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Over the past four decades, Climb Wyoming has worked to break cycles of generational poverty in a state where almost a third of families with single moms live below the poverty line. The nonprofit has served over 10,000 moms and 25,000 of their children – that’s more than the third largest city in Wyoming.
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The Gillette Service Center recently moved to a larger location that's more centrally, which has allowed easier access for those needing assistance to come by. The effects of the pandemic, inflation, and other economic factors have played a role in the increased need as have the fluctuations in the local energy-driven economy.
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On March 15, 2020 Governor Mark Gordon recommended that all schools in the state of Wyoming close to safeguard against the Covid-19 pandemic. The majority of students were back in school by Sept. Until Feb. 2021, four counties were offering students the choice to come in person or stay virtual. Wyoming was early to reopen schools for in person learning compared to the rest of the country.
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October marks the first month the Wyoming Children's Health Insurance Program is run by the state’s Department of Health. Also known as Kid Care CHIP, the…
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A federal program called Pandemic EBT has been a lifeline for many low-income families recently. But unless Congress acts, it’ll expire at the end of...
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As employers continue to lay off workers at unprecedented levels, every state in the Mountain West has some kind of rent assistance program in place....
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A new virtual gallery has made it possible for those self-distancing to still enjoy the arts. It Takes A Village is the brainchild of Cheyenne-based…
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The Mountain West's population boom is putting a squeeze on affordable housing. What's being done address the issue?
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A new report shows Wyoming’s lowest-income residents pay a higher tax rate nearly three times higher than the state’s top earners. While the state doesn’t…
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Income inequality has risen in every state since the 1970s. That's according to a new report published by the Economic Policy Institute — a left-leaning…