WY: Social Justice
WY Food Bank distributed 10.8 million pounds of food in 2023
Working with more than 150 hunger relief partners across the state, Food Bank of Wyoming was able to distribute nearly 11 million pounds of food in 20…
Bill for 30-day waiting period to trigger ballot access stalls
Voting is a fundamental right in American democracy, but some Wyoming lawmakers want to restrict that right to people who can prove they have been …
Congress urged to consider business tax cuts, child tax credit
Lawmakers in Congress are facing mounting pressure from corporate lobbyists to pass business tax breaks before the end of the year but new analysis su…
Diversifying the workforce can change companies for the better
By Ramona Schindelheim for WorkingNation.Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Wyoming News Service reporting for the WorkingNation-Public News Servic…
One in three single-parent households experienced hunger last year
The number of families in Wyoming and across the nation struggling to put food on the table rose dramatically last year, according to a new report …
America’s culture wars advancing on college campuses
High school graduates are considering state and university positions on a number of hot-button issues - including abortion, gun, and anti-LGBTQ laws -…
Wyoming gets C-minus grade on voter map redistricting
Wyoming got a C-minus grade in Common Cause's new report card on gerrymandering for voter district maps drawn after the 2020 Census. Jenn Lowe - …
Medical debt could be banned from credit reports
In response to a growing medical debt crisis in Wyoming and across the nation, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed banning …
BLM Proposal Continues New Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands
July was the hottest month in recorded history, but critics of the Bureau of Land Management's new oil and gas rules warned the proposal ignores the …
College Scholarships Help Fill WY High-Demand Worker Pipeline
Fall semester is just weeks away, and many adults age 24 and older are tapping up to $72-hundred in scholarships to start or finish a college degree …
Groups Push for Virtual Testimony in Main Legislative Session
After the Wyoming Legislature's Management Council guaranteed the right to remote public testimony during the interim legislative session, good …
Report: Half of Nation’s Coal Power Units to Retire by 2026
The U.S. is projected to retire half of its coal-fired power units by 2026, just 15 years after coal use for electricity reached its peak in 2011…