Allowing some groups to use council chambers but banning others will lead to lawsuits, and courts have consistently ruled governments cannot play favorites.
If officers wore body cameras, they could use that technology to clear themselves from frivolous lawsuits, Casper Police Chief Jim Wetzel said Tuesday.
Casper City Council voted to repeal the 2013 softened version of the hard-and-fast 2012 smoking ban, and then voted to repeal the 2012 version itself after a two-hour public hearing and council discussion on Tuesday.
Depending on your point of view, it was an expression of the will of the Casper City Council, or an exercise in futility.
Thursday night, in an, at times, acrimonious meeting, the council voted 6 to 2 to ask fellow Councilman Craig Hedquist to resign...