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Fewer ‘recapture’ districts spell trouble for school funding
For the first time in decades, Campbell County will not send excess revenue to the state’s School Foundation Program, the primary statewide school fund. The county’s shift from a “recapture” to an...
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Reluctance to require suicide prevention education could cost lives
This story about suicide prevention education was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for the...
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Wyoming GOP weighs plan to shrink, reallocate Legislature
The Wyoming Republican Party weighed a number of electoral reforms Saturday that would reduce the political power of Wyoming’s two most populous counties amid ongoing tensions between state party...
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Cheney sets fundraising records, as challengers surge
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney outraised all of her challengers combined by more than $1.2 million from April through June, campaign finance records show, giving her a dominant financial advantage roughly one...
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Ranchers demand more money for grizzly-killed stock, again
Wyoming Game and Fish commissioners backed agency staff last week and approved compensation for trophy game damage to stock that amounted to $388,696 less than two ranchers claimed. With one dissenting...
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Bill to mandate ‘equality’ curriculum, thwart critical race theory, fails
SARATOGA — Wyoming should clarify and impose its own instruction standards regarding “equality and equal rights” rather than anticipate federal mandates to teach critical race theory, according to Sen....
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State focusing remaining CARES dollars on business tax relief
CHEYENNE — Wyoming’s plans for more than $1 billion in federal recovery funds related to the COVID-19 pandemic took on more definition Monday with an emphasis on tax relief for businesses. Multiple...
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Ed committee prefers ‘incremental’ steps to K-12 funding crisis
Lawmakers last week, bolstered by an improving revenue forecast, said they continue to favor spending cuts and tapping Wyoming’s “rainy day fund” to temporarily address an estimated $270 million...
View ArticleFear and loathing in Wyoming’s politics, classrooms
The leaders of Wyoming’s Republican Party sure do love a good wedge issue. How better to divert attention from the fact that the state’s political super majority has all of the power, all of the...
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Federal infrastructure package could resolve railroad crew debate
The Wyoming Legislature has long wrestled with the question of whether to mandate two-person crews on the freight trains that traverse Wyoming’s more than 1,800 miles of track. The federal...
View ArticleJudge deems Wyo’s polling-place buffer zones unconstitutional
U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Freudenthal ruled last week that Wyoming’s ban on electioneering within 100 yards of a polling place on election day violates the First Amendment. Why it matters: The...
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We’ve been here before: Wyoming nuclear project echoes of past
When state officials unveiled in June that a nuclear demonstration project is slated for Wyoming, they touted it as an advanced technology. But critics of the Natrium project say we’ve been here...
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Stumbles, stakeholder displeasure led to revenue chief’s ouster
A series of high-profile stumbles and the resulting displeasure of key interest groups led to the forced resignation last month of long-serving Wyoming Department of Revenue Director Dan Noble....
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UW eyes federal relief funds to ease reorganization
In the wake of drastic budget cuts and significant restructuring plans, the University of Wyoming’s trustees hope American Recovery Plan Act funds can provide a lifeline for certain programs. Trustees...
View ArticleElection audit bill fails
Wyoming lawmakers rejected a proposal Wednesday by State Rep. Chuck Gray (R-Casper) to give the Wyoming Legislature the power to audit elections. Why it Matters: Gray, who is running for Congress...
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Game & Fish asks public to help solve elk, CWD, feedground puzzle
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department last week wrapped up a six-town tour aimed at launching stakeholder groups to generate “new ideas for management” of Wyoming’s 22 elk feedgrounds, where chronic...
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Wyo’s economic recovery lags behind nation
Wyoming’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has been slower than most other states, according to state and federal data, with numerous indicators hinting the state’s economy may not reach its...
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Crypto industry laments failure of Lummis-backed amendment
Wyoming’s cryptocurrency sector is concerned for its future after a Sen. Cynthia Lummis-backed amendment to new tax reporting requirements failed to be attached to a sweeping $1 trillion infrastructure...
View ArticleMulti-billion dollar Natrium nuclear project inches forward
A progress report to members of the Joint Committee on Minerals, Business & Economic Development in Laramie Thursday offered mostly good news to proponents of building a first-of-its-kind nuclear...
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Lawmakers adopt ‘guiding principles’ for redistricting process
Lawmakers began the process of redrawing the state’s legislative districts Monday, setting into motion a reimagining of the electoral map that could have significant implications on the makeup of the...
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