National parks to stay open during shutdown
• Teton County leaders, business owners supportive of move By Christina MacIntosh Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Hours before the U.S. Senate adjourned on Tuesday night, initiating a government shutdown, the Interior Department directed…
Governor issues protocols pertinent to state federal workers
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon’s office issued a statement Tuesday saying he was monitoring the potential shutdown of the federal government, which was set to occur if Congress failed to reach a budget resolution effective at midnight…
State ponders how it can transform rural health care
By CJ Baker Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — Congress has set aside $50 billion to transform rural health care, and the Trump administration is asking the nation’s governors to “think big and submit audacious proposals”…
Little public notice of Monday’s critical public meeting regarding Public Records Act
• Wyoming’s public records ombudsman is trying to get the word out about a task force that seeks to improve the law that gives citizens access to government work. By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com Wyoming’s public records…
Cattle prices have reached a record high this year
• Campbell County ranchers say it’s a welcome relief By Susan Monaghan Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Wednesday afternoon inside Buffalo Livestock Market — one of the local sale barns to ranchers in Campbell…
Wyoming, Utah and Idaho push for nuclear energy renaissance
• Industry leaders see a fertile political environment in the region, but say challenges lie ahead. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com IDAHO FALLS—A couple hundred nuclear energy industry officials, along with two western state governors, a Trump administration official…
Wyoming unemployment falls to 3.2% in August 2025
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Monday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 3.3% in July to 3.2% in August. Wyoming’s unemployment rate is slightly lower…
Wyoming’s average gas prices edge up by nearly 2 cents a gallon
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have risen 1.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.08 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 5.4 cents per…
The $50M impact of federal royalty cuts
By Marit Gookin Lander Journal Via- Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — Passed in July, the “Big Beautiful Bill” was, as the name suggests, very large and dealt with a vast array of topics. One of those topics with particular…
No one is using a controversial compensation program for grass lost to overpopulated Wyoming elk
• Because program was conceived in response to a big stink about elk numbers and damage, Game and Fish commissioner is ‘shocked’ by the absence of claims. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com There’s been virtually no interest in a…