Judge orders Jackson woman to return security deposits
• Tramm appears in court, defending her practice of ‘master leasing.’ By Kate Ready Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A Jackson judge has ruled that renter Claire Tramm had no legal authority to sign subleases with…
Historic electric rate hike whittled to 5.5% after utility admits error
• Rocky Mountain Power’s Wyoming customers will see an overall rate hike of 5.5% in January rather than the historic 29.2% increase the company initially proposed. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com In a last-minute deal, the day before facing…
Lummis blasts proposal to move Cheyenne mail processing to Denver
CHEYENNE (WNE) — U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., sent a letter to U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy regarding the USPS’ review of the Cheyenne Processing and Distribution Center and proposal to recategorize the location as a Local Processing…
‘State aid hasn’t kept up’: Community College Commission requests $16 million in state aid
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Community colleges are burdened with the high costs of inflation, and the Wyoming Community College Commission is trying once again to get the state to pay its…
Experts: Not feasible to detangle state from Rocky Mountain Power
By Zak Sonntag Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — With nearly two million customers in six Western states and a total integrated system of generation and transmission that spans 10 states, PacifiCorp is the largest privately owned and…
Why Wyoming sent 240 inmates to a Mississippi prison
• As the Department of Corrections deals with a 25% vacancy rate, 48 additional prisoners were transferred to jails in Lincoln and Sublette counties. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com – The Wyoming Department of Corrections’ transfer of 240 inmates to…
EPA’s new ‘climate super-polluter’ rule likely to pinch small operators
By Zak Sonntag Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The Environmental Protection Agency last week finalized a new rule that aims to vastly curtail emissions from methane — a so-called “climate super-polluter” — by requiring the oil and…
Barrasso blocks ‘assault rifle’ ban
By Sarah Elmquist Squires The Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso on Wednesday blocked an effort to revive the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer attempted to push the measure…
UW releases findings on economic impact of agriculture in Wyoming
CHEYENNE (WNE) — A new publication by the University of Wyoming Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics reports that economic activity related to agricultural production contributed $2.526 billion to Wyoming’s economy in 2021. This total includes direct farm-gate sales from…
Gordon rejects federal climate dollars
• EPA pulled a “bait-and-switch,” the governor said in turning down millions of federal dollars to reduce carbon emissions. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Wyoming will not participate in the federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program, deciding instead to turn…