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07/01/2025

Wyomingites agree more than they realize on climate-related water implications for the historically arid and pro-fossil fuel state.

They also share a desire to do something about it, according to a new University of Wyoming survey.

Of the 81% who want their communities to plan for climate-related water changes, less than half know that most of their neighbors feel the same.

07/01/2025

The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission has faced influential, reluctant parties in its quest to designate the state’s first migration corridor since Gov. Mark Gordon changed the process six years ago.

Game and Fish commissioners face influential, reluctant parties in quest to designate Wyoming’s first migration corridor since the state revamped its policy six years ago.

06/30/2025

A Wyoming judge on Monday blocked the state from enforcing abortion restrictions included in a new law that protects doctors who prescribe off-label medications.

The ruling is the latest in a string of court victories for abortion rights advocates.

Plaintiffs argued the statute would indirectly ban abortion medications by threatening providers with disciplinary action for off-label prescription use.

06/30/2025

OPINION: Funding losses proposed in the "Big Beautiful Bill" will hit low-population areas like Wyoming and our most vulnerable residents the hardest, while enriching America's wealthiest, argues Pete Gosar.

The predictable outcome is a further funneling of wealth into the pockets of high earners, at the direct expense of the already threadbare social safety net that supports communities across our nation, argues Pete Gosar.

06/30/2025

A Utah State University study finds Airbnb-style rentals are reshaping life for Bear Lake residents. "There's not that same connection built season over season that people felt existed in the Bear Lake area," a researcher found.

Reporting from The Salt Lake Tribune 📰

A Utah State University study finds Airbnb-style rentals are reshaping life for Bear Lake residents.

06/30/2025

New rules allow members of the public and state employees to go armed in government buildings, with exceptions including courthouses and law enforcement facilities.

The change comes after a push by state lawmakers to do away with gun-free zones.

New rules allow members of the public and state employees to go armed in government buildings, with exceptions including courthouses and law enforcement facilities.

06/29/2025

BREAKING: Utah Sen. Mike Lee withdrew his land-sale provision from the Senate reconciliation budget bill Saturday evening.

“I was unable to secure clear, enforceable safeguards to guarantee that these lands would be sold only to American families – not to China, not to Blackrock, and not to any foreign interest,” Lee posted on X. “For that reason, I’ve made the decision to withdraw the federal land sales provision from the bill.”

The Republican had sought to require the sale of Bureau of Land Management property — owned by all Americans — to help Western communities resolve affordable housing worries. Critics said existing laws allow such sales and that the measure violated a core western value — public access to public land.

More than one million acres of public land were at stake. The provision required the government to auction the property rapidly and with curtailed public involvement.

Conservationists, hunters and anglers and outdoor recreation businesses erupted in virtual applause after Lee conceded. Opposition across the West stirred thousands to rally in support of continued ownership of and access to their publicly owned property.

“Public lands are the cornerstone of our conservation legacy,” Chris Wood, president and CEO of Trout Unlimited said in a statement heralding the provision’s demise.

Read the full story here: https://wyofile.com/western-public-land-sale-axed-from-senate-budget-bill/

📷 Photo credit: Milo Gladstein/Wyoming Tribune Eagle

06/29/2025

Utah Sen. Mike Lee axed his land-sale provision from the Senate reconciliation budget bill Saturday evening. Conservationists erupted in virtual applause when Lee conceded after weeks of contentious debate over whether to sell off property owned by all Americans.

Utah Sen. Mike Lee withdraws a plan that could have auctioned more than a million acres.

06/28/2025

An Albany County tornado this month proved a harmless weather event. Unless, that is, you're part of southeastern Wyoming's passionate and growing mountain bike community.

An Albany County tornado this month proved a harmless weather event. Unless, that is, you’re part of southeastern Wyoming’s passionate and growing mountain bike community.

06/28/2025

Citing multiple changes to the suit, and plaintiffs' failure to make adequate legal claims, attorneys for Kappa Kappa Gamma have, once again, asked a federal court to end the long-running legal battle over the University of Wyoming sorority's acceptance of a transgender sister.

Attorneys for Kappa Kappa Gamma are asking for a final ruling to put a two-plus-year legal battle to rest.

06/27/2025

A voter-rights group sued Wyoming in May seeking to halt a new law from going into effect. The Republican Party's primary committee is now asking to have a say in the case.

This story was updated to include details about the amicus brief filed Friday by 25 states and Guam, and to clarify Sec. Gray’s previous claims. —Ed. The

06/27/2025

BREAKING: Wyoming's new school voucher program was about to release funds to families to pay for non-public-school costs like tuition or tutoring.

But a judge ordered the state Friday to withhold any money until he rules on a lawsuit asserting the payments are unconstitutional.

The state’s new program was slated to start releasing funds to families for private schooling and other non-public school costs on Tuesday. Now, a judge has temporarily blocked the release of any funds.