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/>
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.
A parasitic fly is inching closer to the US border. Colorado livestock leaders are already preparingThe New World screwworm has been detected less than 100 miles from the border with Texas.
As immigration enforcement expands nationwide, Native families say increased ICE activity is creating fear in their communities, even among U.S. citizens and tribal members.
Sarah Ortegon is a visual artist, an actor and a dancer, who was born in Denver and now lives on the Wind River Reservation.
Porsche Lane, the pygmy goat, became the focus of a lawsuit over constitutional rights when her owner was told she couldn’t keep the goat at home.
On today’s show, we tune into this week’s Cheyenne Roundup, where Chris and Maggie catch us up on where the state budget’s at. We meet a goat named Porsche Lane, who was at the center of a lawsuit over constitutional rights. And we hear from a Wind River artist featured in a new Ucross exhibit. Those stories and more.
