Lawmakers meet to discuss school facility funding concerns
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — As student enrollment continues to decline around the state, lawmakers met Tuesday to discuss volatile insurance markets and school facility funding formulas that impact education in Wyoming…
Amid growing concern, data center developers insist they won’t stress Wyoming water
• Companies say geothermal and closed-loop cooling systems require a fraction of the water that older data centers use. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Among the many data center developers with sights on Wyoming, two of them alone —…
100 candidates now running for office in Wyoming
• With the opening of the candidate filing period, it’s officially election season in the Equality State. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com More than 100 candidates filed paperwork to run for office in Wyoming in the first two…
Tourism stable amid warm conditions
By Alex Viveros Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Helia Zhang came to Jackson Hole prepared for cold weather, holding a puffy jacket as she and her family took pictures at the antler arches Friday afternoon…
Wyoming’s healthcare struggles explained to lawmakers
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Over two days of testimony, lawmakers heard about how Wyoming is losing its ability to provide care close to home. On Thursday and Friday, the Joint…
Food freedom supporters rally at Capitol over enforcement against Wyoming producers
By Alyssa Tolman Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Farm owners and supporters of Wyoming’s Food Freedom Act gathered at the Wyoming State Capitol on Saturday, arguing recent state and local enforcement actions against small food…
Lummis: Bill would cut cost of building nuclear plants
CHEYENNE (WNE) — U.S. Sens. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., along with U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., this week introduced the Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act, legislation that would direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to issue a…
Lawmakers consider options for free access to court records
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — After years of discussions about modernizing Wyoming’s court records system to allow greater accessibility, state lawmakers are once again considering making a change. Discussions Wednesday during the…
Grizzly that attacked Yellowstone hikers near Old Faithful was likely mother with cubs
JACKSON (WNE) — A grizzly bear mother with cubs was likely responsible for an attack that left two hikers in Yellowstone National Park seriously injured on Monday, the park said in a Friday update. Evidence from the attack suggests that…
Disease outbreak cuts Wyoming, Yellowstone wolf numbers to lowest level since reintroduction era
• Despite distemper-driven decline, most remaining canines now have strong antibodies and resistance — and state biologists are upbeat about the species’ ability to rebound. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com A flare up of a disease that’s especially lethal…