OPINION: What will stop the self-righteous anger-fueled Freedom Caucus from taking its ax to whatever it can in the state Department of Health budget, columnist Kerry Drake asks.

A Bureau of Land Management auction next summer could test Wyoming's migration policy to an unprecedented degree. Read more ➡️ wyofile.com/energy-domin...

A BLM auction next summer could test the state's migration policy to an unprecedented degree. "We simply can't lease and allow development in our big game migration corridors if we want our kids and grandkids to have the same hunting and wildlife viewing opportunities that we've enjoyed."

The League of Women Voters hosted Mark Gordon, who answered questions about everything from new property tax law impacts to the well-publicized beef between him and Secretary of State Chuck Gray. He didn't mince words about the state of modern politics. "I think we have lost a sense of decorum."

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A "reduction in force" plan provided to a judge for the Interior Department minimally affects Wyoming, though it's incomplete. "They know that this is indefensible," one government watchdog said. "Rather than own up to it, they're trying to hide what they're planning."

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Carbon County ranch owner Fred Eshelman's appeal of a lower-court ruling that he can't block the public from corner crossing to reach public land. The decision affects 2.44 million acres of public land in Wyoming and more beyond ➡️ wyofile.com/corner-cross...

The federal government postponed a Wyoming coal sale despite the Trump administration’s promises to "revitalize" the industry. Critics say even the coal industry isn't betting big on its future. wyofile.com/trumps-major...

The FBI analyzed phone records of several Republican lawmakers, including Wyoming U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, as part of an investigation into the efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to information released Monday by GOP senators. Read more ➡️ wyofile.com/the-fbi-and-...

One by one, the kids knelt on the ground, smudged themselves with smoke and walked to the fallen buffalo to rest a hand on its coffee-colored hide. Buffalo meat from this week's harvests will be placed in 660 boxes that a food bank will distribute to Wind River Reservation residents.

The FBI analyzed phone records of several Republican lawmakers, including Wyoming U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, as part of an investigation into the efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to information released Monday by GOP senators.

Powerful story from @wyofile.com on gun suicides in the 70+ population in Wyoming, the state with the highest rate in the entire country. @andrewgraham88.bsky.social got responses from Gov. Mark Gordon and legislative leaders wyofile.com/older-wyomin...

OPINION: Wyoming's U.S. Sen. John Barrasso wants the public to blame Democrats for the federal government shutdown, but Republicans are responsible, columnist Kerry Drake opines. Wyomingites, when ACA health insurance premiums double, should recognize that Barrasso is one of the culprits.

Fred Eshelman's trespass lawsuit to block people from corner crossing to reach public property is finally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, where a recent law school graduate — not one of the nine justices — will recommend whether the high court should take the case.

Wyoming's high court is taking a business-as-usual approach as the justices weigh high-profile cases on abortion and school financing. "We just take them as they come," Chief Justice Lynne Boomgaarden told WyoFile in a rare interview.

Wyoming has waited months to learn whether abortion will remain legal here. But a state high court ruling isn't expected soon. "I can't tell you when the opinion will be out," said Chief Justice Lynne Boomgaarden. "But it is my best guess that probably by the end of the year, in that timeframe."

With parks ordered open, the federal government shutdown is hard to perceive for the thousands of visitors flowing through the gates of Yellowstone and Grand Teton. It's the people who run the place who are feeling the pain.

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to confer Oct. 17 on whether to take up Wyoming's corner-crossing case, a dispute over public access to public lands. Meanwhile, Yellowstone and Grand Teton will remain partly open after the government shutdown. Read the stories at ➡️ WyoFile.com

The U.S. Supreme Court justices are scheduled to confer behind closed doors on Oct. 17 about whether to take up a Carbon County landowner's lawsuit that challenges public access to public land at checkerboard corners in Wyoming.

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Many residents covered by the Affordable Care Act are bracing for significant, and in some cases untenable, increases as tax credits are set to expire at the end of the year. Advocates worry that the changes will blindside customers and result in tens of thousands going without insurance.

BREAKING: Wyoming lawmakers will pursue criminal charges against Weston County Clerk Becky Hadlock for defying a subpoena and failing to appear Monday at a subcommittee meeting. Hadlock caused an initial miscount in the 2024 general election by using the wrong ballots.

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Marking the opening of Trout Creek Farm with buffalo stew and fry bread dipped in chokecherry gravy felt appropriate given that the nonprofit Wind River Food Sovereignty Project aims to restore food production and traditions in Wind River Reservation communities. More ➡️ wyofile.com/this-garden-...

