Wyoming To Ease COVID-19 Rules On Saturday Posted by John Axtell |January 04, 2021 |132 Views Bars and restaurants across Wyoming can return to normal operating hours and gyms can hold fitness classes with up to 25 people instead of just 10 starting this Saturday.... Read more
Wyo Legislature To Meet One Day, Then Track COVID-19 To Decide When To Resume Posted by John Axtell |January 02, 2021 |60 Views Wyoming lawmakers plan to meet for one day this month, then postpone the 8-week 2021 session until Feb or March because of the coronavirus. Legislative leaders outline... Read more
Wyo Lawmaker To Lead Protest Against Gov’s COVID Health Restrictions Posted by John Axtell |December 31, 2020 |556 Views An outgoing Wyoming Republican state representative says he is organizing a protest to urge Gov. Mark Gordon, a fellow Republican, to discontinue coronavirus health... Read more
32 COVID-19 Deaths Reported Mon In Wyo Posted by John Axtell |December 29, 2020 |209 Views The Wyoming Department of Health reported 32 deaths from the coronavirus, something of a catchup of reports delayed by the Christmas holiday. Wyoming has now had 405 d... Read more
Peabody Energy Refinances $459-M In Debt For 2 More Years Posted by John Axtell |December 29, 2020 |119 Views The largest producer of thermal coal in the Powder River Basin has reached an agreement with its creditors to refinance $459 million of debt, potentially staving off a se... Read more
BLM OKs Big Oil-Gas Project In Eastern Wyoming Posted by John Axtell |December 26, 2020 |1104 Views The federal Bureau of Land Management has approved a 5,000-well oil and gas project across more than 2,300 square miles in eastern Wyo... Read more
Gordon Suspends COVID-Caused Unemployment Insurance Rate Hikes Since March Posted by John Axtell |December 22, 2020 |80 Views Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon on Monday signed an executive order suspending increases in unemployment insurance taxes related to the coronavirus pandemic through at lea... Read more
Wyo GOP Lawmaker Apologizes For “Blazing Saddles” Tweet About State’s First Black Sheriff Posted by John Axtell |December 19, 2020 |1073 Views A Wyoming state legislator has apologized for posting a tweet about the state’s first Black sheriff that many interpreted as racist. ... Read more
Public Service Commission Chair Resigns 5 Years Early Posted by John Axtell |December 19, 2020 |705 Views The chairwoman of the Wyoming Public Service Commission is resigning 4 years before her term is scheduled to end to take another job. Kara Fornstrom’s resignation i... Read more
39 More COVID-19 Deaths In SD Puts Total At 300 Posted by John Axtell |December 16, 2020 |202 Views The South Dakota Dept of Health reported 677 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday along with 1,397 recoveries and 39 deaths. ... Read more
