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It's a fallacy that universities use federal research grants to fatten their bank accounts, writes UW Professor David Fay. wyofile.com/cutting-federa…
In an open, democratic society, citizens must demand government transparency, columnist Rod Miller writes, or else be kept in the dark and fed dung like fungus. bit.ly/4kQsqcl
After reading in 2011 that then-18-year-old Brandon Nimmo was getting interest from scouts, columnist Kerry Drake wanted to know what all the fuss was about. These days, no one is asking why the @Mets OFer and Wyoming’s lone major leaguer made the bigs. wyofile.com/brandon-nimmo-…
OPINION: Columnist David Romtvedt reminisces about how publicly funded book discussions once allowed Wyomingites from Newcastle to Jackson to make sense of their lives and one another. wyofile.com/talking-about-…
Great gray owls normally inhabit the northern boreal forest, though their population dips down into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Recently, Wyoming biologists confirmed their breeding distribution even reaches deep into the southern Wind River Range. wyofile.com/southernmost-o…
The assessment follows complaints by a concerned citizens group that Banner has let service slip at the Casper hospital. wyofile.com/wyomings-bigge…
Three of the country’s top political journalists described President Trump at a Wyoming presentation Wednesday as an unreliable fact witness and characterized him as “Nixon’s revenge.” wyofile.com/at-wyoming-for…
From Cheyenne to Powell, Wyoming’s Adult Education providers are anxiously waiting to learn the fate of the program's federal funding. It’s not hyperbole to say the lives of some of Wyoming’s most vulnerable populations are at stake, they say. wyofile.com/wyoming-adults…
Snowpack isn’t what it used to be. Severe drought has set in for portions of western Wyoming river basins. Poor soil moisture and low base flows have created a “compounding effect" — a dynamic likely to be exacerbated as the climate warms. wyofile.com/wind-snake-bea…
Wyoming no longer recognizes licenses other states issue undocumented immigrants. Lawyers, advocates and even Mexican diplomats warned of the new law as Trump’s deportation crackdown widens. One sheriff department fears litigation if it enforces the law. wyofile.com/new-wyoming-la…
A federal court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging a new Wyoming law that made proof of state residency and U.S. citizenship part of the voter registration process. wyofile.com/federal-court-…
Once sleepy meetings of the Legislature’s Management Audit Committee are no more. Now led by the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, the committee voted to audit the Legislative Service Office, subpoena several local officials and investigate the Weston County clerk. wyofile.com/wyoming-freedo…
Seidel faced challenges from the outset with the pandemic, state budget cuts and hostile lawmakers. Supporters celebrated his innovation and achievements. Critics said he didn’t fit Wyoming’s culture and proved ineffective at communication. wyofile.com/university-of-…
Leading legal professionals attending a regional gathering in Jackson Hole denounced attacks on the judiciary, calling on citizens to stand up for the safety and independence of judges. wyofile.com/judges-lawyers…
Ice-blue in color, warm in temperature and a little larger than a backyard hot tub, the yet-to-be-named pool is the newest known feature to bubble up in the park's simmering hydrothermal landscape. Geologists believe a series of explosions created it. wyofile.com/yellowstones-n…
Officials who oversee the Wyoming Game and Fish Department heeded the requests of houndsmen who've asked wildlife managers to ease up heavy hunting pressure on the big cats. wyofile.com/game-and-fish-…
The Tour de Wyoming hosted its annual six-day ride this week. Some 250 cyclists were treated to Wind River Range views on a 400-mile route that started and ended in Riverton. wyofile.com/pickle-peanut-…
President Trump said ICE is going after the "worst of the worst." The agency's Rocky Mountain data shows otherwise. Immigration arrests have almost tripled in Wyoming and quadrupled in Colorado since Trump returned to office. Reporting with @ColoradoSun wyofile.com/most-people-ar…
If history is a guide, Utah's political leadership will likely be back with a new strategy and some new legal maneuvers to gain control over federal lands. Lately, Wyoming has been Utah's lone ally in the fight. Reporting by @sltrib 📰 wyofile.com/what-history-s…
The voucher program is frozen until Laramie District Court Judge Froelicher determines whether or not it violates the state constitution. The program was slated to begin disbursing up to $7K per student for private school tuition or other costs on July 1. wyofile.com/wyomings-schoo…
