Hanna Merzbach
WPM Mountain West News Bureau ReporterLeave a tip: Hanna.Merzbach@uwyo.edu
Hanna is the Mountain West News Bureau reporter based in Teton County. She previously helped lead the newsroom at KHOL, Jackson Hole's community radio station. Her award-winning work covering women's health access in the region has landed on NPR and stations across the Rockies. In her free time, you can find Hanna scaling rock walls or adventuring in the mountains.
Reach out with tips at Hanna.Merzbach@uwyo.edu.
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The Trump administration is returning to 2012 emission rules, which it says have cut mercury pollution by 90%. Environmentalists say that’s not enough. -
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A new book tells the stories of 25 women, from the state’s first female chief justice to a pilot. -
The act bans most abortions at six weeks when there’s detectable cardiac activity. The group of abortion access advocates say it’s unconstitutional. -
Gordon also vetoed a bill that would’ve allowed civil suits against law enforcement agencies for enforcing orders solely regarding firearms or ammunition. Sheriffs worried it’d hamstring their cooperation with the feds. He also vetoed a union related bill. -
Cardiac activity can be detected with a transvaginal ultrasound at about six weeks. A group of abortion access advocates say they'll ask a court to block the ban. -
Gov. Mark Gordon signed over 30 bills into law on Friday and vetoed one that would have killed an investment account, citing constitutional concerns. -
But critics say the Trump administration’s request does little to hold big tech companies accountable -
The legislature is looking at stopping SLAPPs, lawsuits meant to silence people who speak out, like journalists or whistleblowers. -
The court struck down two near-total abortion bans recently and has since been met with pushback from the state’s conservative faction. -
President Trump’s nominee, Steve Pearce, is a former New Mexico congressman and Vietnam War pilot. The opposition feels he could sell off public land. -
Open Spaces show rundown for February 20, 2026
