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Wyoming has a nursing shortage. What's causing it?

July 15, 2025

By Calla Shosh Casper Star Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange Data from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing ranks Wyoming as fourth for the lowest number of nurses per 100,000 people. Only Georgia, Washington and Utah ranked higher... Read More

Survey: 36% of Teton County residents say tourism’s benefits outweigh drawbacks 

July 14, 2025

  By Charley Sutherland  Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Jackson Hole residents still aren’t stoked about tourism. But they are feeling slightly less bitter about visitors and their impacts than they were three years ago. That’s... Read More

Gordon brings 'CHANGE' nationwide with education commission

July 14, 2025

CASPER (WNE) — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon is starting to bring his educational dreams to life on a national scale with the introduction of his Education Commission of the States initiative. Gordon was named chairman of the commission in December... Read More

WyoGives provides once-a-year boost to critical Wyoming organizations 

July 14, 2025

  • Support impactful nonprofits on Wednesday — and consider WyoFile among them.   By Daniel Kenah, WyoFile.com Wyoming’s biggest single day of charitable giving — WyoGives — is this Wednesday, July 16th.  An initiative of the Wyoming Nonprofit Network,... Read More

BLM announces September 2025 sale of oil and gas leases in Wyoming

July 12, 2025

  CHEYENNE, Wyo.  – The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Sept.16, 2025, to offer 37 oil and gas parcels totaling 45,178 acres in Wyoming. The BLM completed scoping on... Read More

Wyoming’s oil and gas industry 

July 11, 2025

• Global oil market continues to fluctuate-Wyoming’s oil and gas holding steady On Monday, July 7, Pete Obermueller, President of the Petroleum Association of Wyoming, called into the Weekday Wake-up to provide an update on the current and projected oil... Read More

Average gas prices down 4.6 cents a gallon in Wyoming in past week

July 8, 2025

  CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have fallen 4.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.08 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 6.1 cents per... Read More

SVI Radio Interview: Pete Obermueller, Petroleum Association of Wyoming

July 7, 2025

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Burning Torch Productions and Wyoming PBS Announce Premiere of ‘Mountain Roots’ at Wyoming International Film Festival

July 6, 2025

  >Riverton—What do the rugged peaks of Wyoming and the towering Alps of Northern Italy have in common? For one fearless 9-year-old, they’re both chapters in a remarkable family journey. Wyoming PBS and Burning Torch Productions proudly present the Wyoming... Read More

New local government investments takes effect this week

July 1, 2025

  CHEYENNE (WNE) — Legislation enabling local governments across the state to invest in equities as part of their broader financial strategies became effective on Tuesday, July 1. Senate File 145, championed by Sen. Tara Nethercott, R-Cheyenne, during the 2025... Read More

Wyoming expected to see $686M deficit in education spending

July 1, 2025

    By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Wyoming’s education spending is expected to outpace its revenue by more than half a billion dollars by the 2029-30 biennium, according to a long-term revenue forecast... Read More

Concealed carry allowed in many Wyoming state government buildings starting Tuesday

July 1, 2025

  By Andrew Graham, WyoFile.com Starting Tuesday, Wyomingites will be allowed to carry guns into state government buildings, with some exceptions including courthouses and law enforcement facilities. On June 17, the Wyoming State Building Commission — composed of the governor,... Read More

SVI Radio Interview: Chris Levesque, TerraPower update

June 30, 2025

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Census estimates show Wyoming faces rapid population aging

June 27, 2025

  CHEYENNE (WNE) — The elderly population (age 65 and over) in the state grew 3.2% between July 2023 and July 2024, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. By comparison, Wyoming’s total population only grew 0.4% during the year. The... Read More

Thousands gather across Wyoming to protest proposal to sell public land

June 27, 2025

  ‘This is our land’   By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Thousands of Wyomingites of all political parties gathered across the state Thursday evening, including around 500 in Cheyenne, to protest the proposed... Read More

Wyoming oil positioned to weather Middle East conflict, analysts say

June 26, 2025

  • Nation’s soaring oil and natural gas production may buffer energy prices if Israel-Iran conflict disrupts global supplies, some industry officials predict.   By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com The global oil market’s reaction to rising conflict in the Middle East... Read More

Will Wyoming public lands soon be for sale? 

June 25, 2025

Recent discussions surrounding the Grand Old Party (GOP) budget reconciliation bill, informally dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill,” have sparked significant concern among Wyoming residents regarding potential federal land sales. Iconic landscapes such as the Greys River, Green River, and Fremont... Read More

Wyoming Outdoor Council representatives to citizens: call delegation over public lands

June 24, 2025

  CODY (WNE) — Wyoming Outdoor Council representatives warned of the legislative threat to federal public lands and encouraged concerned Park County residents to take civic action. “Public lands are very much threatened,” WOC Executive Director Carl Fisher said during... Read More

Report: Wyoming 4th in oil, natural gas for undiscovered resources

June 23, 2025

  CHEYENNE (WNE) — The U.S. Geological Survey released a report earlier this week on undiscovered oil and gas resources in formations under the federally managed public lands of the United States broken out by state, estimating that there are... Read More

New anti-DEI, gun-free zone repeal, animal abuse laws soon in effect

June 23, 2025

  By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Out of the 178 bills successfully passed by the Wyoming Legislature this year, a little more than 100 will go into effect on July 1. The new... Read More