Articles by Reece Monaco

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming lawmakers are again talking about raising the state’s tax on wind power and other renewable energy. Several previous attempts to raise Wyoming’s $1 per megawatt hour wind generation tax enacted […]

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The University of Wyoming experienced a substantial rise in enrollment after the governor announced a grant-funding program for students. Earlier this month, the university said it was facing a 20% decline […]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Women are all but guaranteed to claim a majority of Wyoming’s congressional delegation for the first time after voters picked four — two Republicans and two Democrats — to compete for […]

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming coal production is down dramatically as the coronavirus exacerbates a long-term trend of diminishing demand for the fossil fuel to generate electricity. Preliminary U.S. government data show that Wyoming’s 16 […]

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A town in northwestern Wyoming will require people to wear face masks in many businesses to limit spread of the coronavirus. The Jackson Town Council approved the measure 5-0 in a […]

GREEN RIVER, Wyo. (AP) — A mining company in Green River says it will lay off an unspecified number of workers in response to the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Casper Star-Tribune […]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Department of Corrections has returned over 100 inmates from facilities in other states in a move delayed by the coronavirus. Corrections officials announced Monday that 88 male inmates housed […]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon and the members of the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) have unanimously supported the submission of a bid to purchase Wyoming land with a goal of returning additional revenue […]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming’s current public health orders will be extended through July 15 as the number of cases of COVID-19 in the state continues to steadily increase, Governor Mark Gordon announced today. Twenty-five percent of […]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming has submitted its Reply Brief to the United States Supreme Court in its challenge to Washington State’s unconstitutional discrimination against a proposed coal export terminal. The terminal would provide access to new […]