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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visits a trail crew working on the Bridger-Teton National Forest in the summer of 2015. (Angus M. Thuermer Jr.WyoFile)

Lawmakers weighing study of public lands transfer in 2021

April 8, 2021 By Nick Reynolds 16 Comments

Members of the legislature’s ag committee want to examine the transfer of federal lands to Wyoming’s hands.

West Wyo a grouse stronghold in grim report of decline

April 8, 2021 By Angus M. Thuermer Jr. 4 Comments

Despite ‘slight growth’ in part of Wyoming, an exhaustive research paper carries warnings as it proposes standard methods to monitor greater sage grouse populations.

As police reform hits national stage, Wyo lawmakers kill two measures

April 6, 2021 By Nick Reynolds 3 Comments

A progressive lawmaker from Laramie introduced two police reform bills amid a national conversation about police accountability. She said the national debate has further politicized the issue. Critics say the bills weren’t ready.

In the 2021 Legislature, major fights have mostly fizzled out

April 5, 2021 By Nick Reynolds 2 Comments

As session wraps up this week, many of the fights over contentious issues like guns, abortion and education have fizzled out.

Bill to reduce Dem participation on Management Council nears passage

April 1, 2021 By Nick Reynolds 5 Comments

Republicans are close to finalizing an effort to reduce minority party influence on the board that sets the Legislature’s agenda.

How the Wyoming Senate killed Medicaid expansion, again

March 31, 2021 By Nick Reynolds 18 Comments

Facing enormous political pressure, and failing to agree on verifiable facts, the Wyoming Legislature declined to close the Medicaid gap in Wyoming, which advocates have pushed for years.

Voices

The Drake’s Take

Lawmakers waste chance to make suicide prevention gains

Lawmakers waste chance to make suicide prevention gains

Opinion
April 6, 2021 By Kerry Drake 3 Comments

Wyoming students need to learn all the tools they can to help at-risk peers, writes Drake. Despite that, the Legislature killed a school-training measure.

Madden’s Measure

How COVID spending affects our fiscal health

How COVID spending affects our fiscal health

Opinion
March 23, 2021 By Michael Madden Leave a Comment

There is no fool-proof mechanism for determining if and when a fiscal crisis will occur. But all else being equal, Madden writes, the larger a government's debt, the greater the risk.

Dodson’s Doctrine

Carbon capture and the SCALE Act? Don’t hold your breath.

Carbon capture and the SCALE Act? Don’t hold your breath.

Opinion
March 26, 2021 By Dave Dodson 4 Comments

Congressional act won’t bring any short-term fixes to Wyoming’s coal communities, Dodson writes.

Op-eds

Elk feedground bill won’t hamper Game and Fish power

Elk feedground bill won’t hamper Game and Fish power

Opinion
April 9, 2021 By Pat Crank 4 Comments

Former Game and Fish Commissioner and Wyo AG Pat Crank writes that the recent bill regarding feedground closure won’t limit the authority of the Game and Fish.
Lawsuits against climate action don’t represent this Wyo citizen

Lawsuits against climate action don’t represent this Wyo citizen

Opinion
April 6, 2021 By Don Jones 11 Comments

The spate of legal actions Wyoming has launched to protect fossil fuel interests, writes Don Jones, doesn’t reflect the values of its citizens, but instead aims to protect the interests of a few.

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Photo Friday

Falcons and the tower

Falcons and the tower

As peregrine falcons begin nesting season, Devils Tower temporarily closes several climbing routes.

Arts & Culture

The artist shaping society

The artist shaping society

March 16, 2021 By David Romtvedt Leave a Comment

Luzene Hill and Heidi Brandow have produced work that reveals shared social and ethical concerns articulated through strikingly different materials, metaphors, and sensibilities.

In Case You Missed It

With help of federal relief, legislature finds budget consensus

With help of federal relief, legislature finds budget consensus

March 29, 2021 By Nick Reynolds 5 Comments

Federal dollars have bailed Wyoming out of its biggest budget issues, for now.
Republicans accuse Wyoming GOP of election fraud

Republicans accuse Wyoming GOP of election fraud

March 30, 2021 By Nick Reynolds 19 Comments

The fight for control of Wyoming’s majority party has been ramping up for years. WyoFile examines the latest skirmishes.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Stanton heralds Park Service preservation of civil-rights sites

Stanton heralds Park Service preservation of civil-rights sites

August 14, 2020 By Angus M. Thuermer Jr. 1 Comment

During a time of reckoning, the first Black National Park Service chief, who started his career in Wyoming, lauds park units that preserve historic American racial struggles.

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