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Researchers estimate that energy costs will go up for consumers, and jobs could be lost as Republicans gut clean energy programs. In fast-growing areas like the Mountain West, these cuts could severely hurt grid capacity.
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Experts say the new law that went into effect Tuesday is likely unconstitutional and legal challenges are anticipated.
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Birthright citizenship laws could be different in each Mountain West state after the U.S. Supreme Court reduced judicial powers.
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The office specializes in tribal collaboration and supports conservation on the Wind River Reservation.
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WPR has been tracking popular, controversial and important laws that are in effect as of today.
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Many in Wyoming are celebrating that a Republican-backed proposal to sell federal public land for housing development in 11 states is dead, – for now.
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The judge granted a preliminary injunction against part of the law, which would’ve excluded the use of abortion pills for off-label uses, a common practice in medicine.
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Over the weekend, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) withdrew his proposal for the Bureau of Land Management to sell parcels for the highest value. This follows several rounds of revisions and narrowing down aimed at keeping it in the bill after it ran afoul of Senate rules.
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There’s a lot in flux with the public land sale proposal. Reporters debrief the latest updates, context and responses from Wyomingites.
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Plus there’s no guarantee the public would maintain access.
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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.
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Some local officials in the Mountain West say federal land could be used in certain cases to ease the region's housing crisis. But they view a plan from Senate Republicans as going much farther than the solutions that have worked in their areas.