Experts: Medicaid expansion critical to saving Wyoming’s health care industry
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Casper resident Angie Dax sat on the edge of her bed with a bottle of pills in her hand. She resisted the urge to swallow the entire…
No. 1 obstacle to filling Wyoming’s maternity care gaps? Hiring.
• New hospital survey results come as 11 of Wyoming’s 23 counties do not have a practicing OB-GYN and three delivery facilities have closed in the last decade. Lawmakers begin to look for solutions. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com…
New tools available to solve cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people
By Jasmine Hall Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Officials in every branch of Wyoming government and law enforcement are trying to create new tools to solve cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people. The two…
Barrasso criticizes Biden administration’s new power plant rule
By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Last week, the Biden administration finalized a rule that compels coal power plants and new natural gas-fired power plants to cut or capture 90% of their climate…
Senators applaud passage of ban on Russian uranium
CHEYENNE (WNE) — U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., applauded the unanimous passage Tuesday of H.R. 1042, a bill to ban Russian uranium imports into the United States. H.R. 1042 was sponsored by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers,…
May wild horse, burro adoption events set in Wyoming
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming will hold three wild horse and burro adoptions this May. Animals will be offered to qualified adopters both online and at in-person competitive bid adoptions for a $125 minimum fee:…
Why Yellowstone is implementing strong new anti-mussel rules
By Dylan Farrell Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Yellowstone National Park will implement new measures this spring to combat the spread of aquatic invasive species in the park. Beginning May 25, the park will require all…
Moorcroft man charged with attempted murder
SUNDANCE (WNE) — A Moorcroft man faces charges of attempted murder and kidnapping after allegedly beating a woman and then fleeing to Nebraska after she stabbed him in the neck in self-defense. On April 17 at around 7:30 p.m.,…
Legislators debate who should shape Wyoming health care system
By Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Lawmakers spent Monday morning debating which experts — if any — should be allowed to shape Wyoming’s health care system. At an interim meeting in Afton, the Joint…
BLM proposes sale of public lands in Sweetwater County
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — In a move aimed at streamlining operations and optimizing resources, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has revealed plans for the sale of 307.5 acres of public lands in Sweetwater County. PacifiCorp, the intended buyer, seeks…