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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 Mark Gordon’s office announced that he had vetoed a bill that would have repealed Wyoming’s gun-free zones.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…

Wind power is waning across U.S.

• What does the trend mean for Wyoming?   By Zak Sonntag Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — When energy prices spiked in 2022 following extreme weather events and market disruptions from the Russia-Ukraine war, wind turbines saved…

Governor vetoes two bills, signs 16 more into law

  By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A week after the last day of the 2025-26 biennial budget session, Gov. Mark Gordon vetoed two bills and signed several others into law on Friday. The…

Reduction to elk herds even more important without reimbursement plan

• A serious rural issue By Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Last year, the Game and Fish Department removed more than 100 head of elk from rangeland in southeastern Wyoming, salvaged the meat and…

‘Path of the Pronghorn’ protections advance despite industry opposition

  • Conservationists, oil and gas industry debate merits of state protection. By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — After two hours, John Masterson had read the room. The oil and gas industry was fighting…