Wyoming Government News

A new lawsuit has been filed on behalf of 4 people who say they fell ill after they ate at a Golden Corral restaurant in Casper last year.

The 28-year-old University of Wyoming student who allegedly threatened herself with rape in a Facebook hoax in April was convicted of aggravated assault in 2005 after she brandished a gun at an employer who fired her.

A task force studying Wyoming school security is focusing on police officers in schools, security vulnerabilities in school buildings and training for police and educators.

On Thursday, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell released the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's latest draft rules for fracking - pumping pressurized water mixed with sand and chemicals into oil and gas wells to break open surrounding rock.

A repair project on U.S. Highway 26 west of Morton is set to begin this week to repair flood damage that occurred on the route two years ago.

Due to a nearly $1.8 million budget cut, Yellowstone National Park was going to have to delay its road plowing efforts.

Jackson Police will be joining in the observance of National Police Week for 2013 this week, and Peace Officer Memorial Day May 15th.

"Liam" filled the number one spot on the most popular names list for new Wyoming baby boys last year while "Emma" remained the top choice for girls' names, according to the Wyoming Department of Health's Vital Statistics Services Program.

U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., sat down this past week and responded to Wyoming constituents' questions and comments about immigration reform and representing people with opposing views.

Snow removal could hardly be considered a glamorous government function, but it was cause for celebration on Friday in Yellowstone National Park as dozens of state, local and federal dignitaries gathered to mark the on-time seasonal opening of the park's roads.

The Task Force on Transfer of Public Lands will meet in early June to hear information related to the transfer of federal lands, and a history of public lands within Wyoming.

If the University of Wyoming 's engineering school is to be ranked among the top 50 in the nation as state and legislative leaders envision, it will require investing an additional $14.7 million a year in the program, according to a UW report.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - U.S. senators from Wyoming and New Mexico said Tuesday they plan to roll out legislation this week to restore about $110 million in cuts to a federal minerals payment program that hit their states the hardest.

I had no clue about approval voting before I saw this. Luckily, this is just my speed when it comes to understanding political processes.

River access is back on top of the agenda. For many of us it's never moved from that perch.

A North Carolina Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane fitted with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, a device for deploying fire retardant against wildfires, is prepared for another training flight at the Cheyenne airport Tuesday, May 7, 2013.

The five C-130s based in Cheyenne and Charlotte are fitted with a device called the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, or MAFFS.

State Insurance Commissioner Tim Hirsig is urging Wyoming businesses to prepare for federal health care law requirements so they do not face unnecessary fines.

Since 1999, eleven Hantavirus cases, including 6 deaths have been reported in the cowboy state, according to the Wyoming Department of Health reports.

The Wyoming Department of Health Vital Statistics Services Program says that based on birth certificate records, Liam was the most common name for baby boys born in Wyoming in 2012.