Wellspring center in Casper pauses services after conservative legislature passes tough new restrictions
There’s a small, unremarkable beige building in downtown Casper, the heart of Wyoming’s oil country, tucked between a Sinclair gas station and a local dry cleaner. Most days of the week, the building attracts a small throng of protesters.
In May 2022, it was burned down just three weeks before a new business was set to open in the building. Since it finally opened in 2023, Wyoming lawmakers have passed a number of laws designed specifically to shut it down.