Wyoming Stories
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The petition was about 900 signatures shy of the 2,700 Cheyenne voters needed to require a public vote on the city council’s decision to annex land related to the project
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Lawmakers on the Select Water Committee will introduce a bill during the next Legislative session looking to expand a study on groundwater, while a draft bill to limit water use by data centers failed to move forward. -
Mostly due to the mining sector, the state saw a decrease in jobs, but payroll climbed by 5.4%. -
Despite some tight races, the election saw low-turnout. And the Constitution Party has gained major party status -
The Central Arizona Project chose not to keep funding cloud seeding work in Colorado and Utah amid a broader fight over Colorado River water.
![New Mexico attorney Justin Jones [left] and Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley [right] at their respective Election Night watch parties in Arizona on Nov. 3, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/71a5b5c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1633x1080+144+0/resize/260x172!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnpr.brightspotcdn.com%2Fdims3%2Fdefault%2Fstrip%2Ffalse%2Fcrop%2F1920x1080%200%200%2Fresize%2F1920x1080%21%2F%3Furl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd8%2F89%2F92ad333a4af8a21487a622663402%2Fnavajo-election-night-justin-jones-crystalyne-curley-20261103.png)
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In a state that hasn't had a Democrat in office since 1980 and hasn't sent a Black Senator to Washington since the 1870s, Colom's win represents a massive upset in state politics. -
A Supreme Court ruling that further weakened the Voting Rights Act paved the way for a record drop in Black representation in Congress. But a midterm blue wave helped hold off such a decline for now. -
The text of what lawmakers are considering isn't always made available for public review before it is voted on. A group of open governance advocates is calling on Senate leadership for a change. -
When ICE agents show up at a school, educators rely on a patchwork of policies to know what to do. This year, many state legislatures tried to update those policies.
