, judge rules: The 2023 federal complaint against Kappa Kappa Gamma for welcoming a transgender woman was dismissed Friday for the second time.
This puts the Wyoming Federal Court basically at odds with the direction of the Trump Administration as well.
August 30, 2025
Well, there's absolutely no surprise. Trump's illegal tariffs were affirmed to be illegal.
D'uh.
The Court's decision starts:
The Government appeals a decision of the Court of International Trade setting aside five Executive Orders that imposed tariffs of unlimited duration on nearly all goods from nearly every country in the world, holding that the tariffs were not authorized by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq. Because we agree that IEEPA’s grant of presidential authority to “regulate” imports does not authorize the tariffs imposed by the Executive Orders, we affirm.
Even here, however, the Court granted a stay of thirty days on the implementation of its order, which a private litigant would be unlikely to have received, and the government shouldn't have received here. The order should have gone into effect immediately absent the government posting a bond to cover the damages, which would be all the tariffs collected while the matter was on appeal, and all that it has already collected, which should need to be fully refunded.
But a refund won't happen and the implementation of the ruling is delayed by 30 days, so the government can appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, which doesn't actually have to take the appeal.
Whether the S.Ct upholds it, or proves to be a pure political arm of the government, is another matter.
There were three dissents in the en banc decision.
September 3, 2025
A Federal Court has ruled Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles to be illegal.
September 17, 2025
Wyoming Sorority Members Not Giving Up Legal Case Over Transgender Member
September 26, 2025
In an act that's outrageous, former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by a grand jury on two out of the three charges the government brought before it.
The Trump administration, and hence the Republican Party, has gone over to outright fascism with acts of this type. The test now is whether the Courts can withstand the onslaught.
October 1, 2025
Judge Says Ousted UW Dean Can Keep Suing For ‘Retaliation’ Demotion
October 13, 2025
In addition to Comey, now Letitia James has been indicted. More such indictments are apparently coming.
Trump's efforts to deploy the National Guard into cities is universally failing in the Courts.
Comey is being prosecuted for lying to Congress, which Pam Bondi just did herself.
October 16, 2025
And now John Bolton has been charged with eight counts of unlawful transmission of national defense information and 10 counts of unlawful retention of national defense information by a grand jury.
The Department of Justice has become a department of persecution for Trump. It'll take years to undo the damage that has been done. Moreover, because of the extent of this, it's my prediction that many who are now involved in these Trump efforts will face bar sanctions, and likely some prosecutions, in the future.
October 17, 2025
An Illinois court ordered ICE agents to wear body cameras.
October 25, 2025
Way milder than it could have been, but at least somebody tried to do something:
October 29, 2025
November 10, 2025
The Supreme Court rejected a petition for a writ of certiorari by a court clerk which would have presented an opportunity to overrule Obergefell.
Last edition
Court Watch, Part II.
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