Day one of the Wyoming Legislature’s pre-session hearings on the governor’s proposed budget featured a spat between the secretary of state and an appropriator.
Politics & Policy
U.S. Senators want to speed up BLM planning process
Senators characterized the agency’s decision-making process as “rigid” and “slow,” and said they want states to have a bigger role.
Pup program helps kids read
As Wyoming lawmakers gear up to consider a bill to improve reading in public schools, one Jackson nonprofit is using “pet therapy” to do the same.
Politics, press and philanthropy: How a Jackson Hole billionaire couple is shaping Wyoming
B. Wayne Jr. and Molly Hughes, who moved to Wyoming eight years ago, are having a significant influence on the state.
Inside the courtroom for the first hearing on Wyoming’s wolf cruelty case
Cody Roberts pleaded not guilty to felony charges. Wyoming Public Radio’s Caitlin Tan briefs us on the scene at the courthouse and what comes next.
Gordon’s biennial budget proposal rejects calls to ‘cash in’ as investment income grows
Wyoming’s governor bashed the Biden administration, referenced uncertainty caused by property tax reductions and promised to “honor the conscientiousness of our forebears” in his $11 billion budget proposal.
‘We can still burn coal and be fine’: Conservative western governors optimistic about energy future
Wyoming and Utah’s governors said we no longer have to choose between protecting the environment and burning fossil fuels. Energy researchers disagree.
Wyoming SNAP is back, but LIEAP remains paused
Wyoming SNAP benefits could start hitting accounts as soon as Friday. Meanwhile, LIEAP has yet to be refunded by federal lawmakers.
Shutdown deal allows lawmakers to sue over Jan. 6 phone data investigation
Wyoming U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis was among nine lawmakers whose phone records were investigated by the FBI over “Election Law Matters” after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
