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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The Wyoming Business Council, safe from dissolution for now, faces reforms after lawmakers spent days picking apart the agency. -
The Minerals Committee discussed some of its primary topics and began the dual-committee conversation regarding the Wyoming Business Council’s future. -
Open Spaces show rundown for April 24, 2026 -
From the water concerns around the Colorado River to Artificial Intelligence in the classroom, elected officials will spend months studying a long list of state issues. -
Four candidates are currently seeking the soon-to-be vacancy in Cheyenne. -
A property tax initiative, energy studies, AI in schools, rural health and producing curling stones have all been approved for interim talks. -
The Management Council will meet April 1 after committees spent the last month picking priorities from over 250 individually submitted topics -
Gov. Mark Gordon talked about the budget session, Wyoming Freedom Caucus and the tech future of the state. -
Open Spaces show rundown for March 13, 2026 -
The Legislature adjourned with a budget and over 90 new laws on the books. On this season’s last episode, WyoFile's Maggie Mullen and Wyoming Public Radio's Jordan Uplinger recap what passed, back-and-forth between the governor and lawmakers, and what happens next. -
The vetoes had to do with voluntary paycheck deduction of union dues, limits on law enforcements’ gun-related actions and a repeal of a state account. The Legislature adjourned sine die after these actions. -
On the last day of the budget session, the caucus said the two-thirds requirement hindered their ability to fully achieve all their goals. But they said they governed well and pointed to other wins.
