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Jordan Uplinger/Wyoming Public MediaLawmakers 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. -
Week two of the budget session is when all lawmakers get their first chance to weigh in on how much, and on what, the state will spend over the next two years. Until this point, only a small group has shaped the budget. WyoFile's Maggie Mullen and Wyoming Public Radio's Chris Clements break down the process, from the Senate's Big Beautiful Amendment to the House's late nights and tense debates. They've got the latest on Checkgate, too.
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A University of Wyoming provost said dozens of full-time employees could be laid off if more funds aren’t added to the proposed budget. Each college, aside from two that lawmakers exempted, would be cut by about 15%. -
As the Cowboy State faces larger and costlier blazes, scientists warn that the flames could make many of its iconic landscapes unrecognizable within decades. -
Wyoming lawmakers on the Joint Appropriations Committee took their first crack at the state budget this past week. They’re making cuts and limiting growth. -
Freedom Caucus leaders pilloried environment and gender studies offerings at UW, saying they represented the “wrong direction” for Wyoming’s state university. -
The department’s director said "draconian cuts” may happen if they don’t get the funds. He also pointed to a new survey of Wyomingites showing the state wants UW athletics. -
UW says it "cannot guarantee reentry" for foreign employees who go home for the holidays. International students and employees are now subject to social media vetting by the feds. -
Researchers are trying to find alternative uses for coal, like construction and farming. Proving that technology works is no small feat, but perhaps the trickier task is shifting how some people feel about coal. -
Researchers at the University of Wyoming have been studying how well plants thrive outside their preferred ecosystems. They planted gardens at various elevations to see which species would survive with a little help moving. -
Employee salaries came up as a common theme throughout the day. Departments say higher wages will allow them to be more competitive in the market. -
The new graduates include 521 undergraduates, 209 graduate students and six law students.
