Biden Administration

President Biden recently apologized for the federally-run boarding school system, which sought to assimilate Native children into white culture and separated them from their languages and communities. But people on the Wind River Reservation say the apology needs follow-up.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has granted Wyoming $347 million as the state completes the final phase of planning and prepares to build access.

In the state's nearly 60th lawsuit against the Biden administration, Goc. Mark Gordon pushes back against what he calls "a federal mandate to transition to electric vehicles."

Gov. Mark Gordon traveled to Gillette to assure worried citizens that he will fight federal agencies on coal production, Campbell County's economic lifeblood.

The federal government said the 2021 executive order was designed to expand voting access for people who have traditionally faced difficulties. Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray said it’s an attempt to harvest votes.

The Equality State objects to Biden's expanded protections for LGBTQ students and staff.

The Biden administration is restoring protections for threatened wildlife that had been previously dropped during the Trump presidency. The changes are minor, but they’ve sparked fierce debate about the purpose and function of the Endangered Species Act.

Committees in the U.S. House and Senate recently discussed abandoned mine policies, with some lawmakers calling for faster rollouts of federal money for cleanups.

Biden Administration officials have been visiting the West a lot to promote spending packages like the Inflation Reduction Act. They’ve already directed more than $50 billion to the region. But it's unclear if rural residents care.

A group of young Native advocates from the United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) organization attended the White House Tribal Youth Forum earlier this month. The eleven delegates from UNITY spoke on panels with federal officials about issues facing Native youth today, like generational trauma and climate change.