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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Sen. Cynthia Lummis called the FBI’s 2023 investigation into her phone records and data the “most serious infringements on the separation of powers in American history.” -
The Federal Bureau of Investigation reviewed senators’ and a representative’s phone calls made during the week of January 6, 2021. -
The program was a priority of Gov. Mark Gordon’s after last year’s historic wildfires. -
Some Wyoming lawmakers are considering reforming the state’s records requests law and public access laws. It would affect how Wyomingites access public records or view public meetings from any government entity. -
Self-driving cars, right-to-repair laws and crypto tech were center stage for legislators, students and industry enthusiasts alike in Laramie during the Wyoming Blockchain Stampede and the legislature’s Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology, and Digital Innovation Technology meeting. -
Students in Powell will take to the skies – remotely – after the college won a large grant from the National Science Foundation. -
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 -
Open Spaces show rundown for August 29, 2025 -
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.
