WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Blasts Unprecedented Democrat Obstruction * "Can a single Democrat in this chamber - without mentioning President Trump's name - tell me why the legal advisor for advocacy for the Small Business Administration is somehow controversial?" WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor about Democrats' unprecedented obstruction o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Questions HHS, USTR Nominees on Rural Health and America's Critical Energy Supply Chain * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) recently questioned Health and Human Services (HHS) nominee Gustav Chiarello, and United States Trade Representative (USTR) nominee Bryan Switzer on the Rural Health Transformation Program, America's nuclear fuel supply chain, and mitigating Chines  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Questions Senior State Department Official on Opportunities for U.S.-Africa Critical Mineral Partnerships. * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned Department of State Senior Bureau Official Jonathan Pratt on securing energy supply chains through U.S.-Africa partnerships, mitigating Chinese energy investments, and countering human rights abuses connected t  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Slams Democrat Plan to Weaken Medicaid * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today slammed Democrats' plan to weaken Medicaid. By passing the One Big Beautiful Bill, Republicans strengthened Medicaid. Democrats want to weaken Medicaid by giving tax-payer funded benefits to illegal immigrants and allowing able-bodied adults who don't work to game th  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: Whoever Powers the AI Revolution Will Win the AI Arms Race * "Adequate energy is not going to come from windmills and wishful thinking. It's not going to come from climate mandates or Chinese solar panels... It's going to come from America's energy breadbasket. My home state of Wyoming is at the heart of America's energy breadbasket." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: Wyoming's Brian Nesvik Confirmed to Lead U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service * Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso's remarks on Brian Nesvik WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Wyoming's own Brian Nesvik to be the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Senator Barrasso also spoke on the Se  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 31 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Detroit newspaper publishes FFRF op-ed denouncing blasphemy law * * * * * * FFRF Regional Government Affairs Manager Mickey Dollens has had a piece published in the Detroit News decrying the state's still-standing blasphemy law. "Michigan is one of only six states that still have archaic anti-blasphemy laws, alongside Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a notice regarding a request from Colorado Interstate Gas Company, L.L.C. (CIG). CIG is seeking authorization to abandon its Table Rock Compressor Station and a 4.3-mile loop line in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, by selling them. The company states the purpose of the project is to avoid future operational and maintenance costs. The public has until September 26, 2025, to submit protests, motions to intervene,  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 1 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: * * * ISU History Alumna Publishes Award-Winning Article on Fur Trade History Idaho State University alumna and former McNair scholar, Maya Peters-Greno recently published an article, "Beaver Hats: Material Culture in the Americas," in the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal. The article, which grew out of research Peters-Greno began as an ISU undergraduate history major, earned her an award from the Museum of the Moun  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSFR) -- The Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, is preparing to repatriate the human remains of at least six individuals and 413 associated funerary objects to the Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming, following the completion of an inventory and determination of cultural affiliation. The human remains and objects were found at various sites primarily during construction or roadwork projects in Kansas including Decatur and Phillips Counties.   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis Applauds EPA Reconsideration of Destructive Obama-Era Endangerment Finding * Washington, D.C. - Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today applauded the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to reconsider the destructive 2009 Endangerment Finding, an Obama-era decision that allowed the government to overregulate and destroy American energy communities and drive up costs for hardworki  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis Praises President's Working Group Report on Digital Assets * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) Chair of the U.S. Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets, released the following statement applauding the impactful efforts of the President's Working Group on Digital Asset Markets to continue to secure America's position as the global financial services leader. "I  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice seeking electronic comments on properties nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. These nominations cover a diverse range of historical and architectural sites across Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The notice details a range of properties under consideration across thes  more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Aug. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Nesvik Confirmation Highlights Opportunity for Wildlife Conservation Gains * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Brian Nesvik's confirmation to lead the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offers a renewed opportunity for the agency to strengthen collaboration with states and Tribes to help the nation's fish and wildlife populations thrive for future generations. Nesvik is the former   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans are Getting America Back on Track * "On critical issues like the economy, inflation, immigration, and national security, Americans trust Republicans. They're right to do so." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor to highlight how Republicans are delivering on the mandate to get America back on track. Click HERE   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Will Do What's Necessary to Confirm President Trump's Nominees * "For seven months, Senator Schumer and his band of Democrat obstructionists have thrown the kitchen sink at President Trump's nominees. That is why 161 highly qualified nominees like Brian have not come to the Senate Floor for a vote." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today sp  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Relief to Colorado Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by May Drought * SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Colorado to offset economic losses caused by drought beginning May 13.   