Wyoming Stories
Wyoming’s governor is touting his budget proposal, which recommended raising state employee salaries, more funding for healthcare and support for business growth. A lawmaking committee denied many of those requests.
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The agency is selling the remaining inventory on a first-come, first-serve basis. The majority of the sales go to support scholarships for Indigenous students.
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A new law allows for this carve out in Nevada.
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Funding and structural changes led to their end, but those involved with Wyoming’s sage grouse efforts say local input will still be sought.
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A University of Wyoming provost said dozens of full-time employees could be laid off if more funds aren’t added to the proposed budget. Each college, aside from two that lawmakers exempted, would be cut by about 15%.
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A federal judge said he retired to speak out about threats to the rule of law. Newly released court orders suggest his exit coincided with a misconduct inquiry that ended when he stepped down.
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A new message board for artificial intelligence agents has prompted some strange conversations, and existential questions about the inner lives of bots.
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The Supreme Court has cleared the way for California to use its new congressional map for this year's midterm election. Voters approved it as a Democratic counterresponse to Texas' new GOP-friendly map.
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