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Month: September 2024

Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins…

Feds: Man accused in apparent assassination attempt left note indicating he intended to kill Trump

By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The man accused in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump at a golf course in Florida left behind a note detailing his…

Statewide gun-free zone ban legislation expected for 2025 session

  • Members of the Joint Judiciary Committee discussed allowing firearms in more public places as educators, other members of the public expressed concern.   By Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com Lawmakers wrote the latest page in Wyoming’s gun-free-zone saga Thursday afternoon…

Governor says he’s committed to marketing Wyoming coal in the U.S.

By Susan Monaghan Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Gov. Mark Gordon told industry representatives and Gillette residents Tuesday night he is committed to marketing Wyoming coal domestically amid shrinking demand for coal in the U.S. “Our…

House committee passes Hageman bill to block Rock Springs RMP

  CHEYENNE (WNE) — On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman’s bill, H.R. 6085, to prohibit the implementation of the proposed Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Rock Springs RMP Revision, was passed by the House Natural Resources…

Active search and rescue in remote southeast corner of Yellowstone National Park 

• Public’s assistance requested Yellowstone National Park requests the public’s assistance in locating Austin King, a 22-year-old male last heard from on Tuesday, Sept. 17, when he called friends and family from the summit of Eagle Peak in the park’s…

‘GOD’S HAND IS IN THIS’

• ‘Calling refreshed’ for new pastor of local church   By Julie Dockstader Heaps SVI Media The Reverend Stephen J. Bibb was happy in retirement. In fact, he’d already retired twice. “Rev. Steve” — as he prefers to be called —…

KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “Started Stoppin” by Mitchell Tenpenny

This week Kick It or Keep It on SVI Radio features a new song from country artist Mitchell Tenpenny. If kept, “Started Stoppin” will be added to The Spur’s playlist. The song is part of Tenpenny’s latest album titled The 3rd,…

The Federal Reserve is finally lowering rates. Here’s what consumers should know

By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate from its 23-year high, with consequences for debt, savings, auto loans, mortgages and other forms of borrowing by consumers and businesses. On…