Gordon said, "Enacting a moratorium at a moment when coal is badly needed to ensure a secure and reliable energy supply is wrong-headed on many fronts."
A former Laramie business operator who pleaded guilty to tax evasion has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $356,000 in restitution.
A 24-year-old Lander man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison last week for traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and production of child pornography.