Lack of mental health resources creates crisis, legislators told
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Health care advocates told legislators Friday that a lack of mental health resources, such as emergency centers, infrastructure, staff and funding has caused crisis care gaps in Wyoming….
Land use money for schools drops
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Land use revenue earmarked for Wyoming’s schools dropped for the fifth year in a row, the Legislative Service Office reported Monday. It’s the least the state has earned from…
Gas prices up 20 cents in last week
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have risen 20.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.52 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 35.2 cents per gallon…
Lummis, Gillibrand Introduce Landmark Legislation to Create Regulatory Framework for Digital Assets
The following is a release from the office of Senator Cynthia Lummis – Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), member of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced the Responsible Financial Innovation…
May 7: U.S. Sen. John Barrasso
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Blockchain, cryptocurrency initiatives gain momentum at UW
By Abby Vander Graaf Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — The state, city and University of Wyoming are putting more of a focus on some of the newest areas of technology that some hope will become a major…
Bison eyed for Endangered Species Act protection
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Another iconic Yellowstone species is being considered again for Endangered Species Act protections. Threats to the park’s plains bison — including loss of habitat and migration routes as well…
Legislature’s only Independent rep to retire
Saying “it’s time to pass the torch” to a fresh face in the Wyoming Legislature, District 22 State Rep. Jim Roscoe said he will not run for re-election when his term ends at the beginning of 2023. Roscoe, an independent,…
Pair of Cowboys Prepare for 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
John Durgee Director, Digital Strategy University of Wyoming Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. — A duo of Cowboys from the University of Wyoming Track & Field team are set to head west to compete in the in the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track…
Fungus linked to White-Nose Syndrome found at Minnetonka Cave
Prevention efforts to increase MONTPELIER, Idaho, June 6, 2022 – The United States Forest Service was notified by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game that the fungus known as Pseudogymnoascus destructans, or Pd, which is responsible for causing the…