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Hand counting votes? Ban on ballot drop boxes? Election bills move through...
House clerks count the votes on a bill during the 2025 general session.(Jordan Uplinger / Wyoming Public Media)A slate of bills aiming to change the way Wyoming conducts elections is gaining ground in...
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Gordon has “grave concerns” over lawmakers’ changes to his proposed wildfire...
Gov. Mark Gordon, Bob Budd and Jennifer Doering speaking at one of the wildfire recovery forums( Governor Mark Gordon's Office)This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you...
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Ranchers learn about virtual fencing at a symposium in Cody
John Abizaid with Vence was one of the vendor panelists at the Wyoming Virtual Fence Symposium in Cody. He holds up one of the collars used for the technology.(Olivia Weitz)Ranchers have long used...
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Resolution says fossil fuels need to trump wind and solar, one lawmaker says...
(BLM Wyoming / Flickr via CC BY 2.0)Some lawmakers are formally asking Wyoming’s governor to put fossil fuels above wind and solar. But one senator said that’s already happening.During a Senate...
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Trans Wyomingites would be banned from bathrooms and sports teams under these...
The Wyoming House of Representatives during the 2025 general session.(Jordan Uplinger / Wyoming Public Media)A House committee in the Wyoming Legislature forwarded policies to keep transgender people...
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Grizzly bear expert: ‘We sometimes forget the remarkable conservation success...
Grizzly bear 399 with four of her cubs. Born in 1996, she was the oldest known reproducing female in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. She is believed to have given birth to at least 18 cubs through...
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‘They look like us’: new exhibit highlights female artists at the turn of the...
“Mabel, May and Myrtle Buckley on horseback,”<i> </i>circa 1913.(Evelyn J. Cameron Photograph Collection / Montana Historical Society Research Center)A new exhibition on display at the...
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Energy reporters debrief bills that’d fundamentally shake up Wyoming’s...
(Caitlin Tan / Wyoming Public Media )There are a lot of energy-related bills in this year’s Wyoming legislative session. Two have received a lot of public outcry recently. One would roll back...
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Cheyenne Roundup: Freedom Caucus-stacked committee proposes big budget cuts
Lawmakers are in the midst of deciding how much the state should spend on programs that impact people's lives across Wyoming — from wildfire recovery to energy projects to support for vulnerable...
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Electricity bills, grizzly bear conservation status, and more...
“Evelyn Cameron and Janet Williams branding calf,” circa 1910.(Montana Historical Society Research Center / Evelyn J. Cameron Photograph Collection)
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Cheyenne Roundup 2025: Episode 4 - Freedom Caucus-stacked committee proposes...
Lawmakers are in the midst of deciding how much the state should spend on programs that impact people's lives across Wyoming — from wildfire recovery to energy projects to support for vulnerable...
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A University of Wyoming professor has been appointed to a federal committee. Jeff Hamerlinck will serve on the U.S. National Geospatial Advisory Committee. He will help provide advice and...
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ACLU letter urges Wyoming sheriffs not to participate in federal immigration...
( City of Laramie)This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state.The Wyoming chapter of the ACLU is urging the state’s...
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What’s Wyoming’s economic future under Trump’s fossil fuel ‘golden age’?
(Caitlin Tan / Wyoming Public Media )President Trump is promising a ‘golden age’ for America, with a focus on fossil fuels. This could have positive financial implications in Wyoming, where fossil...
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According to the Wyoming Historical Society, on February 2, 1943, the Wyoming Supreme Court decided that common law marriage was invalid. On February 4, 1899, the first town election was held in...
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What are your views on the Trump Administration’s new Tariffs?
What are your views on the Trump Administration’s new Tariffs?Related StoryBy contributing your comment, you consent to the possibility of having it read on the air.WPM/NPR Community Discussion...
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Abortion bills requiring transvaginal ultrasounds and restricting clinics...
House Speaker Rep. Chip Neiman (R-Hulett) has carried a bill that seeks to require a woman to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound no more than 48 hours before taking abortion medication.(Jordan Uplinger...
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Wyoming tells state supreme court to restrict abortion access
Jay Jerde, the state's special assistant attorney general, listens at a summary judgment hearing for the abortion case in late 2023 in Teton County District Court. He is now leading the change to...
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University of Wyoming opens a new resource center in place of the closed...
(Jesse Morris / Wyoming Public Media )In late January, the University of Wyoming (UW) hosted a reception for its new Pokes Center for Community Resources (PCCR). It is meant to fill some of the holes...
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Did you know that Wyoming briefly had two companies of women’s militia?According to the Wyoming Historical Society, newspapers called them “girl guards” and, sometimes, “amazons.” Two teams of young...
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