Wyoming lawmakers exempt two UW programs, one facility from proposed $40 million cut
• 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…
Amazon warehouse in Riverton finally confirmed as construction finishes
RIVERTON (WNE) — After two years of rumors and non-disclosure agreements signed by local economic development officials, word has finally come through official channels: Amazon is here. Though the giant facility currently under construction in the Eastern Shoshone…
Industry reps, hunters and others start review of world’s longest pronghorn migration
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…
Medicaid, maternity care and rural initiatives: Health care legislation to watch this session
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…
Energy Assistance Day is reminder to apply for LIEAP
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…
Wyoming and Forest Service sign agreement to collaborate on land management
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…
Nuclear waste, state land use top Wyoming Legislature’s energy agenda
• 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…
Committee recommends bigger classes, fewer teachers
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…
Brucellosis detected in Sublette County cattle
TORRINGTON (WNE) – The Wyoming Livestock Board announced this week that a brucellosis-affected herd was identified in Sublette County through routine annual surveillance testing. Laboratory confirmation was completed at the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory in Laramie and validated…
Sweetwater County’s teacher vacancies surpass top 10 districts combined
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….