Jeff Victor
ReporterJeff 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.
Email: jvictor@uwyo.edu
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Transgender women and girls will no longer be allowed to compete in female-designated high school sports in the state of Wyoming, once a new law takes effect in July. -
A bill seeking to cut that tax rate was watered down as it moved through the Legislature, but what remained of the bill was signed into law by Gov. Mark Gordon last week.
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In Riverton, Native Americans make up less than 11 percent of the population but account for more than 77 percent of all arrests.
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At the University of Wyoming, a working group has recommended that administration take steps to address — and responsibly use — artificial intelligence (AI) like ChatGPT.
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The Wyoming Legislature has passed a bill banning trans girls and women from competing in high school and middle school sports.
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Wyoming's "Don't Say Gay" bill has failed this session, having missed a key deadline Friday evening.
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A bill banning transgender girls and women from female high school sports is one step closer to becoming law, advancing out of its second committee.
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Wyoming lawmakers have considered two bills this session aimed at outlawing gender-affirming care for people under 18. One of those bills is still in play, but "Chloe's Law" died in a committee Wed., Feb. 22, ending its path through the legislature.
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Supporters say the bills are about stopping alleged assaults on children's health and education — but the claims made by these supporters are at odds with the best available research in the fields they seek to legislate.
