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Aiming to cut lengthy waiting times for big energy projects, Wyoming has signed on to a federal fast-tracking initiative backed by President Trump. Leaders promise transparency, but past expedited reviews have already sparked local concerns.
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Gov. Mark Gordon and U.S. Sen. John Barrasso celebrated the awards, which were finalized barely a year after the state began applying for Rural Health Transformation Fund dollars.
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Lawmakers will try again to get an “anti-SLAPP” measure on the books in the upcoming legislative session. The draft bill aims to block lawsuits intended to silence free speech.
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While voters determined most of the incoming Wyoming Legislature’s composition in the primary election, 32 legislative races will be decided in November. The contests vary widely in competitiveness. WyoFile highlighted five to follow.
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OPINION: It’s past time to ditch lead bullets for nontoxic ammo, no matter how big or small the game, writes Writers on the Range columnist Ted Kerasote.
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Wyoming is one small town with long streets. WyoFile compiles obituaries each week as a service to our neighbors along those long streets.
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The Kemmerer coal mine, which employs 153 miners, will close in three years, though no immediate layoffs are planned. Now the mine's clients — a cluster of trona mines and soda ash plants in Sweetwater County — are scrambling for an alternative.
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Photo Friday: Federal and state agencies teamed up with volunteers to aid recovery for the 16,000-acre burn area, but there’s still a long road until wildlife can rely on the area again. “It’s devastating,” a biologist said.
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The $105 million donation is the largest in NPS history. It came from the largest data-center backer in the world. The contribution is raising questions about the role of private philanthropy as data-center development transforms the rural West. @MoJoGYE
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Jessica Baker became an Exum guide after completing daring descents of steep ski slopes. She now wants to help other women excel in the backcountry and receive their due.
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OPINION: Americans are staring down an arrangement that is neither fair nor honest. Guest columnist David Giralt shares four principles that should guide the fix.
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After Wyoming passed a new school funding model, major concerns arose related to activities like sports and theater, which officials said would take painful cuts in many districts.
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OPINION: Columnist David Romtvedt shares lessons learned in trusting our neighbors, communities and our democracy.
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A University of Wyoming professor emeritus has written a set of three medical operas inspired by what his family experienced after his son spent several months recovering from a 2024 car accident that almost killed him.
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A combination conservation easement and migration route designation is expected to safeguard a critical New Fork River crossing for generations to come.
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Wyoming’s lax business regulations are helping to obscure the source of anonymous political mailers in Texas that have stirred significant controversy ahead of the midterm elections. The mailers are tied to a company registered in Wyoming last month.
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Prosecutors filed 11 charges against Greg Crandall, a coroner and former funeral home operator in southwest Wyoming, two weeks before his reelection bid. From @UintaCoHerald
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Prosecutors filed 11 charges against Greg Crandall, a coroner and former funeral home operator in southwest Wyoming, two weeks before his reelection bid. They allege he “funneled $41,389.62 in public funds directly into his private business accounts.”
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A University of Wyoming official told graduate students that the school stands by them following “racist remarks” in the wake of news that an international student allegedly poisoned her peer.
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OPINION: Wyoming’s families and social circles are our first defense against suicide, writes guest columnist Dr. Kent Corso.
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