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Caroline Llanes/Rocky Mountain Community RadioA new study from Headwaters Economics shows that housing on public lands would have only a minimal impact on the West’s housing crisis, with most potential development being focused in a small number of states. Economist Megan Lawson also says that wildfire danger would be a huge risk to these potential homes. -
Sophia Boyd-Fliegel/Jackson Hole Community RadioDemand for emergency housing has surged in East Idaho after the murder of a pregnant mother forced a spotlight on violence. It isn't slowing.
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Abdalrahim Abuwarda’s family has made a life in Laramie, where he and his wife are attending UW. He told WPR he’s “terrified” at the prospect of losing their newfound stability. -
Annie Eisenberg argues that assumptions about rural communities are often based on old mythologies. She says it’s time to replace those myths with a modern vision for the future of rural America. -
In recent months, the U.S. Senate Budget Committee and the Federal Insurance Office have each released detailed data on insurance premiums, non-renewals and other key metrics. The advocacy groups Public Citizen and The Revolving Door Project brought that data to life with interactive maps. -
Economic and environmental challenges could complicate the Trump administration’s proposal to create housing on public lands. A new analysis supports the idea, but says it is unlikely to solve the affordable housing crisis by itself. -
The 47-year old from Cape Coral, Florida sustained minor injuries when he got too close to the animal in the Lake Village area of the park. -
A recent report from the Anti-Defamation League reports a record 9,354 antisemitic incidents in the U.S. in 2024, including 31 in Wyoming, marking a sharp rise from 2023. -
About $45 million went toward helping families of unhoused students in our region with basic necessities so students could concentrate on getting to class and doing schoolwork. But advocates fear that progress could be erased. -
The Department of Homeland Security restored hundreds of student visa records last week but said it’s not reversing course. -
Most of the states in our region have at least one county that violates the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Ambient Air Quality Standard, with the most problematic issues involving particulates in the air and heat. -
Despite isolated incidents of antisemitism, Chabad Rabbi Mendelsohn says the state's residents and leaders have stood strongly with Wyoming's Jews.
