Oil and gas, green groups both pan reduced lease sale
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Oil and gas companies successfully bid for the right to develop 71,251 federal acres across the West in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s first onshore oil and gas lease sale since President Joe Biden took…
Wyoming companies hoping to change U.S. reliance on China for rare earth elements
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Beneath Wyoming’s surface lies a bounty of resources most of us haven’t thought about since high school chemistry. None of the increasingly sought-after rare earth elements — neodymium, dysprosium,…
Public Invited to Attend Gas and Diesel Price Working Group Meeting
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Gordon’s Gas and Diesel Price Working Group has released its agenda for its public meetings. The first of two meetings will take place on Friday, July 15 from 1-5 pm in the Herschler Building’s Connector Auditorium in…
Simpson honored at White House
By Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Retired U.S. Sen. Al Simpson received the nation’s highest civilian honor Thursday: the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Ninety-year-old Simpson is a pillar of Wyoming politics. He served in the…
Wyoming Wildlife Task Force debates license allocation
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Wildlife Task Force met Thursday to debate six propositions for limited-entry license allocation and its impacts on hunters. These were considered as part of an effort…
Dockstader endorses Senator Tara Nethercott as the next Secretary of State.
The following is a release from Dan Dockstader – Wyoming Senate President Dan Dockstader has withdrawn from the race for Wyoming Secretary of State and is endorsing Tara Nethercott for the position. “As we move through the election process, I…
Wyoming Unclaimed Property sets numerous records
Treasurer’s Office still holding on to more than $98 million owed to State residents CHEYENNE – The Unclaimed Property Division of the Wyoming State Treasurer’s Office paid out more than $15.25 million in money and securities value during fiscal year…
Updated WIC Guidelines May Help More Families, Says Wyoming Department of Health
With families feeling the pinch at the grocery store under the high inflation, the Wyoming WIC Program’s new income guidelines may offer some relief. WIC is officially known as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Program,…
Trigger ban lawsuit expected after move to certify abortion law
By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Any legal action on the part of Wellspring Health Access against Wyoming’s abortion trigger ban would likely come when the state moves to certify the law, a spokesperson…
Devils Towers visitors spend $40M
GILLETTE (WNE) — Devils Tower National Monument had a record-breaking year in terms of visitors in 2021, and that translated into an increase in local revenue. Visitors to Devils Tower spent nearly $40 million in the region in 2021. According…