Governor vetoes bill to repeal gun-free zones in Wyoming
By Brian Martin Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Late Friday evening, Gov. Mark Gordon’s office announced that he had vetoed a bill that would have repealed Wyoming’s gun-free zones. House Bill 125 received widespread support in…
Op-ed: Wyoming Legislative leaders address calls for special session
Wyoming Senate President, Ogden Driskill, and Wyoming Speaker of the House, Albert Sommers, issued the following statement regarding the potential for a special session of the Wyoming Legislature: Rejecting Calls for Special Session: Insights from Legislative Leadership Following the release…
Independent Notes: Rock Springs Management Plan
We held a series of meetings late in the year to address the proposed change for Bureau of Management federal land in southwestern Wyoming. All of this fell under the proposed Rock Springs Resource Management Plan or RMP. Receiving a…
Scintillating Start for Cowgirls Propels Them Past UTSA
• Pedersen ties a career-high with 24 points while Dickerson surpasses 1,000 for her career LARAMIE, Wyo. (March 24, 2024) – The Wyoming Cowgirls came out and put on a clinic on both ends of the floor in the first…
Cowgirls Open WNIT Action Sunday Vs. UTSA
• 1 p.m. tip-off against the Roadrunners LARAMIE, Wyo. (March 22, 2024) – The Wyoming Cowgirl basketball team finally gets to kick-off WNIT action this Sunday at 1 p.m., as UTSA comes to the Arena-Auditorium for second round action. Sunday’s…
Star Valley Health among those to benefit from Helmsley Charitable Trust grant
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted nearly $13.9 million to help Wyoming hospitals and health centers purchase 143 ultrasound imaging devices and boost sonography and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training opportunities across the state. …
Governor Gordon Signs Four Bills Expanding and Extending Property Tax Relief
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Reflecting his call for fair and equitable property tax relief made in his State of the State speech, Governor Mark Gordon signed four bills today that will reduce property taxes to those Wyoming residents who need it…
As disease threatens feedground elk, Wyoming mired in planning and consensus-seeking
• Although changes are tenuous and at least a couple years away, the “opportunities are limitless,” one state official says. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com For the first time in its history, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has…
Wyoming legislators act to bolster state pension funds
By Kate Ready Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Several bills signed into law by Gov. Mark Gordon aim to safeguard pension funds for state employees across Wyoming. Government employees receive pensions through the state of…
Wind power is waning across U.S.
• What does the trend mean for Wyoming? By Zak Sonntag Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — When energy prices spiked in 2022 following extreme weather events and market disruptions from the Russia-Ukraine war, wind turbines saved…