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Gov. Gordon Releases New Budget to Reduce Future Cuts
Gov. Gordon Releases New Budget to Reduce Future Cuts
Gov. Gordon Releases New Budget to Reduce Future Cuts
Governor Mark Gordon has recently released a balanced budget for the next two fiscal years. In the budget proposal, the Governor calls for saving excess revenues to guard against future revenue challenges. He also notes that future revenues are forecast to decline because Wyoming’s leading industries continue to be targeted by the Biden Administration. Governor Go...
Special Session Concluding Statement
Special Session Concluding Statement
Special Session Concluding Statement
Senate President Dan Dockstader and Speaker of the House Eric Barlow issue the following joint statement regarding the conclusion of the 2021 Special Session of the Wyoming Legislature: “Wednesday the Legislature of the State of Wyoming concluded its work in a special session called to address COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The ...
Gov. Gordon Critical of Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill
Gov. Gordon Critical of Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill
Gov. Gordon Critical of Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill
Governor Mark Gordon has issued a statement in which he states his opinion on the federal budget reconciliation bill, which contains numerous proposals that would negatively impact Wyoming’s coal, oil, and natural gas industries.   The Governor’s statement is as follows: "Unfortunately, when it comes to energy policy, the proposed reconciliation bill is more of the same old anti-fossil fuel d
UW Extending Mask Policy
UW Extending Mask Policy
UW Extending Mask Policy
Masks will continue to be required inside most University of Wyoming buildings where 6-foot social distancing isn’t possible, following action by the UW Board of Trustees. The board voted on Wednesday, October 13, to extend the mask policy, as Albany County remains in the Wyoming Department of Health’s “high transmission levels” category for COVID-19. The policy will...
Historian To Speak on Japanese Immigrants Work On Railroads
Historian To Speak on Japanese Immigrants Work On Railroads
Historian To Speak on Japanese Immigrants Work On Railroads
Wyoming Historian Dan Lyon will be presenting “Before Heart Mountain; Union Pacific Railroad’s Controversial Hiring of Japanese Immigrant Labor” on October 14, at 7 pm in the Wyoming State Museum classroom, located at 2301 Central Avenue in Cheyenne. This public talk is part o ...
Superintendent Balow Releases Statement on Death of Wyoming Marine
Superintendent Balow Releases Statement on Death of Wyoming Marine
Superintendent Balow Releases Statement on Death of Wyoming Marine
It has come to light that Rylee McCollum, a 2019 graduate of Jackson Hole High School, was one of the U.S. Marines killed in Afghanistan on August 26. Upon learning this, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow released the following statement: “Saying that I am grateful for Rylee’s service to our country does not begin to encapsulate the grief and sadness I feel today as a mother
Guernsey Reservoir Water Levels To Be Lowered
Guernsey Reservoir Water Levels To Be Lowered
Guernsey Reservoir Water Levels To Be Lowered
The United States Bureau of Reclamation operations is going to lower Guernsey below the usable boat ramp levels before Labor Day weekend in order to replace the Guernsey Powerplant intake gate. Once reduced to a river level, the reservoir will not be refilled until March 2022 ...
Fatal Crash Outside of Elk Mountain
Fatal Crash Outside of Elk Mountain
Fatal Crash Outside of Elk Mountain
A fatal crash occurred on August 5 around milepost 257 on Interstate 80 east of Elk Mountain, Wyoming. At 10:13 pm, Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a one-vehicle rollover. A 2015 Freightliner tractor-trailer was headed west on I-80 when the vehicle exited the left side of the roadway and collided with a guardrail...

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