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Budget Cuts Approved by Governor Gordon total more than $250 Million

July 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

Gov 7-13-20 Governor Mark Gordon has announced deep budget cuts for the current two-year budget cycle totaling more than $250 million, or nearly 10% of the state’s general [...]

COVID-19 causes dismal quarter for Wyoming coal industry

July 7, 2020 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Jackson to require face masks in most businesses

July 7, 2020 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Green River mining company to lay off workers

July 7, 2020 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Wyoming returns 118 inmates from out-of-state facilities

July 7, 2020 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

SLIB Supports Large Land Purchase

July 7, 2020 // 0 Comments

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’s largest drug bust leads to two decades in prison

July 1, 2020 // 0 Comments

DOJ 7-1-20 Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced ARNOLD DEVONNE BUTLER, 54, today in Casper. Butler was convicted on January 17, 2020 after a 4-day [...]

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland to enter Stage 1 fire restrictions, July 3

July 1, 2020 // 0 Comments

USDA 7-1-20 Stage 1 fire restrictions will go into effect Friday, July 3, 2020 for the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland. This includes [...]

Superintendent Balow Releases Smart Start Guidance for Fall School Reopenings

July 1, 2020 // 0 Comments

WDE 7-1-20 State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow released the Smart Start guidance document Wednesday at a joint press conference with Wyoming Governor [...]

Public health orders remain unchanged as COVID-19 case numbers increase

June 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

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Budget Cuts Approved by Governor Gordon total more than $250 Million

COVID-19 causes dismal quarter for Wyoming coal industry

Jackson to require face masks in most businesses

Green River mining company to lay off workers

Wyoming returns 118 inmates from out-of-state facilities

SLIB Supports Large Land Purchase

Wyoming’s largest drug bust leads to two decades in prison

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland to enter Stage 1 fire restrictions, July 3

Superintendent Balow Releases Smart Start Guidance for Fall School Reopenings

Public health orders remain unchanged as COVID-19 case numbers increase