Barrasso warns Democrats after they block Pilot Butte transfer
By David Velazquez Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Two Democratic U.S. senators blocked a motion by Wyoming Republicans to pass a bill that would transfer ownership of a defunct power plant on the Wind River Reservation…
Elected officials incensed by BLM’s Rock Springs RMP decision
By Trina Dennis Brittain Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — A federal agency dismissed concerns about the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan, and leaders in Southwest Wyoming are preparing to fight. According to a news release,…
EXPLORE Act boosts photography, risks impacts to Teton park’s visitors, athletes
• Photographers debate whether bill benefits or hinders public land management. By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Legislation passed by Congress last week could limit the authority of the National Park Service…
Wyoming Economic Summary Report released for third quarter
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Employment in Wyoming increased in the third quarter of 2024, according to the latest edition of the Wyoming Economic Summary Report, a quarterly publication that highlights the state’s economic conditions. Overall, Wyoming recorded approximately 3,100 or…
Wyoming Freedom Caucus unveils ambitious ‘Five and Dime Plan’
• Bloc of hardline Republicans pledges to pass five ‘key bills’ related to elections, immigration, education and other issues in the first 10 days of session. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com As the Wyoming Freedom Caucus prepares to assume…
BLM approves Two Rivers wind energy project
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Bureau of Land Management Rawlins Field Office issued a decision record approving the Two Rivers wind energy project on 4,507 acres of BLM-managed land near Medicine Bow and Rock River in Carbon and Albany counties….
Public comment sought on new Worker’s Comp rules
SHERIDAN (WNE) — The Department of Workforce Services is seeking public comment on the proposed Workers’ Compensation program rules, specifically Chapter 9: Fee Schedules. The Workers’ Compensation Division has analyzed Chapter 9 to identify areas in which the division…
Wyoming unemployment rises to 3.3% in November 2024
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Monday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased modestly from 3.2% in October to 3.3% in November. Wyoming’s unemployment rate was higher…
An emerging, chronic challenge for Jackson Hole elk
• Chronic wasting disease, which poses a grave threat to western Wyoming’s hay-fed wapiti, has been found for the first time in the Fall Creek Elk Herd. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Someone recreating on public land south of…
No offseasons anymore for Teton County Search and Rescue
By Charley Sutherland Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON —Teton County Search and Rescue had busier shoulder seasons and rescued a higher percentage of women in 2024 than in previous years. That’s according to its annual report,…