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The Department of the Interior has announced that $5 million will be allocated from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to assist in the restoration of bison populations and grassland ecosystems in Tribal communities. This funding will be provided to support initiatives led by Tribes, which aim to enhance bison conservation and expansion, enhance the…
U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) has taken a significant step by introducing the Allowing for Recreational Resources for Outdoor Wellness (ARROW) Act. The purpose of this act is to prevent the Biden administration from withholding funding for elementary and secondary schools that have hunting and archery programs. By introducing this act, Senator Barrasso aims to…
The infamous singer-songwriter, Jimmy Buffett who made the beach-bum life into an empire has died. He was 76. In a statement posted on Buffett’s website, “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, music and dogs.” The website announcement continued, “He lived his life like a song till the…
A new National Park Service report shows that 3.3 million visitors came to Yellowstone in 2022 and spent $452 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 6,234 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $600 million. National Park Service Director Chuck Sams said, “Since 1916,…
Robbie Robertson, a Canadian musician who led one of the most seminal bands in the 60’s, The Band, has died at the age of 80. Born in 1943, Robertson was born and raise on the Six National Reservation of an indigenous mother, while his Jewish father was a professional gambler who died in a hit-and-run…
One of the three women who was brutally attacked by a river otter near Cardwell, Montana last week has shared graphic photos of her injuries, along with her account of the attack. Warning, the images from the attack are graphic; viewer discretion is advised. In a detailed social media post, Jen Royce shared how her…
The United Farm Workers (or UFW) Foundation is now accepting applications for the USDA Farm and Food Worker Relief (FFWR) Grant Program. The FFWR Program is a program that would allow UFW Foundation to provide a one-time payment of $600 to farmworkers affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Under the FFWR Program, relief payments will be…
For decades, the fossil fuel industry has played a major role in the economy of the Cowboy State. According to a study, in 2019, the industry directly and indirectly supported 68,600 total jobs (28,300 direct and 40,300 indirect) or 16.6 percent of Wyoming’s total employment. The fossil fuel industry has also generated an additional 1.4…
More than 10 trillion gallons of water has evaporated from the Colorado River Basin between 2000 to 2021, according to a new study. That’s about the size of Lake Mead in Nevada, which is fed, coincidentally, by the Colorado River System. UCLA researchers are blaming the disappearance on the climate crisis that has been exacerbated…
Wyoming Representative Harriet Hageman spoke to Mac Watson from “Mac In The Morning” and spoke about how “gender affirming care is a dystopian, George Orwell 1984 term” and should be abolished. She also called sex change operations “sexual lobotomies” and predicts the likelihood of a Biden Impeachment.