In new leadership post, Hageman takes fresh aim at federal land, grizzly policies
• Wyoming representative’s bills would delist grizzlies and torpedo controversial Biden administration plans for southwest Wyoming and the Powder River Basin. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com With a bevy of new federal bills filed this week, Rep. Harriet Hageman…
Five education bills to watch in Wyoming’s 2025 Legislature
• Lawmakers will consider measures on everything from allowing more charter schools to cellphone bans and relaxing teaching certification standards. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com When lawmakers convene Tuesday in Cheyenne for the 2025 general session, they will begin…
Gov. Gordon visits Kemmerer schools to discuss RIDE initiative
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More firefighters rush to Los Angeles as stronger winds are forecast
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, JULIE WATSON and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A growing force of firefighters and equipment moved into the Los Angeles area Monday as another round of powerful winds threatened to trigger new wildfires and…
Key legislative topics: Education, election, gaming, property taxes
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The 68th Wyoming Legislature will convene for a 40-day general session starting Tuesday, and more than 600 bills sponsored by committees and individual lawmakers are expected to…
SVI Radio Interview: Wyoming State Treasurer Curt Meier
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Lincoln County unemployment up from 2023
The Lincoln County Unemployment Rate for November of 2024 was 3.3%, up from 2.8% for same time period in 2023. The report is the latest information coming from the Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services….
More Wyoming teens joining the workforce
CHEYENNE — More of Wyoming’s teenagers are joining the workforce, with health care and social assistance among their top employment choices, according to Wyoming Department of Workforce Services data. DWS Research and Planning Research Supervisor Michael Moore presented labor statistics…
Report suggests four ways to address state housing shortage
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Last February, the Wyoming Community Development Authority published its statewide housing needs assessment for the state of Wyoming. This report showed Wyoming’s housing development was not on track…
‘Making a difference’ Kade & Jami Wilkes give combined 110 years of service
There are two ways to make a living. One is to just make a buck. The other is to make a difference. Kade and Jami Wilkes fall into the latter category. For some 35 years, the two Afton natives have…