Officials: Budget cuts will make prisons, communities less safe
Cuts to the Department of Corrections, among the many budget reductions Gov. Mark Gordon called “devastating,” could decrease public safety both in and out of the state’s prisons.
Archives for August 2020
Week 24: The pandemic in Wyoming from Aug. 22-28
WyoFile’s weekly review tracks cases and connects the throughlines of COVID-19-related developments.
Smoky mountains
Wildfire smoke from blazes across the West blanketed much of Wyoming this week.
Crowds flock to Wyo public lands during COVID summer
Outdoor visitations soar and campgrounds fill up. But traditional tourism services go unused and crowds create management challenges.
Voting in a pandemic: What Wyoming learned from the primary
Higher than usual turnout attributed to get-out-the-vote efforts, early voting and the state’s highest absentee voting in history.
