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U.S.D.A. Rural Development Wyoming State Director Glenn Pauley announced the Department is awarding $9.59 million to provide high-speed internet access for rural residents and businesses in Wyoming. The funding is part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to investing in rural infrastructure and providing reliable, affordable, high-speed internet. U.S.D.A. is making the investments through the third…
Thousands of Wyomingites are eligible to get debt forgiven through President Biden’s student loan relief plan – which Governor Mark Gordon and several other national leaders openly oppose. On Tuesday, Sept. 20, the White House released state-by-state data on how the Biden Administration’s plan for student debt relief will benefit borrowers in all fifty states,…
President Joe Biden has announced he will award the first Presidential Medal of Freedom of his presidency to former U.S. senator and lifelong Cody resident Al Simpson. First created by President J.F. Kennedy in 1963, the Presidential Medal of Freedom is presented to civilians who are considered to have made “especially meritorious contributions to the…
Governor Mark Gordon has announced the creation of a Gas and Diesel Price Working Group that will focus on ways to find relief for consumers “feeling the pinch of rising fuel costs.” This action comes as a response to surging gas and diesel prices. The working group will include members of the Governor’s cabinet, representatives…
For the first time in a long time, the B.L.M. Wyoming State Office is offering over a hundred thousand acres for oil and gas drilling in a June lease sale. Following an injunction from the Western District of Louisiana, on April 19, the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office issued a final environmental assessment…
Governor Mark Gordon says fossil fuels have “no certain future” in Wyoming if the Biden Administration continues to prevent new exploration for more resources. Governor Gordon was live in an interview with Mac Watson on KODI’s Mac in the Morning show on Thursday, March 24. In the interview, the governor says there is “no certain…
The Biden Administration is upholding the Trump Administration’s delisting of wolves, which will have a definite impact on wildlife conservation in Wyoming. In late October 2020, the gray wolf was removed from the Endangered Species List. Without federal protections, management of wolf populations falls to state agencies like Wyoming Game and Fish. NPR reports that…
Governor Mark Gordon has announced that Wyoming has been working to offer support to governors seeking to secure the United States-Mexico border. On Wednesday, July 7, Governor Gordon announced Wyoming has been working to offer support to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey in their efforts to secure the United States-Mexico border.…
By ERIC TUCKER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is announcing the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats and announcing a new round of sanctions against Russia. The moves are in response to interference in last year’s presidential election as well as the hacking last year of federal government agencies. The…
The state of Wyoming filed a lawsuit challenging the moratorium on oil and gas leasing on federal land issued by President Biden and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. The suit asserts that Haaland’s implementation of the leasing moratorium in Executive Order 14008 is invalid under federal law. “Following a careful review of not only…