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What's known as the SAVE America Act would require an in-person verification of a U.S. passport or birth certificate when registering to vote in federal elections. Voters would also have to show a valid photo ID when it comes time to cast their ballot.

Balow announced her candidacy for Wyoming’s lone U.S. House seat on Tuesday. She joins a growing field.

Multiple news outlets are reporting the single-term U.S. Senator and four-term U.S. Representative from the Equality State announced her departure after the Senate adjourned for the holidays.

The federal vocational program for young adults avoided closures by the Trump administration, but now Congress could slash funds for centers in Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico and Wyoming.

Senators characterized the agency’s decision-making process as “rigid” and “slow,” and said they want states to have a bigger role.

Tax credits that helped people earning up to 400% of federal poverty guidelines are expiring. Some 20,000 Wyomingites could be left in the lurch.

The Senate appropriations bill could also lift a hiring freeze and prevent future land sell-offs.

The money is a lifeline after Congress’ funding cuts.

The bill would have required the Bureau of Land Management to sell up to 1.2 million acres within five miles of population centers in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Utah.

It’s the latest development in the ongoing battle over the future of grizzly bear protections in the lower 48.