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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Open Spaces show rundown for December 12, 2025 -
When you think about how the state of Wyoming spends its money, where it all goes and why it goes where it goes, things can feel pretty abstract. Those cash questions got real this month. -
One of the complaints alleges two of Platte County’s three commissioners violated the state’s Open Meetings Act. Gordon may decide to investigate. -
Rep. Ken Pendergraft (R-Sheridan) has been trying to figure out how to find cuts in the state health department’s budget as part of a three-member subcommittee under the Joint Appropriations Committee. -
The Wyoming Business Council faced scrutiny from state Freedom Caucus lawmakers who were skeptical of the economic development agency and its budget goals. -
The chief justice and her deputies spoke about the need for increased funding to upgrade rapidly aging remote court proceedings technology. -
Day one of the Wyoming Legislature’s pre-session hearings on the governor’s proposed budget featured a spat between the secretary of state and an appropriator. -
That’s after one political group complained the current system is keeping their messages from being read. -
In an ideal, theoretical world, Rep. John Bear (R-Gillette) says he’d like to see churches take more of a lead on some aspects of state government, like certain mental health and welfare programs. -
Open Spaces show rundown for November 21, 2025. -
Wyoming’s governor bashed the Biden administration, referenced uncertainty caused by property tax reductions and promised to “honor the conscientiousness of our forebears” in his $11 billion budget proposal. -
The governor spent the week teasing priorities in his budget ask to lawmakers, which is expected to be released Monday.
