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In a landmark moment, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the precedent of Affirmative Action in a 6-3 decision on Thursday, June 29. This decision ended the initiative that sought to increase diversity in the nation’s colleges by providing more African American and Hispanic citizens a better chance of college acceptance. All three of Wyoming’s federal…
Wyoming Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis issued statements after the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in the case ruling in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency(2023.) Chantell and Michael Sackett purchased a 0.63-acre vacant lot near Priest Lake, Idaho, in 2004. They began constructing their home in the spring of 2007 after obtaining building permits…
To mark Public Service Recognition Week, the U.S. Department of Education announced it has approved nearly 616,000 borrowers nationwide for approximately $42 billion in Public Service Loan Forgiveness (P.S.L.F.) since October 2021. P.S.L.F. covers public employees—such as teachers, firefighters, and members of law enforcement, as well as those who work for a non-profit organization—in various…
The latest lawsuit against several federal agencies alleges revisions to the “waters of the U.S.” rule are more examples of federal overreach on public and private land. Governor Mark Gordon has led Wyoming into a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) over the new revision…
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. The decision, unthinkable just…
By MARK SHERMAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report. A decision to overrule Roe would lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states…
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The federal government has argued that the U.S. Supreme Court should not take up a lawsuit in Wyoming over a blocked coal export terminal because the company behind the proposal is bankrupt and won’t be building the project. U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar argued in a brief that there is no…
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