CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Jan. 10 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon's K-12 Education advisory group has released a short survey seeking input and ideas from Wyoming residents on how to create the ideal education system for the future of the state. Announced in May 2021, the Reimagining and Innovating the Delivery of Education (RIDE) Advisory Group is tasked to study and develop recommendations for elevating Wyoming's primary and secondary educatio  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 19 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today to announce that recycling company PADNOS is expanding its operations in the city of Wyoming, where it will create up to 50 jobs for Michigan workers. "Michigan's business climate and highly skilled workforce provide an environment where businesses like PADNOS can grow and thrive, creatin  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Jan. 19 (TNSOps) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A new wildlife documentary puts the spotlight on obstacles that elk, mule deer and other hooved mammals face during their migrations, and how people are working together to help animals keep moving. Produced by the Wyoming Migration Initiative (WMI) at the University of Wyoming, the short film, "Barriers," gives close-up views into the struggles of animals, along with the hopeful story of how mig  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Jan. 19 (TNSOps) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: University of Wyoming Extension has released a bulletin publication titled "RD2H Migration Corridor Landowner Benefits" that outlines the benefits of wildlife migration corridors to landowners and Wyoming. "This publication aims to educate Wyoming landowners, as well as inform policymakers and the public, about the economic benefits of migration corridors by quantifying specific, direct benefits   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Jan. 19 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A University of Wyoming researcher and her colleague recently received a grant to increase the understanding of plant water limitations across various species. Carmela Rosaria (Lina) Guadagno, an associate research scientist in the UW Department of Botany, and colleague Marilyn Gunner, a professor at the City College of New York, received the grant from the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiati  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Jan. 21 -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2022: The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) announced today that high school graduation rates increased to 82.4% in 2020-21, marking the eighth-consecutive year of improvement from the class of 2013, where 77.6.% of students graduated. Full graduation rate statistics are available here: http://edu.wyoming.gov/data/graduation-rates/ Seventeen Wyoming school districts posted gradu  more