PacifiCorp throws lifeline to one Wyoming power plant, confirms end of coal at another
• Utility’s moves will result in more planet-warming emissions and higher electric bills, critics say. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Wyoming’s largest electric utility has thrown a temporary lifeline to the Dave Johnston coal-fired power plant near Glenrock while…
Lincoln County unemployment at 4.0 percent
Lincoln County’s unemployment rate climbed slightly in year-to-date comparisons just released by the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services. The county’s unemployment rate was 4.0 percent in January of 2025, compared to the 3.5 percent in January of 2024. A…
SVI Radio Interview: Dir. Angi Bruce, Wyoming Game & Fish
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Governor Announces Opening of Property Tax Refund Program Application Period
Deadline to apply is June 2 CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon and the Wyoming Department of Revenue are announcing the property tax refund program for homeowners is now open for applications. At the Governor’s request, the Legislature appropriated…
Bill enabling Game and Fish to establish trap setbacks fails in legislature
A legislative bill that would have allowed the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to establish setbacks for traps on high-use trails failed to pass during the 2025 legislative session. The bill, SF0139, passed the senate in early February with a…
Wyoming’s Education Future: A Shift in Authority
• Megan Degenfelder discussed the dissolving of the Department of Education and what it means for Education in Wyoming Last week on the Weekday Wake-Up, Megan Degenfelder, Wyoming State Superintendent of Public Instruction, discussed the implications of a pivotal…
UW permits concealed carry on campus
• New rules enacted after bill banning most gunfree zones becomes law By Allison Allsop Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — On Thursday, the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees unanimously adopted changes to campus policy to…
Tariffs met with mix of hope, trepidation and uncertainty
By Hayden Blackford Cody Enterprise Via- Wyoming News Exchange CODY — Leading up to “Liberation Day,” President Donald Trump’s tariff policies have changed several times, but uncertainty can cause strife, especially for crop producers. The United States Department of…
Fertig Selected to Women’s College All-Star Game
• Game is held Saturday at 1 p.m., Mountain on ESPN 2 TAMPA, Fla. (March 31, 2025) – Allyson Fertig is one of 20 of the nation’s top players that have been selected to play in the 2025 Women’s College…
Wyoming to appeal ruling on education funding
• Finding the Wyoming Legislature unconstitutionally underfunds schools, a judge ordered the state to adjust education spending in a February decision. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com Wyoming will appeal the February court decision that found the state unconstitutionally underfunded public…