Trump Administration

It would still be illegal to harm Mountain West species, such as jumping mice, migratory birds and desert tortoises, but their habitats may no longer be federally protected.

The money would have gone to compensating tribal representatives for their work to better tell the story of Indigenous people in the area.

Secretary Doug Burgum’s order grants that DOGE official oversight over the department's consolidation process, including control over funding, policy and personnel decisions.

Both counties had grants terminated by the Wyoming Department of Health last month. The grants supported COVID-19 vaccinations and community health worker programs.

Friends of the Bridger-Teton is hiring five former forest workers. They’ll help complete projects the forest can’t get to this summer – an accumulation of years of lack of funding and more recently, DOGE cuts.

Our general manager breaks down our funding, how a push to cut federal grants would impact the station and how Wyomingites view public media.

More than 100 members of the Wyoming State Bar are calling on the state’s Congressional delegation to denounce threats to judges and support the independence of the judicial branch. Wyoming's senators and representative say judges imposing policy biases is the problem.

Environmentalists say this analysis is critical to paint a full picture of climate and health impacts, but industry reps say it’s not necessary.

Pres. Trump’s federal funding freeze has hit a Wyoming program intended to save low-income residents money on their electric bills. It hinges on $69 million in federal funding that’s yet to show up, and there’s been no word if or when it will.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum last week ordered all national parks to “remain open and accessible.” The directive comes after about 1,000 National Park Service employees were fired. In March, a federal judge ordered them – and thousands of other laid-off federal workers – to be reinstated, but the U.S. Supreme Court recently blocked that order.