UP, Norfolk Southern will merge to create the first transcontinental railroad
RAWLINS (WNE) — Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are merging in an $85 billion deal to create the first transcontinental railroad in the United States, and the city of Rawlins is on board. The merger aims to improve the…
BCBS leaders discuss rising health care costs, policy changes
By Alyssa Tolman Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — With costs rising nationwide, many patients, medical providers, insurers and others responsible for covering the cost of health care are scrambling to find ways to…
Wyoming Freedom Caucus calls for more tax cuts
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — State lawmakers who are part of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, known for its hardline conservative stances, laid out their fiscal goals for the coming budget session on…
Wyoming Press Association announces new executive director
SHERIDAN (WNE) — The Wyoming Press Association Board of Directors last week announced that Steve Kiggins will be its next executive director. Kiggins began work with the WPA on Nov. 3. His experience in the news industry includes two stints…
Governor funds food pantries in lieu of SNAP
By Ivy Secrest Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon issued two executive orders Friday — one intended to “make Wyoming healthy again” and the other releasing state funds to feed Wyomingites as…
Lawmakers advance school funding recalibration
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Legislature’s Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration concluded a rigorous, two-day meeting Wednesday dedicated to updating the state’s K-12 funding model, a process mandated…
Can BLM ignore land-use plans and lease off-limits ‘Golden Triangle’ habitat for drilling?
• Legal questions loom over 20,000 acres of prime habitat for mule deer, pronghorn and sage grouse successfully nominated for drilling leases by Casper-based Kirkwood Oil and Gas. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com In December, after an extraordinarily controversial planning…
Enroll Wyoming offers free assistance during open enrollment
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Open enrollment for marketplace health insurance coverage runs from Nov. 1, 2025, through Jan. 15, 2026, and Enroll Wyoming is available to help Wyoming residents understand their options and get covered. Enroll Wyoming provides free, confidential…
Gordon exploring options as SNAP may be suspended
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Gov. Mark Gordon announced Tuesday he is exploring options around the potential suspension of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments Nov. 1 due to the ongoing federal shutdown. The governor’s first priority will be to ensure families…
Police find 50 grams of meth in Washington man’s van
JACKSON (WNE) — A simple expired-plate stop on Snow King Avenue after midnight Sept. 23 turned into one of Jackson’s bigger drug cases this year when officers seized 50 grams of methamphetamine — more than was confiscated in all…