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In this episode, the issue of abortion has been prominent in the legislature this year And some are worried the attention to a service of reproductive health will hurt women's access to healthcare. We'll also hear about the lack of affordable housing in Pinedale. And we'll talk to Governor Mark Gordon about a number of issues including the legislative session. Those stories and more.
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Anti-abortion bills have always come up in the Wyoming legislature, but recently a handful of measures requiring doctors that provide abortions to perform certain tasks have been adopted. So following the recent actions of other states, it was no surprise the legislature considered some stronger legislation this year and it could potentially send two bills to the governor this time around. -
Michelle Gutierrez pointed out pamphlets on the wall in the waiting room of the North West Healthcare Center in Cody."There are pamphlets about things like birth control and STDs, what else do we have? How to talk to your parents. How to talk to your kids. Safe sex and then, like, violence, date rape, drugs, things like that," she said as she showed me. -
A new report commissioned by the Interior Department provides a window into the fatal mistreatment of inmates in its tribal jails. The review comes on the heels of a Mountain West News Bureau and NPR investigation that found a pattern of neglect and misconduct contributing to at least 19 deaths at tribal detention centers overseen by the Bureau of Indian Affairs since 2016. -
Ryan Tyler is looking for a job. He's Northern Arapaho and already employed but with all the options available at the Fremont County Job fair he wants to keep his choices open.I asked him what he wants in an ideal job and he surprisingly didn't say anything about a starting wage. -
Much like the rest of the country, property in Sublette County has skyrocketed, making it hard for people to afford to live there. But some residents say they don’t think prices will come back down. The median cost of a home in Sublette is about 25 percent more than the state as a whole, according to a recent Wyoming Economic Analysis Division report. -
Like everyone in Cheyenne, Governor Mark Gordon is busy keeping an eye on the Wyoming legislative session. However, the governor took some time to speak with Wyoming Public Radio's Bob Beck to discuss the legislative session along with a variety of things he's focused on. Beck begins the discussion by asking about the appropriateness of a budget amendment that removed funding from the University of Wyoming Gender Studies program. -
Yellowstone National Park turned 150 years old on March 1st. Park officials say they are taking this anniversary to work toward including more tribal perspectives and involvement within the park, Robyn Rofkar is the Assistant Director at the Eastern Shoshone Cultural Center in Fort Washakie told Wyoming Public Radio's Taylar Stagner about her many trips to the park over the years and what she would like to see changed to support more Indigenous visitation.
