Media scrum: In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s a new daily news operation in town. The Aloha State Daily, an online-only news publication, that a scroll back through its website shows launched in late December. For weeks it appears to have been largely entertainment and lifestyle features but picked up a solid news report particularly as the legislative session rolled out.
It’s owned by a Wyoming billionaire who has not been stingy with his political contributions to conservative candidates including President Donald Trump. The guy, B. Wayne Hughes Jr., also owns a flourishing online news site in Wyoming, the Cowboy State Daily, that has generated some recent controversy.
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