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Gordon will see surgical abortion regulation bill again after last year’s veto

  Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – Gov. Mark Gordon vetoed a bill last year that would require surgical abortion centers to be licensed as an ambulatory surgical center. An identical bill is headed back…

House begins reviewing fire relief and recovery bills

  By Joseph Beaudet The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — As Wyoming reels from a historic 2024 fire season, lawmakers are advancing bills to help aid rehabilitation and recovery efforts. According to the Wyoming State Forestry Division,…

UW Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame Selects Class of 2025

  The University of Wyoming Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2025.  Three of the most-decorated football players ever to play at Wyoming, a trailblazing men’s basketball player, a record-setting baseball player, a versatile women’s basketball player,…

Brucellosis identified in Park, Sublette county cattle herds

  SHERIDAN (WNE) — Routine brucellosis surveillance testing has identified brucellosis affected cattle herds in both Park and Sublette counties. Laboratory testing was conducted at the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, Laramie, and results were confirmed at the National Veterinary Services…

Wyoming entrepreneur bids $47.45 billion to buy TikTok, move it to state

  CHEYENNE (WNE) — Wyoming native and former congressional candidate Reid Rasner said he plans to bring the popular social media app TikTok to the Cowboy State in a nearly $50 billion purchase. Negotiations are ongoing, and he has around…

Amended bill would reduce residential property tax rate to 8.3%

  By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — In the 2024 general election, Wyoming voters approved a constitutional amendment to create a fourth class of property — residential — and give the Legislature the power…

Former Game & Fish Director nominated to lead U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Provided by Wyoming Game & Fish CHEYENNE — Former Wyoming Game & Fish Department Director Brian Nesvik was nominated by the Trump administration to be the next U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director. The nomination was announced Feb. 12. “Brian is…

Independent Notes: Responding to property tax increases with reductions.

There are varying versions of responses to property tax increases across Wyoming. Lincoln County leads the way with the highest rate increase in the past four years, 112.6 percent. Teton County is close behind at 111 percent. Some counties didn’t…

Wyoming Football Announces 2025 Schedule

• Season Tickets Are Available Cowboy Football Tickets Digital Schedule Printable Schedule   LARAMIE, Wyo.  (Feb. 20, 2025) – The Wyoming Cowboys in conjunction with the Mountain West Conference announced the 2025 football schedule on Thursday afternoon. The slate features…