Rush To Adopt Guns In Schools Rattles Evanston Parents And Teachers
School staff in Wyoming can now carry concealed weapons, on a district by district basis. A bill passed during the 2017 state legislative session gave school boards the power to decide if guns should be a part of security protocol. So far two communities, Cody and Evanston, have taken advantage of the new law. But in Evanston people like Sheila McGuire are pushing back.
Justice Group Is Helping The State Find Better Ways To Deal With Offenders
As previously reported the state of Wyoming is trying to figure out what to do about issues related to prison overcrowding and public safety. Marc Pelka is the Deputy Director of the Council of State Governments Justice Center who is helping the state find ways to deal with offenders earlier in life and find ways to keep recently released inmates from violating parole or probation.
He was in Cheyenne this week as part of a conference dealing with these topics and others. Pelka’s project is called Justice Reinvestment, he explains it to Wyoming Public Radio’s Bob Beck.
Candidate For Governor Mark Gordon Says The State Needs To Live Within Its Means
Wyoming State Treasurer Mark Gordonis looking for a promotion. Gordon is among those who are seeking the Republican nomination for governor.
Monarch Of The Skies: The Significance Of Golden Eagles To Plains Indians
A new permanent exhibition at the Draper Natural History Museumat the Buffalo Bill Center of the Westfocuses on golden eagle research but it also looks at how golden eagles have been and still are significant to the Plains Indian people.
Where Have All The Western Bumblebees Gone? One Entomologist Goes Searching
Over the next few weeks, we’re going to take you on a tour of some of our favorite public lands. Today’s tour will be in the company of an entomologist who relies on public lands to study bees - in particular, the disappearing western bumblebee. Wyoming Public Radio’s Maggie Mullen met up with her at Curt Gowdy State Park.
What A Coal Bailout Could Look Like In the U.S. And Wyoming
The Trump administration has confirmed a proposed bailout to the coal and nuclear industries. A memo from the Department of Energy was leaked recently outlining the plan. It would force utilities to buy electricity and capacity from retiring coal and nuclear plants to keep them alive for two years. University of Richmond Law Professor Joel Eisen, who has written extensively on matters on administrative law, energy, and the electric grid, helps make sense of what the draft memo means.
Cheney Is A Strong Supporter Of Opioid Legislation While Others Aren't So Sure
The U.S. House of Representatives has been voting on a slew of opioid-related bills–and they’re not done. The plan is to take up more than 30. Some deal with ensuring old pills are easily and safely disposed of, while others try to ensure the government has the best data on the crisis. Still, others seek to prevent drugs from flowing in through the nation’s many points of entry–whether the southern or northern borders or via a plane or ships.
Art Chronicling The Plight Of Bison, As Rare As The Animal Itself
When museums have special exhibitions, what visitors don't know is that it takes years for the exhibit to evolve from a concept to the moment you are standing in front of that famous work of art. The Whitney Western Art Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West just opened its new exhibit featuring the famous Western American artist, Albert Bierstadt. But the process behind securing loans is not so easy.
