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Jeff Victor/The Laramie ReporterPresident Ed Seidel said UW did not agree to ax any courses in closed-door meetings with Freedom Caucus lawmakers looking to cut UW’s budget. Those legislators had attacked ecofeminism and other classes. -
Illustration: Jeff Victor/Photos: Courtesy, WikimediaWest Point’s chief academic advisor will become the University of Wyoming’s leader this summer, succeeding Ed Seidel.
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Wyoming has a budget for the next two years! After weeks of divisive lead up, how did we get here? Plus, the House issues its report on an activist handing out campaign checks on the House floor. WyoFile's Maggie Mullen and Wyoming Public Radio's Chris Clements break down the penultimate week of the budget session. -
Members of the House and Senate are walking away from a contentious budget session with accomplishments in one hand, interim goals in the other. -
The project uses existing fiber-optic cables to “feel” the road for things like traffic speed. Also, an artificial intelligence based computer vision system will use cameras to identify the presence of vehicles and analyze weather and road conditions. -
Freedom Caucus appropriators tried to defund the radio station, but a “public outcry” against that and other reductions saw lawmakers reverse course. -
The Legislature’s final budget bill came in about $50 million below the governor’s original proposal. Gov. Gordon calls it a win. -
The act would set aside funds to support agricultural initiatives in a newly created trust. Representatives expressed concern about redundancy. -
The Joint Conference Committee met for less than two hours Friday and flew through negotiating a unified budget. It heads back to the House and Senate for a final vote. -
“Where the Heck is Yucca Fountain?” is now on display at the University of Wyoming Art Museum. It explores the intersection of art and archive. -
After hours of sometimes-heated debate, the Wyoming House finished voting on amendments to its version of the state budget bill. Lawmakers restored some previously cut funding for state employee pay increases, the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Business Council. -
Lawmakers are racing to mark up the spending bill that funds state operations for the next two years. Once the House finishes its work, the two marked-up bills will go to a Joint Conference Committee that will try to arrive at a unified bill.
