Hageman votes to overturn heavy-duty truck rule
CHEYENNE (WNE) — U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman voted Tuesday to prevent more costly and punitive regulations on the production of heavy-duty vehicles. S.J. Res. 11 would rescind the Biden administration’s heavy-duty truck rule. Hageman stated in a news release: “The…
Housing program eligibility grows
• Property owners can earn more and still qualify for help By Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — More Wyoming homeowners than ever now qualify for a federally funded program for people struggling to pay housing…
Education leaders: We had no input on WDE strategic plan
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — While State Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder said the state’s new plan for education reform was based upon “voices of thousands of education stakeholders across the state”…
UW, state team with Wyoming brewer
• Craft beer cans will feature Pistol Pete, classic bucking horse By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Beer, beer, get your beer, University of Wyoming fans. UW Athletics and the state of Wyoming announced Friday…
Civil suit alleges Ammon Bundy hid assets in Wyoming
• Attorneys in an Idaho lawsuit say high-profile anti-government activist Ammon Bundy is exploiting Wyoming’s controversial privacy laws. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com Ammon Bundy is using Wyoming’s controversial corporate privacy laws to hide his assets in a series of…
Fatal winter puts ‘Path of the Pronghorn’ on shaky ground
• A year that started off especially deadly for the Sublette Herd of Antilocapra americana threatens to drastically reduce numbers of animals using an ancient, celebrated migration. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com A collared pronghorn took her last breath on…
Prosecutors agree to release man detained after Yellowstone death
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Michael Wayne McCollum will be released from a Montana jail where he was held on Yellowstone National Park’s behalf — even though federal prosecutors initially labeled him a…
Bridger Valley man gets life in prison for ‘half-baked, poorly executed’ murder-for-hire
By Hayden Godfrey Uinta County Herald Via- Wyoming News Exchange EVANSTON — A Bridger Valley man was sentenced to life in prison last Thursday after unsuccessfully orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot against his ex-wife. According to a sworn affidavit by Uinta…
UW gets $40.5M for carbon project
• Award is largest in university’s history By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The University of Wyoming will receive $40.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a commercial carbon storage site in…
Sweetwater County school district questions suit’s legitimacy
• Parents challenge policy on student names, pronouns By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Lawyers for Sweetwater County School District No. 1 issued a blistering response on Monday to a lawsuit filed by two…