Riverton

Public transportation authorities across Wyoming received – for some, devastating – news this week: Federal transportation funding that comes in through the Wyoming Department of Transportation has been significantly reduced.

The move is a response to frustrations from small-scale producers and family businesses that feel overly restricted by current regulations around sales.

Taylee Dresser and Gregory Trosper, Jr. were both in their early twenties and were killed by an alleged drunk driver in Riverton last week.

The Secretary of State sent letters to the Fremont County Commission and Governor Gordon, calling for a look at voting maps in the area in light of a Supreme Court decision that limits how much race can be part of re-drawing electoral districts.

Terrance Guardipee and Terran Last Gun will share their perspectives and work in Riverton and Jackson as part of Central Wyoming College’s Native Voices week.

Inflation and cost of heavy machinery were big concerns, as was the spread of invasive weeds like cheatgrass.

A second federal judge ruled the vocational program can keep going, for now.

Job Corps is the latest federal program caught in a tug-of-war between the Trump administration, lawyers, congresspeople and participants.

There will also be a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives march in Riverton on May 4, along with a run and walk on the Wind River Reservation on May 5.

One of this year’s featured guests is Jhane Myers (Comanche/Blackfeet), who was the lead creative producer for the 2022 movie “Prey,” a prequel in the popular sci-fi “Predator” franchise.