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The Joint Appropriations Committee wrapped up its first round of hearings Friday. The two-week process included lawmakers grappling with the proper role of government and state agencies feeling the pinch of federal cuts.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The Joint Appropriations Committee wrapped up its first round of hearings Friday. The two-week process included lawmakers grappling with the proper role of government and state agencies feeling the pinch of federal cuts.
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Though Rocky Mountain Power claims the shift from coal to natural gas will help keep electric rates in check, local officials mourn the pending loss in revenue from decreased coal production at the Kemmerer mine, which has fueled the power plant since 1963.
Kemmerer power plant's coal-to-natural-gas conversion highlights uncertainty for Wyoming communities - WyoFile
Naugton's primary coal provider, the adjacent Kemmerer mine, indicates it will soldier on despite losing its chief customer.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Though Rocky Mountain Power claims the shift from coal to natural gas will help keep electric rates in check, local officials mourn the pending loss in revenue from decreased coal production at the Kemmerer mine, which has fueled the power plant since 1963.
Public records released via an environmental group's Freedom of Information Act request show few residents took the initiative to respond, and those who did were critical and "embarrassed" by the Trump administration's effort.
Interior Secretary Burgum asked public land users to flag ‘negative’ depictions of American history. Wyoming criticized the effort instead. - WyoFile
Environmental group’s public records request shows few residents took the initiative to respond, and those who did were critical and 'embarrassed' by the Trump administration’s effort.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Public records released via an environmental group's Freedom of Information Act request show few residents took the initiative to respond, and those who did were critical and "embarrassed" by the Trump administration's effort.
The Joint Appropriations Committee wrapped up its first round of hearings Friday. The two-week process included lawmakers grappling with the proper role of government and state agencies feeling the pinch of federal cuts.
Five takeaways from the Wyoming Legislature’s budget hearings - WyoFile
The Joint Appropriations Committee wrapped up its first round of hearings Friday.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The Joint Appropriations Committee wrapped up its first round of hearings Friday. The two-week process included lawmakers grappling with the proper role of government and state agencies feeling the pinch of federal cuts.
Two U.S. Senators blasted the Trump administration’s nominee to be the federal attorney for Wyoming, calling Darin Smith unqualified and alleging he made false claims about the Jan. 6 insurrection he attended.
The committee voted along party lines to advance the nomination.
The committee voted along party lines to advance the nomination.
Senators blast Wyoming’s U.S. attorney as unqualified MAGA loyalist, Jan. 6 supporter - WyoFile
At a Judicial Committee hearing, two accused Darin Smith of making false claims about Capitol riot, Liz Cheney, Kamala Harris.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Two U.S. Senators blasted the Trump administration’s nominee to be the federal attorney for Wyoming, calling Darin Smith unqualified and alleging he made false claims about the Jan. 6 insurrection he attended.
The committee voted along party lines to advance the nomination.
The committee voted along party lines to advance the nomination.
Cutting a Christmas conifer from national forests or BLM land is a late-fall tradition for scores of Wyoming families who have the privilege of forgoing the purchase of a pre-cut tree.
Out on the evergreen hunt - WyoFile
Cutting a Christmas conifer from national forests or BLM land is a late-fall tradition for scores of Wyoming residents who have the privilege of forgoing a store-bought tree.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Cutting a Christmas conifer from national forests or BLM land is a late-fall tradition for scores of Wyoming families who have the privilege of forgoing the purchase of a pre-cut tree.
OPINION: Holidays are a time of reflection. What parts of Wyoming make you thankful and hopeful, asks columnist Khale Lenhart.
Opinion | Gratitude and hope for Wyoming
Holidays are a time of reflection. What parts of Wyoming make you thankful and hopeful, asks columnist Khale Lenhart.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
OPINION: Holidays are a time of reflection. What parts of Wyoming make you thankful and hopeful, asks columnist Khale Lenhart.
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BREAKING: The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted down a bill to extend Obamacare tax credits, ensuring they will expire soon and prices will spike for tens of thousands of Americans. Sen. Barrasso called the subsidies a "disaster."
Wyomingites will experience the highest price increases in the country.
Wyomingites will experience the highest price increases in the country.
Senate blocks Obamacare tax subsidy extension, all but ensuring spikes for Wyoming consumers - WyoFile
Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming called tax subsidy extension a “disaster” and lobbied for a Republican health savings account proposal that also failed.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted down a bill to extend Obamacare tax credits, ensuring they will expire soon and prices will spike for tens of thousands of Americans. Sen. Barrasso called the subsidies a "disaster."
Wyomingites will experience the highest price increases in the country.
