‘Chloe’s Law’ becomes law July 1
By Joseph Beaudet The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Starting July 1, gender-affirming care for minors will be banned in Wyoming. While signing the bill, Gov. Mark Gordon was critical because the bill may contradict other…
Special session voted down
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A call for a special session failed to pass a vote of members of the Wyoming Legislature, according to official poll results sent in Sunday night. Lawmakers needed…
Wyoming ranked near the bottom in tax burden by state information
Source: WalletHub The national day known as the deadline to file their taxes is just two weeks away and with Tax Day approaching, the folks at WalletHub.com have released an examination of the tax burden by state. Wyoming ranks as…
Controversial state mandate spurs Wyoming utility to join carbon capture partnership
• Led by Rocky Mountain Power, the partnership — at either Gillette or Glenrock power plants — would spare ratepayers from ‘upfront’ engineering costs By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com – Wyoming’s largest electric utility will move forward with new…
BLM to hold two wild horse and burro adoption events in April
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Bureau of Land Management will hold two separate wild horse and burro adoption events in April. The first event will have approximately 30 untrained horses up for adoption and sale at the Wheatland Off-Range Corral. The…
Double-Decker Roundabout Coming to Afton
Note: For those wondering or not sure, yes, the below story was very much indeed posted as an April Fools story. In an unexpected move, a roundabout has been announced for Highway 89 in Afton. Spencerio McNariumcee with WYDOT’s Division…
Pronghorn productivity declining in Wyoming
By Zak Sonntag Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming is home to a whopping 50% of the world’s pronghorn, the iconic ungulate so named for its laterally flattened, blade-like horns. But that may not be the…
Body of missing Gillette woman found Thursday, ending five-day search
GILLETTE (WNE) — The body of a woman who went missing Saturday in a harsh stretch of Campbell County south of Gillette has been found after dozens of people from multiple agencies spent days searching. Tami Lynn Sturgeon, a…
WYDOT working to repair potholes on Snake River Bridge
Jackson, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation, along with contract crews from Ames Construction, Inc., has scheduled pothole repair work on the Snake River Bridge on Wyoming State Highway 22 for the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 2, from…
Gordon criticizes proposed EPA rule on methane emissions
CHEYENNE (WNE) — In comments submitted Tuesday, Gov. Mark Gordon criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule establishing a waste emission charge for methane discharges from oil and gas facilities. Gordon stressed that states like Wyoming are effectively addressing methane…