Trump Administration

Meeteetse Museums and the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum lost some funds when the Trump administration terminated National Endowment for the Humanities grants across the country earlier this year.

A huge wildlife crossing project broke ground recently between Kemmerer and Evanston. The celebration had undertones of concern for federal funding for future efforts.

The Public Lands Rule was among the Biden Administration's signature efforts to protect and restore Bureau of Land Management land in the face of climate change and increasing land fragmentation.

Environment and outdoor recreation advocates say changes to the Land and Water Conservation Fund could undermine its effectiveness.

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.

In an executive order earlier this year titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” President Trump directed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to ensure monuments, memorials, statues and markers “do not contain descriptions, depictions, or other content that inappropriately disparage Americans past or living.”

This year marks the 90th anniversary of Social Security, which has helped generations of Wyomingites retire with dignity after a lifetime of hard work.

The Trump administration and Congress are considering how to fund the Older Americans Act. Other sources of more local support are in flux.

The Trump administration wants to open up millions of acres of national forest lands to new roads and development, including 3.2 million in Wyoming. Public comment on the proposal is open, but only for about a third of the usual amount of time.

Bitcoin mining, tokenizing real-world assets, monetizing carbon dioxide and AI investments are just some of the many topics discussed during a recent week-long tech gathering in Jackson Hole. Wyoming also launched the first state-backed stablecoin.