Rules allowing firearms in Capitol adopted by Wyoming officials
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Members of the public may soon be allowed to concealed carry firearms within the Wyoming Capitol and its underground extension after the state’s top five elected officials…
Feds decline delisting of grizzlies
By Zac Taylor Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange The Yellowstone area grizzly will not be delisted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Biden administration, as the service instead announced an alternate proposal Wednesday. Idaho had asked…
Pilot Butte in Freemont County blocked in Congress
By Sarah Elmquist Squires Lander Journal Via Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — Last month, dozens of people stood outside U.S. Senator John Barrasso’s Riverton office, chanting and raising signs in protest. “Stop Pilot Butte – save our land,” they cried. …
Wyoming Freedom Caucus outlines agenda for 2025 legislative session
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The 68th Wyoming Legislature is set to be sworn in next week, and both Gov. Mark Gordon and members of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus met with the media…
Bill proposes changes to animal cruelty laws, including ‘whacking’ rules and enforcement
By Susan Monaghan Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — A new bill coming through this year’s legislative session would amend the state’s animal cruelty statute to specify that predatory animals must be killed immediately if they’re…
Yellowstone shooter planned act of white nationalist terrorism, officials say
By Jasmine Hall Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON —- The gunman who opened fire in Yellowstone National Park on July 4 had plans for “Pro White Nationalist Violence” and “a history of expressing white supremacist and…
Bill would reduce severance tax rate on coal to 6%
GILLETTE (WNE) — Two years after the Wyoming Legislature knocked 0.5% off of the severance tax on coal, lawmakers are trying to lower it again. House Bill 75 proposes lowering the severance tax rate on surface coal production to…
Rock Springs RMP finalized
By Marit Gookin Lander Journal Via-Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — The Red Desert is an incredible resource for much of central and southern Wyoming. Full of wildlife, recreation destinations, grazing land, cultural sites, and beyond, it’s a beloved part…
Gordon calls court ruling on oil and gas leases a partial victory
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Gov. Mark Gordon called the New Year’s Eve decision by the U.S. District Court of Wyoming in Wyoming v. Haaland “an important partial victory for Wyoming.” The suit was brought in response to the Bureau…
50% tax exemption will go before Wyo. voters in 2026
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A citizen-led initiative to slash property taxes for qualified Wyoming homeowners by 50% was certified Friday by Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray to appear on the…