Wildlife advocates are pushing the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to refocus its attention on another long-delayed Green River Basin ungulate corridor following a recommendation to designate the Sublette Pronghorn Herd's migration.

State and industry officials recently met in Idaho to tout a tristate effort to build a nuclear energy supply chain. But there remains a dearth of skilled workers and the industry's legacy image as an exponential risk.

Research reveals that animals that summer on ranchland and in residential subdivisions pile up on the National Elk Refuge nearest to town — a trait that will help wildlife managers steer hunters toward the problematic cohort. Read more ➡️ wyofile.com/judas-elk-to...

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Marking the grand opening of Trout Creek Farm with bowls of buffalo stew and fry bread dipped in chokecherry gravy felt appropriate given that the nonprofit Wind River Food Sovereignty project aims to restore food production and traditions in Wind River Reservation communities.

Depending on who you ask, the first federal oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act either portends less revenue and more environmental risk for Wyoming, or is evidence of a return to robust investment and energy security for American taxpayers.

Many Wyoming residents have expressed opposition to Trump's plan to eliminate the 2001 Forest Service Roadless Rule. Some carry on their families' conservation legacies as they advocate for landscapes that nurture wildlife, clean air and water.

Wyoming U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis told a reporter last week that she once thought "the First Amendment should always be sort of the ultimate right. And that there should be almost no checks and balances on it. I don't feel that anymore." Lummis now says her position never shifted.

The U.S. is in the process of updating its land-based nuclear missiles. But the Sentinel program is running years behind schedule. F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne will be the first to see changes from the update, including more communication towers and land easements.

A pending "amendment" to the BLM's Rock Springs management plan is likely to open previously undeveloped areas to oil and gas drilling, observers say. It would compound an already climate-stressed Red Desert, according to conservationists. Read more ➡️ wyofile.com/conservation...

The University of Wyoming's student paper, a graduate student's quote in another publication and a cartoon featured in a Jackson newspaper have all sparked outrage and debate over freedom of speech amid growing concerns about political violence.

A lawsuit against a University of Wyoming sorority for admitting a transgender woman is headed to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals for the second time. The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal Wednesday. Read more ➡️ wyofile.com/uw-sorority-...

A lawsuit against a University of Wyoming sorority for admitting a transgender woman is headed to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals for the second time. The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal Wednesday.

The U.S. Supreme Court should not review the Elk Mountain Ranch owner’s failed trespass lawsuit against four hunters who corner crossed to hunt on public land in Carbon County, the hunters’ lawyers say in a 39-page document filed Wednesday. wyofile.com/supreme-cour...

A pending "amendment" to the BLM's Rock Springs management plan is likely to open previously undeveloped areas to oil and gas drilling, observers say. It would compound an already climate-stressed Red Desert, according to conservationists.

OPINION: Political parties have hijacked our democratic republic, writes columnist Rod Miller.

OPINION: Amid anger and division, it's important to remember that Wyomingites have more in common than we might realize, Rep. Mike Yin writes.

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Rep. Harriet Hageman will serve on a new Republican-organized committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Hageman has downplayed the attack after defeating Liz Cheney, who blamed President Donald Trump for the violence.

The House Draw Fire, a massive blaze that eliminated much of northeast Wyoming's best sagebrush habitat, is one culprit in a downward trend that’s unique to the region’s already struggling population. "The problem with northeast Wyoming is the birds are just constantly losing habitat."

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

As Congress conducted a high-profile hearing in Grand Teton National Park to support parks funding 10 days ago, President Donald Trump's administration and supporters were busy elsewhere eliminating public land protections across the West.

Former Wyoming Women's Center guards have been convicted of sexually assaulting female inmates. One of those women is now suing, arguing her multiple assaults were the result of "deliberate indifference to the rights and safety of inmates," by prison staff and leaders. ➡️ wyofile.com/wyoming-wome...

Health department staff kick off statewide meetings to gather information on how Rural Health Transformation Program funds can help the state. Wyoming is eligible to receive between $500-800 million over five years, though advocates say it's not enough to overcome the losses from policy changes.

Wyoming needs to pay teachers more to retain and recruit the best, educators say. These calls came as lawmakers discussed the ongoing recalibration process, which will shape the way the state funds education into the future. Read the story ➡️ wyofile.com/teacher-sala...