Newcastle News Letter Journal
A climber ascends a route in the popular Powers Wall zone of Tensleep Canyon in July 2022. (Katie Klingsporn/WyoFile)
FROM WYOFILE:
Student lobbyists worked to counter confusion about the bill in committee. They hope lawmakers get educated before they consider it on the Senate floor.
An outdoor recreation funding bill sailed out of a Senate committee Tuesday after lawmakers and residents heaped praise on it....
SUNDANCE (WNE) — Two wildfires that ignited on Sunday burned a combined estimated total of 1600 acres and required a sizable response from firefighters around the county and beyond.
In New Haven, a fire located on a combination of private and state land is estimated to have reached 400 acres....
Rare Element Resources’ rights offering among opportunities to support project
Construction is under way at the Rare Element Resources’ demonstration plant in Upton, and come March or April, the company should have equipment on-site.
CEO Brent Berg said on Feb. 15 that RER expects to see...
CHEYENNE - After convening Feb. 12, the Wyoming Legislature has passed the midway point for the 2024 Budget Session. Tuesday marked the crossover period for the body, meaning it was the last day for third reading in the house of origin. Any legislation that did not successfully pass third reading...
LARAMIE, Wyo. (2/28/24) – The Mountain West Conference announced its all-conference team on Wednesday. A half dozen University of Wyoming student-athletes were recognized.
Carly Palmer led the way with three such honors. The Senior Recognition Award winner garnered all-conference for her...
Photo by Michael Smith
ROCK SPRINGS — Independently- owned hemp shops are in jeopardy as the Wyoming Legislature looks at strict regulations.
Senate File 32, Hemp Limitations on Psychoactive Substances, would wipe out anyone’s ability to sell hemp products containing delta-8, delta-10, HHCo and other products with...
SHERIDAN — Delta-8 THC, a hemp-derived cannabinoid that is legal in Wyoming, has gained popularity since 2018 as an alternative to delta-9 THC. But it’s largely unregulated and may pose health risks to the community, a Wyoming prosecutor said.
Delta-8 vs. Marijuana
Marijuana is a type of...
Rep. Jon Conrad (R-Mountain View) addresses the Wyoming House of Representatives during the 2024 legislative session. (Ashton J. Hacke/WyoFile)
FROM WYOFILE:
This year’s 988 lifeline funding bill failed to meet a procedural deadline. But a budget amendment lawmakers adopted last week could keep funding alive through the session.
This year’s 988 suicide lifeline funding bill is moot. But funding for the lifeline could still survive the...
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CHEYENNE — Appropriations committees in both chambers of the Wyoming Legislature had a first look at the opposite chamber’s budget on Monday, and conversations about the possibility of a special session have already begun.
There is a $1.1 billion difference between the two chambers’ budgets, the...
DOUGLAS — The Converse County commissioners on Feb. 20 purchased $30,000 of Sweetwater River Conservancy Conservation Bank “credits” in order to complete the Box Elder Road expansion project. They are none too happy about it, though, citing bureaucratic red tape that requires the purchase even...
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