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Laura Hancock 307-266-0581, Laura.Hancock@trib.com A recent amendment to the U.S. Constitution introduced by U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, would allow states to repeal federal laws or regulations that they deem are onerous or harmful. The proposed amendment is just one of many attempts by Enzi to curb what he believes is federal overreach.

The executive director of the Wyoming Democratic Party said measure would circumvent the court system particularly at a time when the Supreme Court has made decisions legalizing gay marriage and upholding a part of the Affordable Care Act, controversial decisions many Republicans disagree with. Under the proposed amendment, a law or regulation could be repealed only after 34 states passed a resolution for it. In a statement, Enzi said that number represents two-thirds of all states and is a high enough bar to ensure bipartisan support. The amendment shifts power back to the states, Enzi said. and businesses are often faced with the burden of complying with one-size-fits-all federal Enzi seeks to empower states GOP amendment would allow them to repeal federal laws, regulations J.

SCOTT APPLEWHITE Republican Sen. Mike Enzi leaves a meeting at the Capitol in Washington. Enzi, senior senator, has introduced a recent amendment that would allow states to repeal federal laws or regulations they deem onerous or harmful. Benjamin Storrow 307-335-5344, Benjamin.Storrow@trib.com Wyoming regulators recently renewed the preferred bond status of three Peabody Energy mines, allowing the company to forgo millions in reclamation payments and relieving some of the financial uncertainty surrounding the coal giant. Concerns about the coal bonding status have weighed on coal stocks this year after miner Alpha Natural Resources said Wyoming had revoked its status.

The New York Stock Exchange announced it had suspended trading in Alpha on Thursday and was beginning delisting proceedings. Peabody has not faced the same level of concern as its Powder River Basin counterpart. The St. Louis-based firm has a market value of $455 million. Alpha, by contrast, is valued at $54.75 million.

But the situation had nonetheless hung over the company. A Reuters review of financials found the company Wyoming approves self-bonding for three Peabody Energy mines Laura Hancock 307-266-0581, Laura.Hancock@trib.com EVILS TOWER In the 1930s, masons constructed a building made of wheat-colored sandstone at Mills, a growing Newcastle flour company that needed new office space. Decades later, with the flour mill long shuttered, the stones having darkened to a salmon hue with age are again being pasted together with mortar near the foot of Devils Tower National Monument. Ogden Driskill, a state senator, rancher and business owner in the area, has commissioned Newcastle stone mason John Francis to reassemble the building. It will be a hall for wedding receptions and other events.

Depending on costs and weather, it may take three years to reconstruct. Residents of northeastern Wyoming said they miss what had been called the Old Mill, now the site of a Maverick convenience store. But relieved the stone building is being restored. happy building said Newcastle historian Leonard Cash. it would have gone to the Stones The standstone used in the building was quarried near Newcastle.

Each hand-cut stone still contains marks from a chisel, said Francis, the mason. After Maverick purchased the Old Mill, as it was known locally, it sold all the equipment inside. Driskill drove to Newcastle to buy some of it. Maverick representa tives told him the stones were for sale, too. They were beautiful, he said.

He purchased them and hoped his wife be too mad. She is my midlife he said. Driskill hired Francis to begin reassembling the building this summer. Each stone is shaped differ ently than the next. The stones perfectly fit the old building, and Francis had to reconstruct the building at the new site in the same pattern, Francis said.

got a he said. Francis numbered each stone with a construction marker. He sketched the building and each Stone by stone Historic Newcastle flour mill building moved to Devils Tower DAN CEPEDA, STAR-TRIBUNE John Francis smooths mortar between stones while reassembling the Mills office building in Devils Tower recently. The building, which dates to the 1930s, was dismantled in Newcastle and moved to Devils Tower where it is being reconstructed stone by stone. Brendan Meyer 307-266-0544, brendan.meyer@trib.com The watering ban issued Friday in Natrona County has been lifted, according to an announcement from the Central Wyoming Regional Water System.

The ban was issued following a system failure Thursday night at the treatment plant used to serve customers throughout Natrona County. It resulted in a situation, an emergency with a plea for customers to conserve water. But in the following days, crews at the Central Wyoming Regional Water System were able to repair the system used to treat drinking water drawn from the North Platte River. water distribution system has a mechanism to store water; however, we saw a quick and serious draw down from the storage system on Friday that made us very concerned about our ability to replenish the drinking water in the tanks and have enough fire flow David Hill, public utilities manager, said in a written statement. After publicizing the ban, city officials the rate of the draw down drop Hill said.

He thanked residents for complying with the watering ban and conserving water. The failure involved chemicals used by the plant to remove dirt and other unwanted particles. The system supplies water to more than 60,000 people, including customers in Casper, Bar Nunn and the Midwest area. Follo reporter Brendan Meyer on Twitter Officials lift watering ban in Natrona County System used to treat drinking water drawn from river has been fixed Ben Neary Associated Press CHEYENNE Representatives of several Indian tribes say they support legislation introduced by congressional Republicans this week that would exempt tribes nationwide from being classified as large employers under the federal Affordable Care Act a designation that requires tribes to pay higher insurance costs or face federal penalties. Supporters say requiring tribes to provide group insurance for tribal employees serves to shift the costs of implementing the Affordable Care Act from the federal government to the tribes.

People who register for individual coverage under the act may qualify for federal tax credits, but that not available to those who work for designated large employers. Although Republicans have been struggling unsuccessfully to overturn the entire Affordable Care Act for years, the current effort to address the tribal large-employer requirement is remarkable so far for garnering significant Indian support. Tribes push to end Affordable Care Act coverage requirement Please see STONE, A10 Please see ENZI, A10 Please see ACA, A10 Please see PEABODY, A10 Hoponit EATIN WITH AL OOKBOOK 25V ALUE ORONL 10 TRIB OM OD AY SDEAL SCANWITH SMARTPHONE.