Charleston Church Attack Survivors Push for Hate Crimes Law
Wyoming and South Carolina are the only U.S. states without a law giving stiffer penalties for crimes motivated by someone’s race, sexual orientation, religion or disability.
Politics
Feds Arrest Casper Woman for Burning Women’s Health Clinic
Police received 12 leads, with four of them identifying Lorna Green as the suspect.
New Law Puts Wyoming at Forefront of Abortion Pill Bans
The bill passed alongside a new, sweeping abortion ban and observers say both measures are likely to be challenged in court.
Former Wyoming Schools Superintendent Resigns From Same Post in Virginia
Jillian Balow was elected to the Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction post in 2014 and 2018.
Gov. Gordon Signs Bill to Help Advance Rare Earth Elements Mining
Many ranchers and farmers have successfully negotiated with wind developers and are enhancing the ability of their lands to provide income for their families
Election Skeptics Slow to get Sweeping Changes in GOP States
Even though Wyoming gave Trump his widest victory margins in 2016 and 2020, Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray’s election denials worried some of his fellow Republicans.
US May Lift Protections for Yellowstone, Glacier Grizzlies
Grizzlies were wiped out in most of the U.S. during last century.
In the West, Pressure to Account for Water Lost to Evaporation
Hydrologists, state officials and other western water experts say the 10% evaporation loss can no longer be ignored.
Wyoming Weighs Changing Payment System for Surplus Solar
The bill's opponents include Claire Deuter with the Powder River Basin Resource Council.
Wyoming Legislature Leaders Outline Priorities for General Session
"We are committed to fiscal responsibility and reducing tax burdens that are hurting the men and women who are working hardest."