Wind River Reservation could lose trash disposal services

Rebecca Martinez — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:43:11 +0000

The Wind River Indian Reservation could lose its trash disposal services if the tribes there do not negotiate a new contract with Fremont County before the existing one expires on December 14th.

Appeals Court orders Fremont County to change voting system

Tristan Ahtone — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:27:32 +0000

The U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a decision by a Wyoming court, ordering Fremont County elections officials to implement a single-member elections system.

The decision is an attempt to remedy discrimination against American Indian voters.

In the past, Fremont county used an at-large system, wherevoters chose candidates for the entire county, rather than for smaller districts. That meant minority candidates didn’t have much of a chance. In contrast, a single-member system allows voters to choose candidates from their specific area.