Endangered Species Act protections for wolverines likely imminent
• State surveys don’t placate federal biologists who say the Lower 48 population is ‘less secure’ than previously thought. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com An analysis of wolverines in Wyoming and the rest of their Lower 48 range paints a…
Barrasso, Lummis vote to ban federal mask mandates
CHEYENNE (WNE) — This week, U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., praised the U.S. Senate for passing Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s amendment to the Senate minibus appropriations bill prohibiting the Department of Transportation from using any federal…
USDA Appoints New Members to Food Safety Advisory Committee
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the appointment of 21 new members and nine returning members to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF). The purpose of the committee is to provide impartial scientific advice…
Wyoming unemployment unchanged at 2.9% in September
The Research & Planning Section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Monday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged from August to September at 2.9%. Wyoming’s unemployment rate was much lower than its year-ago level of…
Gordon to host Western governors, U.S. cabinets
PINEDALE (WNE) — In July, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon took on the role of chairman of the Western Governor’s Association for 2024, which brings with it an opportunity to focus regional attention on a chairman’s chosen initiative. Gordon’s initiative is…
University of Wyoming visits ExxonMobile Shute Creek
• ExxonMobil plans for a $400 million investment at Shute Creek. SVI Media/UW News University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel and other UW representatives got a close look at the world’s largest carbon capture facility during a visit to ExxonMobil’s…
Heiner addresses BLM, power rates and property taxes
• BLM reduce oil and gas leasing and removes cow/calf pairs. Changes proposed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for land in southwest Wyoming , power rate increases, and property taxes were all covered in a conversation with SVI…
Wyoming News Briefs: Teachers at UW, Jackson vigil,
UW’s College of Education aims to reshape teacher development CASPER — A few weeks ago, Jenna Shim spent the day talking with the principal and teachers at Encampment’s K-12 school. The visit was typical of the regular outreach that Shim,…
Hageman congratulates House Speaker Mike Johnson
Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman issued the following statement on Congressman Mike Johnson being elected Speaker of the House of Representatives: Rep. Hageman said, “I congratulate my friend and colleague Mike Johnson. a solid conservative, on his election as Speaker of…
CWD confirmed in Elk Hunt Area 58
CODY – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in Elk Hunt Area 58. The disease was detected in a hunter-harvested bull elk in early October. Elk Hunt Area 58 is in the…