Wyomingites will experience the highest price increases in the country.
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Wyoming's governor is moving ahead with a long-delayed pronghorn migration corridor designation, but he opted for a version preferred by the Wyoming Stock Growers Association that forgoes protections in the Red Desert and Golden Triangle regions.
Gordon pares back Wyoming’s first pronghorn migration, overriding Game and Fish commissioners - WyoFile
A long-delayed migration corridor designation advanced by Wyoming's governor is preferred by the livestock industry. It forgoes protections for animals that use the Red Desert and Golden Triangle.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Wyoming's governor is moving ahead with a long-delayed pronghorn migration corridor designation, but he opted for a version preferred by the Wyoming Stock Growers Association that forgoes protections in the Red Desert and Golden Triangle regions.
Wyoming's governor is moving ahead with a long-delayed pronghorn migration corridor designation, but he opted for a version preferred by the Wyoming Stock Growers Association that forgoes protections in the Red Desert and Golden Triangle regions.
Gordon pares back Wyoming’s first pronghorn migration, overriding Game and Fish commissioners - WyoFile
A long-delayed migration corridor designation advanced by Wyoming's governor is preferred by the livestock industry. It forgoes protections for animals that use the Red Desert and Golden Triangle.
wyofile.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Wyoming's governor is moving ahead with a long-delayed pronghorn migration corridor designation, but he opted for a version preferred by the Wyoming Stock Growers Association that forgoes protections in the Red Desert and Golden Triangle regions.
A Weston County attorney is weighing whether a Uinta County commissioner will face criminal charges. A lawsuit is heading to trial over fees Teton County charges developers to boost access to affordable and workforce housing. Benefactors are preparing to build a new Cheyenne rec center.
Local Lookout: County commissioner arrested | Housing lawsuit advances | Rec center on deck - WyoFile
A Weston County attorney is weighing whether a Uinta County commissioner will face criminal charges. A lawsuit is heading to trial over fees Teton County charges developers to boost access to affordab...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
A Weston County attorney is weighing whether a Uinta County commissioner will face criminal charges. A lawsuit is heading to trial over fees Teton County charges developers to boost access to affordable and workforce housing. Benefactors are preparing to build a new Cheyenne rec center.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Developers of the project at Seminoe Reservoir want seasonal wildlife protections to be lifted for construction. Opponents say the regulations are necessary for bighorn sheep.
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Developers of the project at Seminoe Reservoir want seasonal wildlife protections to be lifted for construction. Opponents say the regulations are necessary for bighorn sheep.
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OPINION: Columnist Walt Gasson reflects on his family roots and what they reveal about Wyoming’s cultural history.
Immigrant families built Wyoming. We must remember that. - WyoFile
Columnist Walt Gasson reflects on the meaning of his family’s own roots.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
OPINION: Columnist Walt Gasson reflects on his family roots and what they reveal about Wyoming’s cultural history.
BREAKING: The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted down a bill to extend Obamacare tax credits, ensuring they will expire soon and prices will spike for tens of thousands of Americans. Sen. Barrasso called the subsidies a "disaster."
Wyomingites will experience the highest price increases in the country.
Wyomingites will experience the highest price increases in the country.
Senate blocks Obamacare tax subsidy extension, all but ensuring spikes for Wyoming consumers - WyoFile
Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming called tax subsidy extension a “disaster” and lobbied for a Republican health savings account proposal that also failed.
wyofile.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted down a bill to extend Obamacare tax credits, ensuring they will expire soon and prices will spike for tens of thousands of Americans. Sen. Barrasso called the subsidies a "disaster."
Wyomingites will experience the highest price increases in the country.
Wyomingites will experience the highest price increases in the country.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
We're almost halfway to our year-end fundraising goal, which allows us to grow our news team and deepen our support for newsrooms in 2026.
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Following a three-month fight, the Fremont County Library Board voted 3-2 to scrub American Library Association references from its language.
The debate over the national organization highlighted deep divisions over censorship and appropriate materials in Central Wyoming libraries.
The debate over the national organization highlighted deep divisions over censorship and appropriate materials in Central Wyoming libraries.
What's behind Fremont County's American Library Association fight? - WyoFile
Following a three-month debate, the library board voted 3-2 to scrub ALA references from its language. The debate over the national organization highlighted deep divisions in Central Wyoming.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Following a three-month fight, the Fremont County Library Board voted 3-2 to scrub American Library Association references from its language.
The debate over the national organization highlighted deep divisions over censorship and appropriate materials in Central Wyoming libraries.
The debate over the national organization highlighted deep divisions over censorship and appropriate materials in Central Wyoming libraries.
