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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Open Spaces show rundown for July 11, 2025. -
Superintendent Megan Degenfelder hopes lawmakers will tackle mental health, nutrition and teacher salaries during recalibration. She’s also hoping for a swift resolution to a lawsuit brought by educators and parents. -
The lawsuit alleges the program, which offers state funds to families for home and private schooling costs, will support schools that deny LGBTQ+ and disabled children. The superintendent said there’s no evidence that’s happening in Wyoming. -
WPR has been tracking popular, controversial and important laws that are in effect as of today. -
The program would give up to $7,000 of public funds to help families pay for private, charter or home schooling costs. Wyoming's teachers association argues it will defund public schools. -
Open Spaces show rundown for June 27, 2025 -
As Wyoming starts recalibrating its public school funding, state educators and parents have brought a second lawsuit alleging the state is failing to support its schools. -
Educators and parents have filed a lawsuit aiming to stop the state's school voucher program from going into effect this summer. The program allows state money to be used for private school tuition. -
State lawmakers are preparing to rework the funding model for public schools. Residents told a committee last week they want to see more money spent on schools as well as more career training. -
The display of Pride flags outside the Evansville town hall had inspired one local man to protest by covering the nearby sidewalk with chalk swastikas.
