Overdose prevention in Wyoming boosted by $2 million from CDC
• Similar payments are expected over the next five years, which will go toward building data sets and linking people to substance use disorder resources. By Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com Money to combat the nation’s opioid crisis continues to flow…
As demand soars for property tax relief, lawmakers look to grow refund program
• Refunded residents more than doubled after the Wyoming Legislature expanded eligibility last spring. Another expansion could be twice as nice, according to some lawmakers. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com After a record number of Wyoming residents used the state’s…
$68 million school inflation adjustment, BLM-no answers
• Gillette library books, anti-trans at UW, mental health task force. SVI Media /News Exchange Lawmakers recommend $68 million in school inflation adjustment for 2024-2025 CASPER — Lawmakers have begun their first talks on an inflation adjustment for the upcoming…
Homeowners speak in favor of a new property tax system, lawmakers move to draft new bill
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Members of the Joint Revenue Committee moved to draft legislation during their Monday meeting that would amend the state constitution and implement an acquisition value property tax system…
End of wildland firefighter pay increase on horizon
By Joseph Beaudet The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Congress approved a pay increase for federal wildland firefighters in 2021. The pay increase is about to expire, which could create a pay cliff for the firefighters. A…
Casper abortion clinic arsonist sentenced to 5 years
CHEYENNE (WNE) — A 22-year-old Casper woman was sentenced to five years of incarceration for setting fire to Wyoming’s only surgical abortion clinic in 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming announced Thursday. At the time, the…
Wyoming home to some of the most unaffordable and affordable housing in U.S.
• Jackson is second most expensive town for housing in U.S.; Evanston is most affordable By Jackson Hole News&Guide staff Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Jackson is the second-most expensive town in the U.S. in terms of both the…
Evanston man faces up to 110 years for child pornography
EVANSTON (WNE) — Evanston resident Drew Millett, who was arrested on June 15, has been charged with 11 counts of sexual exploitation of children via child pornography. If convicted, Millett faces up to 110 years in prison and up to…
Man tased after clocking 112 mph, charged with possession of meth
JACKSON (WNE) — A 47-year-old man from Irwin, Idaho, was arrested Saturday after Teton County sheriff’s deputies used a Taser to de-escalate an incident, said John Faicco, detective sergeant for the Teton County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies clocked Jeremy Clay driving…
Legislators slam BLM plan
By Bryon Glathar Kemmerer Gazette Via- Wyoming News Exchange KEMMERER — A number of Wyoming officials are asking residents to speak up while they can concerning a recently-released plan by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that could affect farmers,…