Wyoming News
State of the State: Gordon urges lawmakers to restore his $11.1B budget
February 10, 2026
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Standing before a packed House chamber to kick off the state Legislature’s 2026 budget session, Gov. Mark Gordon presented a vision for Wyoming predicated on “the... Read More
Wyoming bills look to loosen concealed carry requirements in the state
February 9, 2026
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Following the 2025 passage of the “Wyoming Repeal Gun Free Zones Act,” state legislators are now turning their attention toward further loosening restrictions on where firearms can... Read More
Wyoming lawmakers exempt two UW programs, one facility from proposed $40 million cut
February 9, 2026
• Lawmakers had previously exempted the education and agriculture colleges from what would amount to an 11% reduction to the school’s block grant. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com Lawmakers voted Thursday to exempt additional University of Wyoming programs... Read More
SVI Radio Interview: Rep. Scott Heiner Legislative Preview
February 9, 2026
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Watch Live - Gov. Mark Gordon's State of the State Address
February 9, 2026
Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) will join the 68th Wyoming Legislature on Monday, Feb. 9 at 10 a.m. to deliver his State of the State address, which can been seen live here courtesy of Wyoming PBS. The Governor will be followed... Read More
Industry reps, hunters and others start review of world’s longest pronghorn migration
February 8, 2026
By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com PINEDALE—Eleven folks sat in a semicircle stretching out from Robb Slaughter, who chaired a pronghorn migration-focused working group that he likened to a football team. Slaughter, who’s a Sweetwater County commissioner, was the quarterback. And the... Read More
Medicaid, maternity care and rural initiatives: Health care legislation to watch this session
February 8, 2026
By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com Though legislators convening in Cheyenne next week will primarily focus on passing a state budget, they will also consider bills that could help shape Wyoming’s health care landscape. Lawmakers will mull several measures critical to deploying... Read More
SVI Radio Interview: Senator Dan Dockstader (R-Afton) - Legislative Session Preview
February 3, 2026
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SVI Radio Interview: Director Angi Bruce, Wyoming Game & Fish Department
February 3, 2026
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Energy Assistance Day is reminder to apply for LIEAP
February 3, 2026
CHEYENNE (WNE) — As temperatures begin to drop in Wyoming, now is the time for residents to apply for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program before the April 30 deadline. LIEAP, administered by the Wyoming Department of Family Services... Read More
Wyoming and Forest Service sign agreement to collaborate on land management
February 2, 2026
By Christina MacIntosh Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Gov. Mark Gordon and the U.S. Forest Service last month signed an updated agreement on how the state and the agency can collaborate to steward federal... Read More
SVI Radio Interview: Senator Eric Barlow, Candidate for Governor of Wyoming
January 27, 2026
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Nuclear waste, state land use top Wyoming Legislature’s energy agenda
January 27, 2026
• Recent controversies over sprawling energy development have triggered a slate of bills to empower voters and communities in state-level energy ambitions. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com If there’s a theme among energy-related bills proposed for the Legislature’s upcoming... Read More
Committee recommends bigger classes, fewer teachers
January 26, 2026
By Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — With just over two weeks until the 2026 budget session, the Wyoming Legislature’s Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration voted Friday to sponsor a 95-page, estimated $1.8... Read More
Sports Friday Interview: Cody Tucker, 7220 Sports
January 24, 2026
Cody Tucker with 7220 Sports called into First Bank of Wyoming Sports Friday to discuss Cowboy Basketball and players picked up in the Transfer Portal for UW Football. Read More
Sports Friday Interview: Randy Welniak, UW Deputy AD for Revenue and External Relations
January 24, 2026
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Sweetwater County’s teacher vacancies surpass top 10 districts combined
January 22, 2026
By Trina Dennis Brittain Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — A former Sweetwater County School District No. 1 board member is calling for administrative accountability as the district combats a number of vacant teaching positions.... Read More
SVI Radio Interview: Chad Baldwin, University of Wyoming
January 21, 2026
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Wyoming Outdoor Council director: Legislators should enact laws to regulate sprawling data centers
January 20, 2026
By Buzzy Hassrick and Daniel Rasmussen Cody Enterprise Via- Wyoming News Exchange CODY — Although the city of Cody hasn’t been approached about locating a data center here, the topic of such a business is on people’s minds.... Read More
Average gas prices edge up slightly in Wyoming in the past week
January 20, 2026
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have risen 0.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.42 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 8.8 cents per... Read More