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Today on the show, lawmakers took their first crack at marking up the state budget this week. Our state government reporters have updates. Wyoming’s Hunger Relief Program helped fill in the gap when SNAP benefits went on pause during the government shutdown. It helped feed 20,000 Wyomingites. And, there have been two avalanche fatalities in Wyoming so far this winter season. An avalanche forecaster has advice. Those stories and more.

This week, appropriators on one lawmaking committee made significant cuts to the University of Wyoming, the state Department of Health and many other elements of state government. One Republican lawmaker said the state was at a “crossroads.”

Going into the state budget session, a group of lawmakers backed projects to support fisheries and manage species like cheatgrass throughout the state. But actually funding some of them is a bit uncertain.

Here are some stories from around the state.

Today’s trivia question: By how much has Wyoming's population grown since the year 2000? Send us your answer to WyomingPublicRadio@gmail.com or by message on Instagram or Facebook. We’ll give a shout out to the first person to submit the correct answer.

The further-right Wyoming Freedom Caucus released its 2026 legislative priorities this week ahead of the February budget session.

Wyoming lawmakers are considering doing away with all taxation on land used for housing. Similarly sweeping proposals are becoming more common in states like Florida and Texas.

State appropriators voted to slash the entirety of Wyoming Public Media’s state funds, axing about 17% of the station’s overall budget.

Here are some stories from around the state.

Wyoming Senator Lester Hunt was blackmailed by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the early 1950s.