The controversial bill is among a heap of election-related measures before a legislative committee meeting this week in Douglas.
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Vast majority of Wyoming kids get vaccinated
The school year is upon us, which means required vaccinations against ailments like hepatitis B, polio and measles.
Judge: UW must allow trans-protesting preacher table in student union
The ruling concluded that Todd Schmidt’s actions did not constitute harassment or discrimination against the school’s first transgender sorority member.
State Parks drops contentious via ferrata project near Lander
Agency cancels effort, citing engineering cost. So what can be learned from the Sinks Canyon saga as more outdoor recreation
Dying in jail, ‘better than a cold alley.’ Is there another option?
Detaining people for public intoxication is a tool Torrington police use to keep people safe, but a death in the
How should the state govern political parties? A pair of election complaints seeks a change.
Republicans voted in support of two election complaints lodged against the Wyoming Democratic Party in order to dispute the way
A horse-drawn POTUS hopeful is touring Wyoming. And suing Yellowstone along the way
Red Lodge, Montana attorney Walter Clapp says he gave up everything to run for president in pursuit of a singular
Gordon, EPA head agree on tech innovation to combat climate crisis
Both leaders tout Wyoming’s role in advancing carbon capture technologies, but state officials still critical of EPA’s ‘power plant rule.’
Bad actor suspected in Yellowstone brook trout discovery
Scientific evidence still lacks, but signs point toward an illegal introduction of nonnative trout in already restored Soda Butte Creek.
Court OKs 3,500 gas wells amid ‘Path of the Pronghorn,’ sage grouse winter habitat
Jonah Energy’s Normally Pressured Lance field in Sublette and Sweetwater counties has cleared the federal appeals court five years after
State to back carbon storage, microreactor projects with $19M
The projects are the first to potentially win awards from the $150 million taxpayer-supported Energy Matching Fund.
Wyoming lawmakers leave ‘don’t say gay’ language behind
Controversial language, which drew a large crowd to the Cheyenne meeting, didn’t align with the Joint Education Committee’s interim priorities,
10,000 Wyomingites have lost Medicaid or Kid Care coverage. Most are children
More people lost the government health coverage than maintained it as the state re-analyzes who still qualifies following steady pandemic-era
Anti-abortion politicians, minus Chuck Gray, appeal judge’s decision keeping them on sidelines
Lawmakers and an anti-abortion group blocked from joining Wyoming’s abortion ban case have appealed the decision to the state supreme
Migration concerns stall ‘Path of the Pronghorn’ bottleneck development
Conservationists cheer delay in formalizing oil and gas lease sale, but call for broader actions to conserve heralded migration corridor.
Gas, power bill assistance a ‘drop in the bucket’ as utility bills rise
Social service officials worry that more residents may require assistance to heat and cool homes in the face of rising
Wyoming researcher gets high-altitude buzz
A 20-mile hike in the Tetons rewarded bumble bee researcher Ellen Keaveny with a special Bombus occidentalis sighting.
As reservation districts lag, lawmakers explore charter schools
"We can do better," the state superintendent said. "We have to do better for our native students."
School choice, early childhood education funding packaged together
Joint Education Committee will consider bill that would set aside public funds for private schools, including early childhood education.
A cold snap boosted state revenue by $175M
The extreme temps that sent demand and prices soaring for natural gas this past winter sapped ratepayers, but boosted Wyoming’s
Wyoming is expanding its sage grouse protections. Will it work?
Skepticism has enveloped a fraught process that’s proposing to increase protected acres for the embattled western bird, but policymakers remain
Judge rejects request to halt ruling that corner crossing is not trespassing
Federal Judge Scott Skavdahl refuses to grant a stay in ranch owner’s failed civil suit but issues a warning about
Scared bears and crowded camps: Weighing outdoor recreation’s impacts
Researchers find as more humans play outside, a smaller proportion are engaged in stewardship that can protect the lands from
A mom lost her daughter to domestic violence. Now, she’s losing faith in the law.
Almost 10 years after her child’s murder, Debbie Richardson says Wyoming is failing to protect victims amid increasing violence against
A sheepman lobbying for cows: Jim Magagna remains a political force at 80
The lobbyist who has become the face of Wyoming’s livestock industry has no plans to slow down.
The ‘Veggie Lady’: Wyoming’s locally grown food broker
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‘Path of the Pronghorn’ bottleneck leased for development at $19/acre
Wildlife advocates decry state decision, renew calls to protect famous antelope thoroughfare via long-stalled state designation process.
Corner crossers: Halt of court ruling would harm public’s land access
Four hunters are fighting a Wyoming landowner’s effort to temporarily block a judge’s order that corner crossing is not trespassing.
Tribes, state look to improve Wyoming’s Indigenous child custody laws
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Finding ADHD meds likely to remain difficult in Wyoming
Brand name Adderall and similar medications continue to be in short supply following a long, complicated string of challenges. That’s
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