Hospitals prepare for worst, hope for best, lament limited testing
Medical professionals are gearing up for an onslaught of COVID-19 patients they hope won’t arrive and say a dearth of testing leaves them in the dark.
Policy
Coal, land, workers and education: 2020 budget session wrapped
New laws will affect energy companies, utilities, a proposed massive land purchase and the state’s education system.
Wyo pandemic plan to guide COVID-19 response
Eighty-page framework outlines state authority and local decision-making but predicts shortages of ventilators, other equipment and supplies.
No new state-funded construction this year
The $162 million capital construction bill died for lack of compromise between House and Senate negotiators over a UW swimming pool.
Senate proposes business-heavy school-review committee
The House and Senate are fighting about education’s budget — again — and the creation of an “advisory committee” has become the latest front.
