Leave a tip: <a href="mailto: cclemen7@uwyo.edu" target="_blank" link-data="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000176-dcd6-dc2e-a576-fffe000e0000","_type":"ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20"},"cms.content.publishDate":1746048636001,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"0000018a-f672-d9fc-a5ba-ffff1b940000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.content.updateDate":1746048636001,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"0000018a-f672-d9fc-a5ba-ffff1b940000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.directory.paths":[],"anchorable.showAnchor":false,"link":{"attributes":[],"cms.directory.paths":[],"linkText":"cclemen7@uwyo.edu","target":"NEW","attachSourceUrl":false,"url":"mailto: cclemen7@uwyo.edu","_id":"00000196-889b-d958-a797-cadbba840001","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000196-889b-d958-a797-cadbba840000","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">cclemen7@uwyo.edu</a><br/>Chris Clements is a state government reporter for Wyoming Public Media based in Laramie. He came to WPM from KSJD Radio in Cortez, Colorado, where he reported on Indigenous affairs, drought, and local politics in the Four Corners region. Before that, he graduated with a degree in English (Creative Writing) from Arizona State University. Chris's news stories have been featured on NPR's Weekend Edition and hourly newscasts, as well as on WBUR's Here & Now and National Native News.<br/><br/>This position is partially funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting through the <a href="https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/wyoming-state-government-reporting" data-cms-id="0000018d-47b2-df0b-adff-f7feab5d0000" data-cms-href="https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/wyoming-state-government-reporting" link-data="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000176-dcd6-dc2e-a576-fffe000e0000","_type":"ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20"},"cms.content.publishDate":1743633448416,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000179-611e-d3ba-af79-fb9ea65c0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.content.updateDate":1743633448416,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000179-611e-d3ba-af79-fb9ea65c0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.directory.paths":[],"anchorable.showAnchor":false,"link":{"linkText":"Wyoming State Government Collaboration","attributes":[],"attachSourceUrl":false,"item":{"_ref":"0000018d-47b2-df0b-adff-f7feab5d0000","_type":"d1727c64-eb79-33e0-9ca3-a1d92b0aa7b7"},"cms.directory.paths":[],"_id":"00000195-f8a6-d042-a3d7-fae6897d0000","_type":"c3f0009d-3dd9-3762-acac-88c3a292c6b2"},"_id":"00000195-f8a6-d042-a3d7-fae689750000","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">Wyoming State Government Collaboration</a>.<br/>
During the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, evaluations for federal research grants ground to a halt and thousands of federal scientists at agencies were sent home without pay. Many are still catching up after the 43-day pause, and some fear the ripple effects could last much longer.
Brendan Basham was the first-ever culinary resident at the Ucross Foundation ranch outside Buffalo. He was also the foundation’s inaugural Native American writing fellow in 2020.
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