Ripple effect: Sanctions on Russia could impact Wyoming energy
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — As Russia lays siege to its neighbor, the West has rallied behind Ukraine, wielding dollars, euros and pounds against the 11th-biggest economy in the world. The European Union, reliant…
Redistricting process hits snag
By Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —Both the Wyoming House and Senate have passed redistricting plans, but as usual, the process has been anything but smooth. The Senate adopted a redistricting plan Thursday that risks a…
Visitation rights at issue
By Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —A bill that would ensure visitation rights for the loved ones of people in hospitals and long term care facilities cleared the Wyoming House on Tuesday and is now moving…
Internet crimes against children on the rise
By Kate Ready Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Internet crimes against children, ranging from sexual abuse and trafficking to distributing pornography, are on the rise nationally and statewide. ”We are busier than we’ve ever been in…
Federal renaming drive bypasses Wyoming board
By CJ Baker Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — Acting with unusual speed, the federal government is moving forward with plans to rename some 664 geographic features across the country that contain the word squaw — including a…
Bill to improve resident chances at coveted game tag advances
CODY (WNE) — A bill that would give Wyoming residents a slightly better chance at drawing a “Big 5” game species tag and further limit the number of nonresident licenses available is moving along in the legislature with support from…
Cowboy Comeback Falls Short in 73-66 Loss to San Diego State
Nick Seeman Assistant Athletic Director, Communications University of Wyoming Athletics The Cowboys nearly erased a 11-point deficit but fell just short in a 73-66 loss to San Diego State on Monday evening in the Arena-Auditorium. It marked the first…
Crossover voting ban clears Senate
By Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A bill to end the practice of crossover voting is headed to the House after lengthy debate about what it means to be a Republican in Wyoming today. Senate…
Proposed reroute of I-80 could help economy
By Abby Vander Graaff Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — Interstate 80 is coming under scrutiny again as the Wyoming Department of Transportation has made an informal proposal to the federal government to consider a reroute of the…
Legislature rejects Medicaid expansion
By Jasmine Hall and Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Attempts were made in both chambers of the Wyoming Legislature on Friday to amend the 2023- 24 biennium budget to expand Medicaid coverage to more…