The National Weather Service ended 24/7 operations at its Cheyenne office due to a staffing shortage and cuts by the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency.

Without enough meteorologists, the office can no longer staff overnight shifts.

School districts across Wyoming are preparing their policies and staff for the repeal of gun-free zones on July 1. So is the University of Wyoming.

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In her final official appearance before lawmakers, Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Kate Fox defended the process for choosing the state's judges.

But some lawmakers still want changes.

Amid attacks on HIV research and prevention efforts, the Laramie queens raised $41,000 to assist their neighbors. Since last year’s bingo, the Stilettos have earned the ire of the state’s right-wing.

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As the Department of the Interior develops a plan to “restore American prosperity” by exploiting Western natural resources, a Wyoming attorney who has steeled rural communities against federal policies finds herself atop the hierarchy that will marshal the effort.

Read the story at ➡️ WyoFile.com

As the demotion of a well-liked engineering dean drove furor earlier this month, university officials omitted notable facts from their public response.

That included a finding that President Ed Seidel's continued involvement in a department headed by his partner could lead to "reputational harm."

At an informational session Monday, instructors learned about mounting visa revocations and asked about filming agents in classrooms. International faculty were advised to carry papers when traveling.

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they should invent transcripts for audiobooks

Thanks to Kyodo News, whose reporter Keiichiro Otsuka, visited Heart Mountain and Senator Al Simpson in December 2023 for this remembrance of Al and his legacy.
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Jason Marsden, a former Casper Star-Tribune reporter who went on to lead the Matthew Shepard Foundation for more than a decade, is being remembered as a courageous and smart advocate who broke the journalism mold in a wide-ranging career that landed on conservation.

In a state where nearly 50% of the land is public, federal layoffs and funding cuts threaten Wyoming's outdoor recreation industry that's been thriving in recent years, supporters worry.

Read more ➡️ wyofile.com/doge-cuts-will-hobble-outdoor-recreation-in-wyoming-advocates-say/

Presenting his agency’s annual bias crime review to the Laramie City Council, Police Chief Brian Browne said city stats depend on the community’s willingness to report.

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“Inquiry, not advocacy, is the standard” for university instruction, Seidel writes in a campuswide email Thursday. He notes UW is already “largely in compliance” with HB147.

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Big month, March. Both literally (whole bunch of days and all) and in terms of tour dates. Some of my favorite places to visit, so please come see me. Tickets at traecrowder.com

Gov. Mark Gordon signed into law a major expansion of the state’s school voucher program. It reimburses families with state funds to send their child to their school of choice, including private and religious schools.

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The governor vetoed a separate DEI bill which he labeled an attempt to limit curriculum “with a sledgehammer without regard to what gets smashed.”

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More than 30 bills died Friday when lawmakers adjourned before getting to them. Among those proposals were bills attacking Drag Queen Bingo and establishing elections for UW trustees.

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