Wyoming

Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf population drops after release endangered list

When an animal is taken off the endangered species list because its population has risen to a healthy level, it’s considered a win for the environment. It shows that conservation methods are working and that the system actually work. What happens do those animals once the protection is lifted?

The Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf is present in several states, including Montana, Wyoming and Ohio. The populations had grown so much that the animals were taken off the endangered species list in 2012. This meant that the individual states could now decree that they animals could be hunted.

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New York fires first on new gun laws

After the recent horrific shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, guns and gun control have been on the tip of the national tongue. Obama called for VP Joe Biden to deliver suggestions for national gun control laws, Texas and Wyoming introduced state legislation to ignore whatever Washington comes up with, and the topic has been the subject of rapid fire debate on social media and talk shows. When President Obama tasked VP Joe Biden to come up with suggestions for new national laws, asking him to have them ready in a month sounded like fast turnaround.

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Loading up the Firearms Protection Act

Texas Republican representative Steve Toth is gunning for a showdown with federal gun laws in anticipation of new, tighter restrictions on gun ownership. Picture your favorite Clint Eastwood movie, but inside of a Texas courtroom.

"At some point there needs to be a showdown between the states and the federal government over the Supremacy Clause. It is our responsibility to push back when those laws are infringed by King Obama," said Toth.

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