federal cuts

The federally-run and state-administered program has created learning opportunities for low-income folks in the Cowboy State for over three decades.

Attempts to cut the federal agency, AmeriCorps, led the University of Wyoming to find different funding to support its extension office summer volunteer positions.

Typical weather balloon flights are being restored in other offices.

A federal judge issued a temporary injunction against the firings as a lawsuit against them proceeds. The director of Wyoming’s only black lung clinic previously told Wyoming Public Radio she valued the unit’s data collection.

The donation comes as Trump’s 2026 budget proposal outlines a plan to eliminate the National Endowment for the Humanities and other federal agencies that support culture and the arts.

Hundreds rallied in Laramie and Cheyenne to demonstrate against the Trump administration’s federal cuts.

Frustration among outfitters and guides over federal permitting is not new. Recreation-focused staff and budgets at national forests, in particular, have gone down as demand has gone up. This has been resulting in lengthy delays in responses to applications.

The nonprofit was one of 15 organizations nationwide recognized for its expertise in multigenerational work by the 2Gen Accelerator Community program.

The school has increased student fees slightly and is looking for other cuts to help buffer the impacts.

State Archaeologist Spencer Pelton told federal land managers that his office can pick up archeological surveys and cultural reviews required by federal law.