By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile Wyoming lawmakers are weighing a significant overhaul of the state’s elections. On Monday, members of the
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Barrasso bill would protect 14% of study areas as wilderness
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By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile The Wyoming Republican Party secretly supported a 2016 Trump campaign “end run” around donation limitations without
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By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile In a Cheyenne strip-mall banquet hall, Scott Presler — a nationally recognized conservative activist and Donald
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By Joel Funk, WyoFile Wyoming will become “ground zero” as home to the first of a new generation of nuclear
Wyoming’s infrastructure wishlist
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile Wyoming, like the rest of the country, has an infrastructure problem. According to the American Society
Wyoming holding course despite lagging vaccination rate
By Joel Funk, WyoFile Wyoming’s Covid-19 vaccination rate remains among the lowest in the nation, yet the state has declined
Outdoor onslaught: Officials brace for huge summer crowds
By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile Campsites, trailhead parking spots and outdoor reservations in Wyoming will likely be harder than ever to
Committee revives controversial gun bill in surprise vote
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile The Joint Agriculture Committee Tuesday revived a controversial gun rights bill on a split-second, unannounced vote
Wyoming just got $500M from Biden’s rescue plan. Now what?
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile Wyoming received the first $500 million installment of its billion-dollar share of American Rescue Plan funds
High court finds cop lied in hemp case, censures prosecutor
By Andrew Graham, WyoFile The Wyoming Supreme Court has censured a Cheyenne attorney for allowing a Division of Criminal Investigation
What does Bitcoin’s bust mean for Wyo’s cryptocurrency sector?
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile The recent collapse of cryptocurrency prices raises new questions about Wyoming’s pursuit of the blockchain industry:
Report: Coal’s decline hits Powder River Basin mines differently
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile Powder River Basin mines that supply lower-heating-value coals — including several operated by newcomers Eagle Specialty
Cheney’s ouster mirrors battles within Wyoming’s GOP
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile Within minutes of Wednesday’s vote to oust Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney from her House Republican Conference
Groups want federal budget to allow sage grouse assessment
By Angus M. Thuermer, Jr., WyoFile Eighty environmental groups have asked U.S. House and Senate leaders to stop adopting budget
Barrasso plays ball with Trump, kicks Cheney to the curb
Opinion By Kerry Drake, WyoFile It appears U.S. Sen. John Barrasso is perfectly willing to throw his Wyoming Republican colleague
LCCC study: Wyo residents can afford higher taxes
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile Wyoming residents can afford to pay more in taxes, an analysis by the Laramie County Community College’s Center
Federal Elections Commission fines WYO GOP $52,000
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile The Federal Elections Commission fined the Wyoming Republican Party $52,000 for a campaign finance violation stemming
Federal grants add momentum to Wyo carbon capture movement
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile The United States Department of Energy last Friday announced $99 million in grants to study technology
National group eyeing Buchanan as Cheney replacement
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile UPDATE: Cheyenne attorney Darin Smith announced Friday his intention to run for U.S. Congress against Rep.
Drought monitor: 95% of state abnormally dry or worse
By Angus M. Thuermer, Jr., WyoFile Ninety-five percent of Wyoming is abnormally dry or worse, according to a nationwide drought
Will Cheney run for president in 2024, not Congress in 2022?
Opinion By Sven Larson, WyoFile The 2022 election is only 18 months away. Since this is a midterm election, the
‘Love it and leave’: The choices facing Wyoming’s youth
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile In the fall of 2017, then Hot Springs High School senior Stormy Cox wrote of her
Climbing conflicts: Forest Service intervenes in Tensleep Canyon
By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile Tensleep Canyon, a breathtaking landscape of cliffs and sky near the base of the Bighorn Mountains,
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By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile As the Mountain West experienced a population boom over the last decade, Wyoming’s growth lagged, according
Climate study predicts life-altering changes for Greater Yellowstone
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile Average temperatures are rising in the Greater Yellowstone Area, resulting in less snow, earlier runoff and
Legislators to study Medicaid expansion in 2021 interim
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile Wyoming lawmakers will give Medicaid expansion a hard look in the 2021 interim after two attempts
National money, small donors pour into Wyo’s U.S. House race
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile Congresswoman Liz Cheney dominated the first leg of the fundraising race in the high-profile primary contest
Cheney rails against plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney on Tuesday criticized plans by the Biden administration to withdraw U.S. troops