Anna B. Rader
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Journalism junkie, music lover, Wyomingite, nerd. Engagement editor @wyofile.com. Opinions are my own. She/her
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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.
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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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December 11, 2025 at 10:07 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.
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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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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.
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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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As Wyomingites brace for the country’s highest jump in health insurance premium costs, state officials are proposing an alternative to prevent financial ruin that can result from catastrophic illness or injury. But some lawmakers are skeptical. wyofile.com/wyoming-heal...
Wyoming health department pitches 'BearCare' for medical emergencies. Lawmakers are skeptical. - WyoFile
The health benefit plan is designed to prevent financial ruin from catastrophic illness or injury, such as a car crash or bear attack.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:28 AM
As Wyomingites brace for the country’s highest jump in health insurance premium costs, state officials are proposing an alternative to prevent financial ruin that can result from catastrophic illness or injury. But some lawmakers are skeptical. wyofile.com/wyoming-heal...
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Campbell County legal case adds to the list of disputes centered on access to public lands in Wyoming. A trial has been set for December 2026.
"This is a demonstration of the lengths that someone will go to, to block access to public land," a state lawmaker said.
"This is a demonstration of the lengths that someone will go to, to block access to public land," a state lawmaker said.
A Wyoming man can legally reach his land, but a lawsuit contends he can't stop to hunt public land along the way. - WyoFile
Campbell County legal case adds to the list of disputes challenging the public’s ability to access and go hunting on public land, access advocates say.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Campbell County legal case adds to the list of disputes centered on access to public lands in Wyoming. A trial has been set for December 2026.
"This is a demonstration of the lengths that someone will go to, to block access to public land," a state lawmaker said.
"This is a demonstration of the lengths that someone will go to, to block access to public land," a state lawmaker said.
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Competing visions for the state's economic future clashed when the Wyoming Business Council presented its budget proposal to the Wyoming Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee in Cheyenne.
Wyoming lawmakers square off with business council over government's role in economic development - WyoFile
Meanwhile, the state is staring down long-term economic decline.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Competing visions for the state's economic future clashed when the Wyoming Business Council presented its budget proposal to the Wyoming Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee in Cheyenne.
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Spent a few hours with the Critical Role crew for some Mighty Nein stuff. They are genuinely one of the most welcoming, warmest, and talented bunch of folk in the industry. Was sitting in the car on the way home, smiling, and saying to myself “what a fucking lovely group of people innit” ❤️
December 4, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Spent a few hours with the Critical Role crew for some Mighty Nein stuff. They are genuinely one of the most welcoming, warmest, and talented bunch of folk in the industry. Was sitting in the car on the way home, smiling, and saying to myself “what a fucking lovely group of people innit” ❤️
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The layoffs at Hoskinson Contracting and Hoskinson Concrete are due to the completion of the Hoskinson Health & Wellness Clinic in Gillette, according to the companies.
The concrete business will close permanently. Wyoming Workforce Services is assisting laid off workers.
The concrete business will close permanently. Wyoming Workforce Services is assisting laid off workers.
Construction companies lay off 123 workers in Gillette - WyoFile
The layoffs include employees at Hoskinson Contracting and Hoskinson Concrete. The concrete company will close permanently.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The layoffs at Hoskinson Contracting and Hoskinson Concrete are due to the completion of the Hoskinson Health & Wellness Clinic in Gillette, according to the companies.
The concrete business will close permanently. Wyoming Workforce Services is assisting laid off workers.
The concrete business will close permanently. Wyoming Workforce Services is assisting laid off workers.
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OPINION: Steve Pearce, Trump's nominee to run the BLM, has worked to privatize and undermine our public lands, writes Aaron Weiss.
Opinion | This Trump nominee wants to liquidate public lands
Steve Pearce, Trump’s nominee to run the BLM, has worked to privatize and undermine our public lands, writes Aaron Weiss.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
OPINION: Steve Pearce, Trump's nominee to run the BLM, has worked to privatize and undermine our public lands, writes Aaron Weiss.
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The substance of a revision ordered by the Trump administration remains under wraps, though changes will be confined to "special management areas." It's widely expected that the updated plans will deemphasize conservation.
