Jordan Uplinger
Wyoming State Govt. Collaboration Digital JournalistLeave a tip: cuplinge@uwyo.edu
Jordan Uplinger was born in NJ but has traveled since 2013 for academic study and work in Oklahoma, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. He gained experience in a multitude of areas, including general aviation, video editing, and political science. In 2021, Jordan's travels brought him to find work with the Wyoming Conservation Corps as a member of Americorps. After a season with WCC, Jordan continued his Americorps service with the local non-profit, Feeding Laramie Valley. His deep interest in the national discourse on class, identity, American politics and the state of material conditions globally has led him to his internship and eventual employment with Wyoming Public Radio.
This position is partially funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting through the Wyoming State Government Collaboration.
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Wyoming lawmakers are spending their final interim meetings reviewing potential new laws for the state’s exploding gaming industry. However, some bills have faced opposition or complex debates around taxes, zoning and business rights. -
A student reporter for the Branding Iron wrote that AI use is harming the classroom experience and needs rethinking. -
Open Spaces show rundown for September 12, 2025 -
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Jordan Uplinger takes listeners around the race track as he talks with Kamila Kudelska about Wyoming’s booming gaming and horse racing industry – and how lawmakers might regulate the boom for towns and cities. -
Bitcoin mining, tokenizing real-world assets, monetizing carbon dioxide and AI investments are just some of the many topics discussed during a recent week-long tech gathering in Jackson Hole. Wyoming also launched the first state-backed stablecoin. -
Mayor Patrick Collins is confident that the project’s backers will be “good stewards.” He bets on it bringing more technology and business to help build a more diverse state economy. -
Wyoming State Highway Patrol, alongside five county sheriff’s offices, is now a part of ICE’s 287(g) program. -
One commissioner compared the upcoming launch of WYST to Apple’s first iPhone. -
Some lawmakers were shocked by the financial reports of two Wyoming towns. Others were interested in auditing themselves, along with the executive branch.
