State’s unemployment rate steady at 2.8%
CASPER (WNE) — Wyoming continues to have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation according to new numbers from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services and federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Research & Planning section of…
Lawmakers criticize governor for veto of property tax bill
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Wyoming legislative leaders and other lawmakers criticized Gov. Mark Gordon on Friday for his veto of a bill that would have provided property tax relief for all Wyoming…
Gordon signs off on state budget for next two years
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A budget to fund Wyoming state government for the next two years was signed into law Saturday morning by Gov. Mark Gordon, hours before the midnight deadline….
Wyoming elected officials visit with BLM director in Washington D.C.
By Trina Dennis Brittain Rocket Miner Via Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — Four delegates from Wyoming traveled to Washington D.C. earlier this month to impress upon the director of the Bureau of Land Management the importance of the trona…
Governor vetoes bill to repeal gun-free zones in Wyoming
By Brian Martin Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Late Friday evening, Gov. Mark Gordon’s office announced that he had vetoed a bill that would have repealed Wyoming’s gun-free zones. House Bill 125 received widespread support in…
Hageman bill would block BLM’s Rock Springs ‘illegal land grab’ plan
• Federal conservation plan is an “outright violation of our federal land management laws,” she tells congressional committee. By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com Calling a federal conservation proposal for 3.7 million acres north of Rock Springs a “monstrosity…
For $2.6 million, Teton County seeks to lease Munger Mountain state lands
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Three years after a Montana-based glamping company expressed interest in developing a resort on Munger Mountain state trust land, Teton County will formally propose an alternative: a…
As disease threatens feedground elk, Wyoming mired in planning and consensus-seeking
• Although changes are tenuous and at least a couple years away, the “opportunities are limitless,” one state official says. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com For the first time in its history, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has…
Wyoming legislators act to bolster state pension funds
By Kate Ready Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Several bills signed into law by Gov. Mark Gordon aim to safeguard pension funds for state employees across Wyoming. Government employees receive pensions through the state of…
Poverty among Sweetwater County families higher than the U.S. average
By Trina Dennis Brittain Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — Many families in Sweetwater County cannot afford quality early childhood services. The number of children and families living at and below poverty in Sweetwater County is…