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An abnormally high number of bills perished after failing to meet deadlines, leaving lawmakers divided on what that says about
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In the Wyoming Senate, worries about finite funds to handle in-state issues beat back a bombastic bill designed to shine
Bill would allow ‘physical force’ to ‘terminate’ suspected trespass
Senate set to review measure that would justify landowners or agents who use force to stop what they believe is
WYDOT webcams sometimes capture more than road conditions
CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation’s web cameras offer more than a peek at road conditions. Some 232 cameras provide
Shot down, resuscitated: Hunting fee hike still alive
Steep price increases for 40% of nonresident licenses is being billed as a way to subsidize tags for more budget-oriented
Senators spar over property tax relief
A heap of bills would ease the burden of rising property taxes for residents. One that would come at a
Shed hunting head start proposed for Wyoming residents
The proposed bill would grant wildlife managers more authority to regulate access and crowds in the increasingly popular activity.
BLM seeks public input on industrial solar projects
The federal agency wants to boost an existing program to approve large-scale renewable-energy projects on public lands, including in Wyoming.
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Understaffed, overworked wardens leery of predator night hunting
Bill OK’d in committee would bring Wyoming into alignment with neighboring states on the use of thermal and infrared technologies
Voter ID requirements, crossover voting return to Legislature
One bill would add concealed carry permits to the list of acceptable IDs, another could inadvertently prohibit Medicare and Medicaid
Unconstitutional trespass law scrubbed as suspect new measures advance
Bill criminalizing drone flights in the “immediate reaches” of private land, brought for the second consecutive session, has legislative momentum,
Critics say wind project adds to ‘industrialization’ of rural Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Federal officials are weighing public comments on a proposed wind energy project that would add to an
Fentanyl problem still growing in Wyoming
Numbers of overdose deaths and drugs seized continue to soar as lawmakers and law enforcement grapple with next steps. Madelyn
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Alert system for at-risk adults flies forward
With momentum from the missing and murdered Indigenous people crisis, a notification system for adults akin to Amber alerts for
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Postpartum Medicaid extension bill inches forward
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Teacher retention task force seeks members
Task force is latest offshoot of larger state effort to address Wyoming’s teacher loss. Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile In the latest
Critics: Wind project adds to ‘industrialization’ of rural Wyoming
The piecemeal approval of multiple wind projects in southern Wyoming fails to take cumulative impacts into account, skeptics say. Dustin
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Legislation would allow counties to create EMS districts, which locals could vote to fund with their tax dollars. Madelyn Beck,
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Home visits for at-risk babies, families get a funding bump
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Ratepayers to foot $2M bill for coal-power mandate
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Economic revitalization gets multipronged legislative treatment
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Lawmakers will soon decide the fate of several bills intended to stimulate downtown revitalizations and economic growth
Water officials reboot paid, volunteer conservation program
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It has been seven months since someone set fire to an abortion clinic in Casper amid fierce national debates over
Wyoming Supreme Court returns abortion ban case to Jackson
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