Gov. Mark Gordon
GILLETTE — Fossil fuels have a future, despite the federal government’s attempts to hobble the industry.
That was the message that Gov. Mark Gordon had Wednesday afternoon for those who attended the annual governor’s luncheon, hosted by the Campbell County Chamber of Commerce.
He compared the...
Debt ceiling battle’s impact on Wyoming remains unclear
CASPER — Last month, Republicans in the House, including Wyoming’s Rep. Harriet Hageman, narrowly passed a bill that would increase the nation’s debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion. Raising the debt ceiling allows the federal government to make...
Acting Director of Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources Dave Glenn in Laramie in April 2023. (Katie Klingsporn/WyoFile)
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Lawmakers established a key trust fund for developing recreational infrastructure, but not the rules for how it will be governed.
Outdoor recreation advocates won big this spring when the Legislature created a new $6 million trust fund to generate grants for trail building, camping...
KEMMERER — Microsoft billionaire and TerraPower Chairman Bill Gates toured the Naughton Power Plant in Kemmerer on Friday and saw where TerraPower will build a nuclear reactor before conducting a press conference that afternoon.
“Getting things right here will be a big part of how we keep...
(Photo illustration by Tennessee Watson/WyoFile)
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2023 law banning transgender girls from competing in girls sporting events breaks with state’s 46-year tradition of defeating bills to restrict LGBTQ civil rights.
As a wave of legislation restricting transgender rights swept through statehouses across the country this year,...
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Less than a week ahead of this year’s National Travel and Tourism Week, the Wyoming Office of Tourism has announced the 2022 Economic Impact of Travel results.
Travel to Wyoming has returned to or exceeds pre-pandemic levels on all benchmarks.
Tourism is the second-largest...
Brush envelopes a fence at the Marton Ranch, as seen from the Bolten Creek public access road June 20, 2022. (Dustin Bleizeffer/WyoFile)
Gov. Gordon objected to an agreed-upon sale between private landowners and the federal land agency in 2022, demanding more public and state agency input.
After clashing with Gov. Mark Gordon on a private land acquisition it touted as a major win for conservation and public access, the U.S. Bureau...
Photo-illustration by Tennessee Watson/Wyofile. Photos by Michael Cummo/Wyoming Tribune Eagle and Mike Vanata/WyoFile.
Defendants state Chuck Gray has ‘no legal authority’ to intervene. They don’t oppose other intervenors, but question the need for hearing or trial.
Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill and Gov. Mark Gordon oppose the secretary of state’s request to join their defense of the state’s abortion ban...
JACKSON — A group of doctors, nonprofits and women of childbearing age who are fighting to keep abortion legal in Wyoming are asking a judge to keep several abortion foes and the secretary of state out of a lawsuit seeking to overturn the state ban.
As that court case continues, abortion remains...
JACKSON — After a severe winter wreaked havoc on Wyoming’s wildlife, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission slashed hunting tags for pronghorn and tweaked seasons for mule deer, mostly following state biologists’ recommendations.
In essence, commissioners did away with doe and fawn tags for both...
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