New filings in an ongoing lawsuit against officials at the women's prison in Lusk point to a 2023 federal audit that found surveillance camera blind spots within the facility and an incomplete investigation into staff-on-inmate sexual abuse allegations, among other deficiencies.
New filings in Wyoming women's prison sexual assault lawsuit point to secluded off-camera locations - WyoFile
Plaintiff attempts to bolster case against the Women's Center with a 2023 federal audit that found blind spots and an incomplete investigation into staff-on-inmate sexual abuse allegations.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
New filings in an ongoing lawsuit against officials at the women's prison in Lusk point to a 2023 federal audit that found surveillance camera blind spots within the facility and an incomplete investigation into staff-on-inmate sexual abuse allegations, among other deficiencies.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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A court has ruled against a Wyoming Board of Land Commissioners' decision to lease state land for an energy project near Glenrock. Campbell County looks at raising pay to retain police officers. Teton County businesses learn their legal rights when ICE comes knocking.
Local Lookout: Wind farm ruling | Police salaries | ICE encounters - WyoFile
A court has ruled against a Wyoming Board of Land Commissioners' decision to lease state land for an energy project near Glenrock. Campbell County looks at raising pay to retain police officers. Teton...
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December 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
A court has ruled against a Wyoming Board of Land Commissioners' decision to lease state land for an energy project near Glenrock. Campbell County looks at raising pay to retain police officers. Teton County businesses learn their legal rights when ICE comes knocking.
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OPINION: Columnist Rod Miller paints a picture of a mythical tax-free town out in the Red Desert. Is it utopian or dystopian? You decide.
Opinion | Livin’ free in New Lexington, Wyoming
Is columnist Rod Miller's mythical tax-free town out in the Red Desert utopian or dystopian? You decide.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
OPINION: Columnist Rod Miller paints a picture of a mythical tax-free town out in the Red Desert. Is it utopian or dystopian? You decide.
Developers of the project at Seminoe Reservoir want seasonal wildlife protections to be lifted for construction.
Opponents say the regulations are necessary for bighorn sheep. Wyoming wildlife officials say they'll continue to oppose the variances, but the feds are driving the review process.
Opponents say the regulations are necessary for bighorn sheep. Wyoming wildlife officials say they'll continue to oppose the variances, but the feds are driving the review process.
Seminoe 'pumped water storage' project draws concern over threats to fisheries, wildlife in central Wyoming - WyoFile
Developers of the project at Seminoe Reservoir want seasonal wildlife restrictions lifted for construction. Opponents say protections are necessary for bighorn sheep, in particular.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Developers of the project at Seminoe Reservoir want seasonal wildlife protections to be lifted for construction.
Opponents say the regulations are necessary for bighorn sheep. Wyoming wildlife officials say they'll continue to oppose the variances, but the feds are driving the review process.
Opponents say the regulations are necessary for bighorn sheep. Wyoming wildlife officials say they'll continue to oppose the variances, but the feds are driving the review process.
A deadly prion disease is taking off at Dell Creek Feedground, and the next four months could be pivotal and a harbinger of what's to come for thousands of Wyoming elk.
"This next year could be really interesting," a retired biologist said. "It'll hopefully provide some clues."
"This next year could be really interesting," a retired biologist said. "It'll hopefully provide some clues."
Summer elk deaths stoke CWD worries at onset of ‘important’ winter for western Wyoming herds - WyoFile
A deadly prion disease is taking off at Dell Creek Feedground, and the next four months could be pivotal and a harbinger of what’s to come for thousands of Wyoming elk.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A deadly prion disease is taking off at Dell Creek Feedground, and the next four months could be pivotal and a harbinger of what's to come for thousands of Wyoming elk.
"This next year could be really interesting," a retired biologist said. "It'll hopefully provide some clues."
"This next year could be really interesting," a retired biologist said. "It'll hopefully provide some clues."
The Albany County School Board is weighing multiple offers for the site of a former elementary school, including one aimed at creating affordable housing. Horse owners are on high alert for a serious virus.
Casper's aging trees present a public danger when high winds hit.
Casper's aging trees present a public danger when high winds hit.
Local Lookout: Laramie housing vote | Horse herpes outbreak | Casper’s teetering trees - WyoFile
The Albany County School Board is weighing multiple offers for the site of a former elementary school, including one aimed at creating affordable housing. Horse owners are on high alert for a serious ...
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December 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The Albany County School Board is weighing multiple offers for the site of a former elementary school, including one aimed at creating affordable housing. Horse owners are on high alert for a serious virus.
Casper's aging trees present a public danger when high winds hit.
Casper's aging trees present a public danger when high winds hit.