Barrasso, Tester, Daines, Hickenlooper Push Biden Admin to Address Rural Nursing Home Staffing Shortages
CASPER, WY – U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and colleagues today sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure expressing concerns about CMS’ intent to…
Three Cowboys Ranked in First NCAA Coaches Poll
The first set of NCAA coaches’ rankings were released Thursday evening and featured three different Cowboys ranked inside the top 33 at their weights. The rankings are voted on by coaches and set the stage for the NCAA tournament and…
Suicide hotline funding moves on; spending proposal sparks emotional debate at Capitol
By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Lawmakers took a step toward addressing suicide in Wyoming on Thursday as the state continues to reel from a crisis that left more than 180 people dead in 2020…
Medicaid expansion clears House committee
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE —A bill that would extend Medicaid coverage to more people for the next two years was given its first approval Thursday morning in the House Revenue Committee, but not…
(WATCH) The Red Zone 1/20/23
This week on SVI Media’s The Red Zone, Duke Dance speaks with Wyoming’s leading scorer in high school boys basketball, Ryan Wells from Dubois High School. He also catches up with Commissioner of the Wyoming High School Activities Association, Ron…
Sweeping sales tax reform bill falters
By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyomingites probably won’t see a big change in sales taxes this year after lawmakers tabled a sweeping bill that would have nixed most exemptions while decreasing the overall…
Cowboys Drop Front Range Battle at Air Force, 82-74
• Reynolds Leads Pokes with 26 points The Wyoming Cowboys dropped a tough road decision at Air Force on Tuesday evening by a score of 82-74 in Clune Arena in Colorado Springs. The Cowboys were without the services of Preseason…
Jackson sees rise in Idaho women seeking abortions
By Kate Ready Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — As Wyoming lawmakers double down on efforts to make abortions illegal, introducing a bill that would prohibit chemical abortions, a Teton County doctor said that would affect not…
BLM to host public meeting in Cheyenne for input on potential updates to solar energy program
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — As part of its ongoing effort to support responsible renewable energy development on public lands, the Bureau of Land Management is holding a public scoping meeting in Cheyenne to solicit feedback on the recently announced programmatic environmental impact statement for the…
Dockstader sponsors parental rights bill
By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —Wyomingites may see something similar to Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law become a reality in Wyoming. Sen. Dan Dockstader, R-Afton, is sponsoring a bill that would bar classroom…