Author: Andrew-Rossi
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While hot-button bills dominate the headlines, both the Wyoming House and Senate are diligently working to create and reconcile the best budget for the state. Wyoming House Speaker Pro Tempore and House District 48 Representative Clark Stith released his “legislative half-time report” for the ongoing work of the 67th Wyoming Legislature. His update focuses on…
Four bills in the Wyoming House and Senate are working to secure absentee voting by restricting the number of ballots and requiring a photo I.D. to obtain one – which the A.C.L.U. sees as restricting democracy. Voting rights are one of the highest priorities in the 67th Wyoming Legislature, still underway in Cheyenne. With several…
U.S. Navy sailor and Sheridan resident Herman Schmidt has been accounted for 82 years after he lost his life on the U.S.S. Oklahoma in the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. On Jan. 3, 2023, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced they had accounted for U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Herman Schmidt after positive…
Thanks to a sudden drop in the price of oil, Wyomingites can enjoy lower gas prices in February – but that’s no guarantee the downward trend will continue in 2023. Average gasoline prices in GasBuddy’save risen 2.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.40/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 494 stations in…
While 2022 wasn’t a return to pre-pandemic numbers, jobs were gained in many Wyoming industries in the last year – with mining and tourism-adjacent jobs leading the way. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services analyzed employment trends between 2021 and 2022. From the third quarter of 2021 to the third quarter of 2022, Wyoming added…
Grizzlies could lose their protected status as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is examining the merits of three petitions requesting the bears be removed from the Endangered Species List. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a finding stating that removing federal protections from grizzly bear populations in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental…
The largest economic development grant in the state’s history will construct the 60,000-square-foot facility, putting Wyoming at the forefront of indoor agricultural research. Governor Mark Gordon has announced a historic economic development investment, as the State Loan and Investment Board (S.L.I.B.) approved a grant to support the development of the world’s largest and most…
Any aspiring entrepreneurs in the Bighorn Basin can submit their ideas for a chance to gain the funds, networking, and expertise needed for a business to start and thrive in the Bighorn Basin. The inaugural Park County Start-Up Challenge kicked off on Jan. 30, when IMPACT Park County opened the application period for this year’s…
The investigation into the shooting involving a Park County Sheriff’s Deputy in August 2022 will be reviewed outside Park County, as details of the fatal encounter are revealed for the first time. On Wednesday, Feb. 1, the Park County Sheriff’s Office released an update on the status of an investigation into a fatal shooting from…
Overnight temperatures across Wyoming were extremely low during the last weekend of January, with some areas reporting overnight temperatures of nearly 50 degrees below zero. The National Weather Service Riverton Office released the lowest temperatures recorded across Wyoming during Sunday night’s storm. Overall, it got a bit chilly in the Equality State during the night…