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The deadline for registered voters to change political party affiliation for Wyoming's primary election is Wednesday, May 15.
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Wyoming voters will have to navigate some new rules this year. The absentee voting period has shrunk. And crossover voting has been outlawed. That means that if you want to vote in a party primary this year, you’ll have to register as a Republican or Democrat this month before candidate filing begins. To be clear, Wyoming is still a same-day voter registration state, and you can still register on Election Day if you are not already registered. Wyoming Public Radio’s Jeff Victor sat down with Albany County Clerk Kayla White to learn what’s different about this year’s election cycle.
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Over the past four decades, Climb Wyoming has worked to break cycles of generational poverty in a state where almost a third of families with single moms live below the poverty line. The nonprofit has served over 10,000 moms and 25,000 of their children – that’s more than the third largest city in Wyoming.
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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is looking for information regarding a recent poaching incident in the northeast part of the state.
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The Dyrt, a popular camping app and outdoor company, ranks Wyoming highly among popular campsites.
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The Cheyenne Housing Authority provides low-income public housing to residents of Laramie and Cheyenne. It also runs a voucher program across the state.
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Two people announced they are planning to run for the Wyoming House of Representatives seat that includes some of the area between Cody and Yellowstone National Park.
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Weather permitting, Yellowstone National Park’s East Entrance near Cody is anticipated to open on Friday, May 3, with motor vehicle access to Lake Village.
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Travel on the Twentieth Century Limited steam train was a luxury only the wealthy could afford. Passengers included actress Lucille Ball, financier J.P. Morgan and President Theodore Roosevelt.
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It’s about 5:45 a.m. on May 1 at a closed gate leading to an elk feedground in Sublette County. There's 15 minutes until the shed antler hunting season officially opens, as it’s illegal to pick up antlers in much of southern and western Wyoming for the first four months of the year.
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Last week, U.S. Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) traveled around the state and held town halls with local communities in Carbon, Fremont, Washakie, and Hot Springs Counties. On April 25, she held a forum at the Wind River Hotel and Casino outside of Riverton in collaboration with the Northern Arapaho Tribe.
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Yellowstone National Park is adding more measures to try and prevent aquatic invasive species from entering the park’s waters.
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Bailar Schulyer, a former Harvard swimmer and the first NCAA transgender athlete, gave a speech in Laramie to local residents and students.
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