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UW’s biggest foreign donor is not in the oil-rich Middle East, but one closer to home
When looking for high-dollar gifts, the University of Wyoming found friends in the Great White North.
October 05, 2019
CWC bachelor’s degree expected to create opportunities for tribal members
A four-year bachelors degree program at Central Wyoming College is close to becoming reality, thanks in part to the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Tribes.
October 03, 2019
Ransomware attack still affecting Campbell County Health
A ransomware virus attack on Campbell County Health continued to plague its computer network, causing disruptions in service to Campbell County Hospital and connected systems on Monday.
September 24, 2019
Honoring the unclaimed: US Veterans’ remains laid to rest In Evansville
The unclaimed cremated remains of 23 United States soldiers were interred with full military honors at the Oregon Trail State Veterans Cemetery in Evansville this week.
September 20, 2019
Four Wyoming school districts approve policies allowing teachers to arm themselves
Of the 48 school districts in Wyoming, four have adopted policies allowing staff to carry firearms on school district property, and a fifth district is considering the option.
September 19, 2019
Airmen urge service members to lean on fellow ‘wingmen’ for suicide prevention
As the U.S. Air Force reports that suicides among airmen have increased in 2019, two women serving at Cheyennes F.E. Warren Air Force Base are urging service members to rely on their wingmen for help when they are hurting.
September 11, 2019
Peterson: A cautionary tale from 27 years of public service
We need to be better than this, Wyoming. Media with an agenda other than fair reporting is dangerous. Unions that control elections are dangerous. We should protect openness, transparency, honesty and integrity to our political process. And certainly, the more knowledge we have, the better we are all served.
September 10, 2019
As Wyoming tries to control supply of opioids, patient, prescriber complications emerge
Through decades of numerous, unpredictable illnesses, pain has become a constant for Cody resident Dawn Scott.
September 05, 2019
Wyoming socialist Democrat says Trump supporters unsure of what is happening Washington
A self-described socialist Democrat seeking one of Wyomings U.S. Senate seats said she believes Wyoming residents who supported the campaign of President Donald Trump are now not sure what to think of what is happening in Washington.
September 01, 2019
Peterson: How to fix Wyoming’s revenue struggles
Wyoming, by our states constitution, must have a balanced budget. Some would argue that we do not deficit spend in Wyoming while others would argue that we use the reserves to balance the budget which is, in a sense, deficit spending. From my own simple understanding, when we spend more in a period than we take in, it is deficit spending.
August 29, 2019
State auditor’s transparency website “jumping off point” for detailed records requests
Many Wyoming residents want state government to be more transparent, but few can agree the best way to go about it.
August 22, 2019
Revenues ahead of estimates, though structural problems remain
Sales taxes, investment income, oil severance taxes and federal mineral royalties are proving to be the saving grace for state coffers, according to a recent report, but the overall revenue picture for Wyoming remains bleak.
August 15, 2019
Transposition error makes it appear substitute teacher makes $216K
In case you mightve heard otherwise, please rest assured that a substitute teacher does not, in fact, hold the top-paying job in Fremont County School District 25 in Riverton. Theyre not paying a custodian $120,000 a year, either.
August 10, 2019
More than 100 million prescription painkillers ended up in Wyoming in six years
Drug makers distributed nearly 126.7 million painkillers in Wyoming between 2006 to 2012, according to a federal prescription database recently made public.
August 09, 2019
USDA helps veterans turn from swords to plowshares
Young people are losing interest in the agriculture industry, but the United States Department of Agriculture is hoping low-interest loans could attract a different demographic veterans. The USDAs loan program has been around in one form or another since the 1930s, said Rob Weppner, a USDA Farm Service Agency farm loan manager based in northeastern Wyoming.
July 25, 2019
New approval poll shows high approval of Gordon, Barrasso and Enzi
Gov. Mark Gordon has the fifth-highest approval rating of U.S. governors, according to new polling by Morning Consult, a Washington, D.C.-based media and technology company.
July 24, 2019
Public health officials continue to eye Wyoming’s immunization rates
Looking at data for four common vaccines tracked by the National Immunization Survey, Wyomings rates increase and decrease by more percentage points than the national average.
July 17, 2019
Former U.S. Rep. Lummis to seek Senate
Cynthia Lummis, who served as Wyomings lone U.S. representative and state treasurer, will run for the U.S. Senate in 2020, she announced Thursday.
July 12, 2019
Thousands tour reopened Capitol
Thousands of people got their first glimpse of the new interior of the state Capitol on Wednesday as the building was opened to the public for the first time since the extensive refurbishment of the Capitol Complex began more than four years ago.
July 11, 2019
2020 Census prep begins in Wyoming – What it means to you
Gov. Mark Gordon signed a proclamation June 25 that sets in motion the states preparations for the 2020 U.S. Census including a soon-to-be-live website and committees strategizing participation in hard-to-reach communities.
July 03, 2019
Wyoming’s minimal exposure in movies could soon dissipate
As the last of the funding is drained from the Wyoming Office of Tourisms Film Incentives Program, the state could see even less time on the silver screen. Filming in Wyoming can be a hard sell for out-of-state companies such as Netflix and Thunder Road Films, which produced Wind River in 2017.
June 29, 2019
Gordon says true biennium budget will lead to better planning
Gov. Mark Gordons efforts to create a true two-year budget for state government should encourage state agencies to plan better for the future, he said Thursday.
June 28, 2019
To vet Wyoming vanity plates, WYDOT consults Urban Dictionary
The average English-speaking American adult has a 42,000 -word vocabulary. But the state employees who vet submissions for vanity Wyoming license plates have been exposed to thousands more.
June 26, 2019
As Capitol nears completion, lawmakers say the project is on time, on budget
The nearly $300 million Wyoming Capitol Square Project is wrapping up and government agencies are making their way into their new digs after years in temporary office space around Cheyenne.
June 20, 2019