Chris Clements
Wyoming State Government Collaboration JournalistChris Clements is a state government reporter for Wyoming Public Media based in Laramie. He came to WPM from KSJD Radio in Cortez, Colorado, where he reported on Indigenous affairs, drought, and local politics in the Four Corners region. Before that, he graduated with a degree in English (Creative Writing) from Arizona State University. Chris's news stories have been featured on NPR's Weekend Edition and hourly newscasts, as well as on WBUR's Here & Now and National Native News.
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Gordon highlighted the need for more funding to fight wildfires and restore land damaged by them – and the importance of adding attorneys to the state attorney general’s office for lawsuits against Biden administration policies. -
The State Building Commission voted unanimously to move the rule change forward. If it’s approved by legislative leaders, Wyomingites visiting the Capitol might soon be able to pack heat along with their notepads and pencils. -
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Rep. Tom Kelly (R-Sheridan) is part of a wave of new lawmakers who'll be heading to the state Capitol soon for the legislative session. He’s a university professor who lives in Sheridan, and he joins a supermajority of Republicans in the state House. -
Another highlight came when he mentioned legislators have requested more than 600 bill drafts. Gordon said it would be a record number of bills for a Wyoming Legislature to consider during his tenure as governor. -
Secretary of State Chuck Gray certified the initiative that would slash half of residential property taxes for homeowners who’ve lived in Wyoming for at least a year. Critics of the idea worry about how the loss of tax revenue could impact school districts and other local government services. -
A University of Wisconsin researcher came across the fossils, still preserved in their burrows, on BLM land near Dubois. He returned there over the years, eventually partnering with the Eastern Shoshone Tribe to bring local middle school students and elders to the site. -
The report is expected to cover alleged errors made by Weston County Clerk Becky Hadlock during the general election. Those errors were outlined in a verified complaint sent to the governor by eight Weston County voters and officials in the local Republican Party. -
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Democrats in the U.S. Senate said they had issues with the Wyoming federal delegation’s supposed lack of consultation with the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes about the conveyance. Barrasso said he spoke with both tribes as early as February, but the Wind River Inter-Tribal Council released a resolution this month insisting neither tribe was consulted.
