Chris Clements
Wyoming State Government Collaboration JournalistLeave a tip: cclemen7@uwyo.edu
Chris 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.
This position is partially funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting through the Wyoming State Government Collaboration.
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Wyoming’s last election cycle saw few procedural hiccups and a Freedom Caucus surge to power in the House. But members of the caucus want to crack down on voter fraud anyway. -
The Center for Media and Democracy obtained private emails between Gray and a conservative policy group that show he was sent line by line edits on a bill to ban foreign funding of ballot measures. A political science professor said the exchange was “certainly noteworthy.” -
A federal judge issued a temporary injunction against the firings as a lawsuit against them proceeds. The director of Wyoming’s only black lung clinic previously told Wyoming Public Radio she valued the unit’s data collection. -
The requirement had been a key plank in Secretary of State Chuck Gray’s policy agenda heading into the last legislative session. It also had the support of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, of which Gray is a founding member. -
Bryan Miller said he helped grow participation during his years in county politics, and that he wants to bring that same energy to the state. He also wants to do more with a state committee that compares bills to the state party platform. -
The topics include election management, the Colorado River Compact and nuclear energy. The interim will cost $152,500 less this year than last. -
Hundreds rallied in Laramie and Cheyenne to demonstrate against the Trump administration’s federal cuts. -
In a win for Sweetwater School District No. 1, a federal judge ordered the termination of the court case, arguing that the plaintiffs did not have their right to control their child’s upbringing infringed on. -
Big changes in public services might be coming soon to some Wyoming communities.
