U.S. Congress

The Healthy Lungs for Heroes Act was introduced by Democratic California Senator Adam Schiff and Republican Utah Senator John Curtis. If passed, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other federal officials would have one year to develop a plan to make “commercially available appropriate respiratory personal protective equipment for wildland firefighters and supporting staff in settings in which smoke exposure surpasses covered permissible exposure limits.”

If signed into law by the president, the bill would revert to a previous land management plan for the nation’s top producing coal region, which allows new coal mining. However, even when that previous plan was in place, there wasn’t a federal coal lease sale for more than a decade.

The TRIO Student Support Services program helps low-income, first generation and disabled students navigate the twists and turns of college. Nearly 400 students use the program at Central Wyoming College.

The centers in Cheyenne and Casper were initially set to be downgraded under the agency’s “Delivering for America” agenda, with mail instead being processed in Denver and Billings.

A recent analysis from the Postal Regulatory Commission found closing Wyoming’s two centers could significantly delay mail delivery.

Other avenues to change the monument’s name are on hold while Congress considers the bill.

Rep. Hageman will serve as the chair of the Anti-Woke Caucus in the House, Sen. Barrasso is Senate Majority Whip and Sen. Lummis joins the Delivering Outstanding Government Efficiency Caucus.

DOGE Caucus aims to bolster suggested slashes from the inside.

If elected, this would be his fourth time in the Senate.

Wyoming’s only Representative in the U.S. House, Harriet Hageman, has served in Congress for almost a year. In that time, Republicans have struggled to maintain their leadership and have fiercely debated government funding and American involvement in foreign conflicts. Wyoming Public Radio’s Will Walkey spoke with Hageman about her reflections about her tenure so far, as well as what issues she’s focusing on in the new year.