Wyoming lawmakers clash over where to stash $250M in surplus revenue
• Members of the Joint Appropriations Committee split Wednesday over whether to put the quarter of a billion dollars into temporary or permanent savings accounts. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com Amid ongoing budget fights over spending, Wyoming lawmakers clashed…
19-year-old sentenced to 54 years in prison for role in friend’s murder
By Cali O’Hare Pinedale Roundup Via- Wyoming News Exchange PINEDALE — Orion Donnie Owen Schlesinger, 19, was sentenced to 54 years to life in prison on Jan. 8 after he pleaded guilty to the charges of conspiracy to commit…
Lawmakers move to defund Wyoming Business Council ahead of budget session
• Despite pleas from Gov. Gordon and others, Joint Appropriations Committee debated whether economic development is the proper role of state government. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com The primary budgeting arm of the Legislature voted Tuesday to defund the Wyoming…
Former State Superintendent Balow announces run for U.S. House
• Fifth-generation Wyomingite left the state in 2022 to become state superintendent in Virginia. By Jasmine Hall Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow will run for Wyoming’s…
Degenfelder announces bid for governor after Trump endorsement
• As the top education official in the state for the past three years, Degenfelder has overseen several conservative education reforms. By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — State Superintendent of Public Instruction…
Wyoming unemployment rate at 3.4% in November 2025
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Friday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.4% in November 2025. Wyoming’s unemployment rate was slightly lower than its November 2024…
Wyoming’s top officials promise to reckon with ever-increasing wind projects, other development
• Residents complain state board has inadequately addressed concerns. Then, Gov. Mark Gordon and Secretary of State Chuck Gray get into ugly spat. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com For 2.5 hours Thursday, state officials heard testimony and emotional pleas…
Wyomingites’ reactions mixed regarding uncertainty in Venezuela
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Last weekend, the global political landscape was upended when U.S. special forces launched an operation in Caracas, Venezuela, seizing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores,…
Wyoming’s Frontier Stable Token now available for public purchase
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Gov. Mark Gordon on Wednesday announced Wyoming’s historic launch of the first fiat-backed, fully reserved stable token to be issued by a public entity in the United States. Gordon, chairman of the seven-member Wyoming Stable Token…
Scammers use Bitcoin ATMs to steal thousands
By Ivy Secrest Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — As 2025 came to an end, a Cheyenne resident reported a loss of approximately $98,000 to the Cheyenne Police Department as a result of a year’s…