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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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December 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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The Wyoming Legislature's Joint Revenue Committee voted Wednesday to sponsor a pair of bills to eliminate residential property taxes and to raise sales taxes to replace the resulting revenue loss.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The Wyoming Legislature's Joint Revenue Committee voted Wednesday to sponsor a pair of bills to eliminate residential property taxes and to raise sales taxes to replace the resulting revenue loss.
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On the heels of a major federal coal lease flop, Wyoming's congressional delegation helped advance a rarely used congressional tool to open the Powder River Basin to more coal leasing. Critics contend the industry doesn't want the coal.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
On the heels of a major federal coal lease flop, Wyoming's congressional delegation helped advance a rarely used congressional tool to open the Powder River Basin to more coal leasing. Critics contend the industry doesn't want the coal.
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In the 8 years since B. Wayne Jr. and Molly Hughes moved to Jackson, the billionaire couple has quickly made a mark on Wyoming. Wyomingites have likely been impacted by the couple's philanthropy, political donations or ownership of the Cowboy State Daily.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
In the 8 years since B. Wayne Jr. and Molly Hughes moved to Jackson, the billionaire couple has quickly made a mark on Wyoming. Wyomingites have likely been impacted by the couple's philanthropy, political donations or ownership of the Cowboy State Daily.
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Crossing Yellowstone National Park's protective boundary, the apex predators become prey. As demonstrated by two wolves — one who ventured into Montana and the other Wyoming — they don't last long in the modern Mountain West.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Crossing Yellowstone National Park's protective boundary, the apex predators become prey. As demonstrated by two wolves — one who ventured into Montana and the other Wyoming — they don't last long in the modern Mountain West.
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Parcel 0712 is part of a complex of oil and gas leases in ecologically valuable sagebrush-steppe that the Bureau of Land Management has proposed for auction in June.
"It's the largest lek on the planet, at least that I'm aware of," a biologist said.
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"It's the largest lek on the planet, at least that I'm aware of," a biologist said.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Parcel 0712 is part of a complex of oil and gas leases in ecologically valuable sagebrush-steppe that the Bureau of Land Management has proposed for auction in June.
"It's the largest lek on the planet, at least that I'm aware of," a biologist said.
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"It's the largest lek on the planet, at least that I'm aware of," a biologist said.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Nonprofit social-service organizations in Wyoming are struggling to meet spiking demand amidst federal cuts, the government shutdown and shrinking resources. People are struggling to heat their homes or put food on the table.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Nonprofit social-service organizations in Wyoming are struggling to meet spiking demand amidst federal cuts, the government shutdown and shrinking resources. People are struggling to heat their homes or put food on the table.
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Wyoming lawmakers will once again consider a slate of bills to remake the state's election system when the Legislature convenes in Feb. Election officials are concerned about being able to properly implement proposed changes ahead of next year's elections.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Wyoming lawmakers will once again consider a slate of bills to remake the state's election system when the Legislature convenes in Feb. Election officials are concerned about being able to properly implement proposed changes ahead of next year's elections.
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As county governments wrestle with property tax declines, library systems across Wyoming are among casualties. Some libraries have found temporary lifelines through outside donations. Others have reduced services or shuttered.
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The situation is only expected to worsen ➡️ wyofile.com/cuts-closure...
November 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
As county governments wrestle with property tax declines, library systems across Wyoming are among casualties. Some libraries have found temporary lifelines through outside donations. Others have reduced services or shuttered.
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The situation is only expected to worsen ➡️ wyofile.com/cuts-closure...
The Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program can't act on 3,529 applications received since the program ran out of money in mid-October. Officials estimate that more people are struggling to heat their homes than have applied.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program can't act on 3,529 applications received since the program ran out of money in mid-October. Officials estimate that more people are struggling to heat their homes than have applied.
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With the Affordable Care Act insurance marketplace enrollment period now open, customers are expected to face premium costs that could be thousands of dollars higher than before, fewer resources for help and new reporting requirements.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With the Affordable Care Act insurance marketplace enrollment period now open, customers are expected to face premium costs that could be thousands of dollars higher than before, fewer resources for help and new reporting requirements.
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A Bureau of Land Management auction next summer could test Wyoming's migration policy to an unprecedented degree.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A Bureau of Land Management auction next summer could test Wyoming's migration policy to an unprecedented degree.
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Join us at Casper College on Nov. 13 for an opinion and commentary writing workshop with our managing editor, Joshua Wolfson.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Join us at Casper College on Nov. 13 for an opinion and commentary writing workshop with our managing editor, Joshua Wolfson.
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Carbon County ranch owner Fred Eshelman's appeal of a lower-court ruling that he can't block the public from corner crossing to reach public land.
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The decision affects 2.44 million acres of public land in Wyoming and more beyond ➡️ wyofile.com/corner-cross...
October 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Carbon County ranch owner Fred Eshelman's appeal of a lower-court ruling that he can't block the public from corner crossing to reach public land.
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The decision affects 2.44 million acres of public land in Wyoming and more beyond ➡️ wyofile.com/corner-cross...
The FBI analyzed phone records of several Republican lawmakers, including Wyoming U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, as part of an investigation into the efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to information released Monday by GOP senators.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The FBI analyzed phone records of several Republican lawmakers, including Wyoming U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, as part of an investigation into the efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to information released Monday by GOP senators.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is set to confer Oct. 17 on whether to take up Wyoming's corner-crossing case, a dispute over public access to public lands. Meanwhile, Yellowstone and Grand Teton will remain partly open after the government shutdown.
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October 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to confer Oct. 17 on whether to take up Wyoming's corner-crossing case, a dispute over public access to public lands. Meanwhile, Yellowstone and Grand Teton will remain partly open after the government shutdown.
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WyoFile's energy and climate reporter Dustin Bleizeffer has been on the road a lot lately, bringing you the latest developments in energy.
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September 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
WyoFile's energy and climate reporter Dustin Bleizeffer has been on the road a lot lately, bringing you the latest developments in energy.
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We're 90% of the way to our goal for our fall fund drive. Help us reach our goal of $20,000. Support our reporters bringing you the stories ➡️ WyoFile.com/donate
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September 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The most persistent threat to a robust, independent free press is economic, and has been for years.
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