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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Wyoming has outlawed a popular marijuana substitute, forcing stores that sold it to remove it from shelves this month and prompting a hemp industry group to sue the state. The lawsuit aims to re-legalize their wares.
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State authorities are reminding residents to be on the lookout for cyanobacterial blooms, sometimes called blue-green algae, when visiting lakes or reservoirs this summer.
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Open Spaces Show Rundown for June 28, 2024
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As Laramie’s PrideFest celebrations built to a crescendo, the community gathered downtown for a drag show at the Collective. The performers leaned into the theme of the night — all things floral and blossoming — but they each brought a unique vision to that theme and to drag itself, demonstrating queer joy even as new legislation targets LGBTQ+ rights.
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The annual KIDS COUNT report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation tracks a number of metrics aimed at assessing the overall well-being of children across the nation. This year’s report highlights "an early warning that our country's future workforce could lack the skills needed to sustain a healthy economy."
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The annual fest launches Friday and will feature a diverse array of events across town throughout the weekend and next week. Some of those events, like the Matthew Shepard Candlelight Vigil, are somber, while others, like Thursday night Karaoke at the Great Untamed, are celebratory.
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The Equality State objects to Biden's expanded protections for LGBTQ students and staff.
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In their election last month, University of Wyoming (UW) students chose new leadership to represent them. Members of student government both past and present saw this election as a microcosm of the partisan debates and influences now descending on campus.
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Wyoming voters will have to navigate some new rules this year. The absentee voting period has shrunk. And crossover voting has been outlawed. That means that if you want to vote in a party primary this year, you’ll have to register as a Republican or Democrat this month before candidate filing begins. To be clear, Wyoming is still a same-day voter registration state, and you can still register on Election Day if you are not already registered. Wyoming Public Radio’s Jeff Victor sat down with Albany County Clerk Kayla White to learn what’s different about this year’s election cycle.