BLM’s heated Rock Springs plan took 12 years to finish. Now the feds must redo it in one. - WyoFile
The substance of a revision ordered by the Trump administration remains under wraps, though changes will be confined to “special management areas.”
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December 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The substance of a revision ordered by the Trump administration remains under wraps, though changes will be confined to "special management areas." It's widely expected that the updated plans will deemphasize conservation.
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Recent snowfall and plunging temperatures gave Wyoming ski resorts the weather they've been hoping for after a dry and mild November.
Two resorts will open to skiers by Friday, and managers elsewhere hope Mother Nature brings more winter.
Two resorts will open to skiers by Friday, and managers elsewhere hope Mother Nature brings more winter.
December snow helps Wyoming ski areas begin to open - WyoFile
Lifts will be turning at Jackson Thursday and Targhee Friday. A warm and dry November has delayed the season's start.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Recent snowfall and plunging temperatures gave Wyoming ski resorts the weather they've been hoping for after a dry and mild November.
Two resorts will open to skiers by Friday, and managers elsewhere hope Mother Nature brings more winter.
Two resorts will open to skiers by Friday, and managers elsewhere hope Mother Nature brings more winter.
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BREAKING: Authorities suspect Andi Summerville embezzled $31,000 from the Wyoming Association of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers while serving as the group's executive director.
She was a prominent voice on mental health issues in Wyoming before her firing earlier this year.
She was a prominent voice on mental health issues in Wyoming before her firing earlier this year.
Former Laramie mayor charged with stealing from Wyoming mental health group - WyoFile
Authorities suspect Andi Summerville embezzled $31,000 from the Wyoming Association of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers. She says she’s innocent.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
BREAKING: Authorities suspect Andi Summerville embezzled $31,000 from the Wyoming Association of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers while serving as the group's executive director.
She was a prominent voice on mental health issues in Wyoming before her firing earlier this year.
She was a prominent voice on mental health issues in Wyoming before her firing earlier this year.
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Although evidence of a new infusion of bloodlines is lacking, both transplant animals are alive, and breeding is anticipated to occur soon if it hasn't already.
"She should have bred this year, so it’ll be interesting to see if she has cubs this spring," a Wyoming biologist said.
"She should have bred this year, so it’ll be interesting to see if she has cubs this spring," a Wyoming biologist said.
What happened to the grizzlies Wyoming trucked in from Montana to boost genetic diversity? - WyoFile
Although evidence of a new infusion of bloodlines is lacking, both transplant animals are alive, and breeding is anticipated to occur soon if it hasn’t already.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Although evidence of a new infusion of bloodlines is lacking, both transplant animals are alive, and breeding is anticipated to occur soon if it hasn't already.
"She should have bred this year, so it’ll be interesting to see if she has cubs this spring," a Wyoming biologist said.
"She should have bred this year, so it’ll be interesting to see if she has cubs this spring," a Wyoming biologist said.
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An all-hands-on-deck effort, tens of millions in funding and a breakthrough herbicide are helping but not halting a destructive force slowly enveloping the best sagebrush left on Earth.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
An all-hands-on-deck effort, tens of millions in funding and a breakthrough herbicide are helping but not halting a destructive force slowly enveloping the best sagebrush left on Earth.
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This week marks the beginning of the Wyoming Legislature's budget hearings. During the four-week process, the Joint Appropriations Committee meets in Cheyenne to hear agency requests and to draft a budget bill ahead of the 2026 session.
How will lawmakers spend Wyoming's tax dollars? The budgeting process is underway. - WyoFile
This week marks the beginning of the Legislature's work on the state’s next two-year budget.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This week marks the beginning of the Wyoming Legislature's budget hearings. During the four-week process, the Joint Appropriations Committee meets in Cheyenne to hear agency requests and to draft a budget bill ahead of the 2026 session.
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The Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program resumed this week after a 45-day pause due to the government shutdown. The delay is partly to blame for some households facing service shutoffs, one social service worker says.
Feds resume low-income heating help in Wyoming days after temps plunge - WyoFile
Some households face service shutoffs, in part, due to a delay in the program caused by the federal government shutdown.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program resumed this week after a 45-day pause due to the government shutdown. The delay is partly to blame for some households facing service shutoffs, one social service worker says.
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