Jeff Victor
ReporterLeave a tip: jvictor@uwyo.edu
Jeff is a part-time reporter for Wyoming Public Media, as well as the owner and editor of the Laramie Reporter, a free online news source providing in-depth and investigative coverage of local events and trends. His work has also appeared in the Laramie Boomerang and WyoFile.
Interning as a science reporter with WPM during the summer of 2019, Jeff was promoted to his current position while finishing his master’s degree at University of Wyoming. In a former life as a Laramie Boomerang reporter, he was awarded six Pacemakers for his coverage of the university and Laramie culture. In his free time, Jeff laments the loss of his left kidney, drowning that sorrow with books about science, mead made locally, and far too many podcasts. His cat, Ramona, is far more interesting.
He specializes in political and science reporting, and enjoys afflicting the comfortable.
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A sweeping bill aimed at improving literacy education in Wyoming schools got the greenlight from the state’s education committee last week. -
Wyoming's main state scholarship for university and community college students could soon get an overhaul. -
The University of Wyoming campus community was shocked last week by two incidents involving Nazi messages displayed on pumpkins and a giant inflatable ball. -
Gillette City Councilors are gearing up to repeal the city’s hate crime ordinance, just two years after establishing it. -
State lawmakers are drafting a bill that would set the average teacher salary to about $70,000. It’s one of many proposed changes to public school funding lawmakers plan to consider during the next legislative session in February. -
Education leaders in Wyoming announced they’re aiming to boost reading proficiency with new trainings, new legislation and a new $24 million federal grant. -
The owners are waiting on a final ruling in their lawsuit to re-legalize Delta-8, a psychoactive substance found in cannabis. -
The bill sets a definition for "sexually explicit" and would restrict those same books in public libraries. -
The long-time library director had sued local government officials for her 2023 termination, alleging they violated her free speech rights by punishing her for refusing to move LGBTQ+ books. -
The parties have yet to argue the underlying allegations in court. UW sought immediate dismissal on procedural grounds, which the court denied. -
A federal court dismissed the 2023 case for a second time last month. The case has propelled its participants into the national spotlight. -
In a lawsuit filed this week, UW argues that Laramie cannot impose the $400,000 annual stormwater fee on a public university. It also argues the state law allowing that fee is unconstitutional.
