Biden Administration

President Joe Biden flew into Idaho today as the first of several stops around the West to talk wildfires, climate change and his infrastructure plan. In Boise, he visited the National Interagency Fire Center, a hub for agencies managing wildfires. He heard about the need for resources to fight and prepare for fires, and talked about bipartisan support for wildland firefighters. He’ll also be visiting California and Colorado during this visit.

The Biden administration announced last month that it will require nursing home staff to get vaccinated, or facilities could face losing federal funding. Wyoming Public Radio's Kamila Kudelska reports state facilities are concerned this will increase the existing staff shortage.

The Biden Administration is starting the process of re-opening federal lands to oil and gas leasing. That comes after a federal judge ruled Biden’s across-the-board moratorium on the leases was an executive overreach.

The pay initiative is part of the Biden administration's plans to improve working conditions for federal wildland firefighters.

Representatives praised budget increases to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and efforts to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. But some wanted more funding for water infrastructure and others questioned Biden's plans on mining and fossil fuel production.

The Trump administration moved BLM headquarters away from Washington, D.C. Now the Biden administration has to decide whether to move it back.

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon objects to recent move by the Biden Administration to reverse a Trump-era rule change.

Nearly 30 years ago, Tracy Stone-Manning testified in federal court against eco-saboteurs. Now Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso is calling the BLM nominee an environmental extremist.

The NOAA's chief scientist told lawmakers this week that much of the Southwest is the driest it's been in 126 years.

Speaking at the White House an hour before an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire was set to go into effect in Israel and Gaza, President Biden expressed gratitude for the deal.