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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Nonprofits and volunteers around the country are figuring out their next steps amongst a flurry of cuts and executive orders. Here’s how Feeding Laramie Valley, a nonprofit focused on food insecurity, is dealing with them. -
The Wyoming Office of Homeland Security is unsure what future funding for disasters will look like as the Trump administration pushes for states to “play a more active and significant roll.” -
Many said reforms are needed, but are wary of some of the Trump administration’s proposals. -
Wyoming is poised to release the first state-backed stable token in July. Some public officials argue it’s a centralized bank digital currency by another name. -
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A recent study by OpenSecrets found that in states with smaller populations like Wyoming, political funds flow from the outside in. It’s been getting more pronounced.
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The LaPrele Dam has been demolished, and an outlook for the new dam has taken shape. -
Hundreds rallied in Laramie and Cheyenne to demonstrate against the Trump administration’s federal cuts.