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft FinTech to Sponsor the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium * Taft FinTech is proud to be a sponsor of the 2025 Wyoming Blockchain Symposium, hosted by SALT. Richard B. Levin, Sean Ruff, and Bobby Wenner will be attending this invitation only gathering of leading investors, entrepreneurs, advisors, and policymakers in the digital assets industry. The event will focus on the regulation   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * The One Big Beautiful Bill Invests in Rural Hospitals * "The $50 billion Rural Hospital Fund was created to address this crisis. Every single Democrat voted against it. Now, they want to eliminate it - regardless of the damage it will do to healthcare for rural America." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, spoke on the Senate Floor today about the $50 bil  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * TRCP Applauds Brian Nesvik Confirmation as Fish and Wildlife Service Director Former Wyoming Game and Fish Director a friend to hunters and anglers * Today, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership cheers the Senate confirmation of Brian Nesvik to lead the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The new FWS Director previously served as the Wyoming Game and   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 30 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW 3D Visualization Center Conducts Comprehensive Remote Sensing Field Work Amid Technology Upgrades The 3D Visualization Center (Viz Center) in the University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources (SER) is known to house state-of-the-art technology to enhance visual learning and innovative research. Formerly home to the only four-walled 3D CAVE in Wyoming, the Viz Center has revolutionized its capabili  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 1 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW and Wyoming APEX Accelerator Encourage Clients to Attend DIBBS Training Small-business owners, entrepreneurs and startups will have an opportunity to learn about the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) during a webinar Friday, Aug. 15. Various business experts will head the "Finding Opportunities - Learn to Navigate DIBBS," a webinar scheduled 10 a.m.-noon. To register, go  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 1 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Breaks All-Time Fundraising Record The University of Wyoming and the UW Foundation are proud to announce the most successful fundraising year in UW's history, with $69.5 million raised during the fiscal year that ended June 30. This achievement not only surpasses the $61.6 million raised in the 2024 fiscal year, but it also marks the first time UW has raised more than $60 million in three consecutive ye  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 1 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Cheyenne Residency Training Track Increases Obstetric Care in Wyoming and Beyond The University of Wyoming's Family Medicine Residency Program in Cheyenne, in partnership with Cheyenne Regional Medical Center's obstetric (OB) physicians, has expanded its training to include an OB track for residents who plan to include maternity care in their practice in family medicine. The OB track began in July and m  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 2 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Music Professor Awarded Fulbright to Advance Scholarship on Brazilian Female Composers Theresa Bogard, professor of music and keyboard area coordinator at the University of Wyoming, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to conduct research and teach in Brazil during the 2025-26 academic year. Bogard's Fulbright project focuses on two of her areas of expertise -- piano pedagogy and Brazilian cl  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 2 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Researchers Publish Article Examining Potential Use of Wyoming's Trona Deposits for Underground Hydrogen Storage Researchers at the University of Wyoming have published a pioneering study in the Journal of Energy Storage. The study represents the first investigation of its kind into the geomechanical and geochemical changes in trona following hydrogen exposure, assessing its potential for underground hyd  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Researchers Publish Article Measuring Shale Permeability, Advancing Research on the Mowry Shale University of Wyoming researchers have published a comprehensive overview of established techniques for assessing shale permeability. The review is poised to become an essential resource for academics and industry professionals working in the fields of petroleum engineering and unconventional resourc  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 2 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW's Pearson Receives Fulbright Award to Conduct Research in UK Zoe Pearson, an associate professor of geography and international studies in the University of Wyoming School of Politics, Public Affairs and International Studies, has received a Fulbright Award that will allow her to conduct research while based at Durham University in the United Kingdom. As a participant in one of the most well-regarded an  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 1 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW's WYSAC Receives Douglas Yearwood Publication Award The University of Wyoming's Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center (WYSAC) was recently selected to receive a 2025 Douglas Yearwood National Publication Award in the statistical/management category. The award is in the large survey and analysis center (SAC) division. The Douglas Yearwood National Publication Awards recognize the outstanding efforts of SACs  more

WAYNE, Nebraska, July 30 -- Wayne State College issued the following news release: * * * Nelsen Selected for CASE's Mid-Career Fellowship Program The year-long fellowship provides an immersive professional development experience with a strong focus on mentorship, career planning, leadership development, and networking. Melissa Nelsen, director of major gifts for the Wayne State Foundation, has been selected as one of 10 professionals by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * WY Delegation Statement on Nomination of Darin Smith to Serve as U.S. Attorney for District of Wyoming * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, along with U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman, all R-Wyo., issued the following statements in support of Wyoming State Senator Darin Smith's nomination to serve as the United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming.   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 2 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * Wyoming Startup Business Builder Grant Awardees Announced In 2024, the Wyoming Regional Food Business Center (WYRFBC) team launched the Startup Business Builder grant program. The program gives small- and medium-sized producers and food makers direct monetary awards to increase local and regional food supply chains and capacity. Applicants were not required to provide matching funds to receive the grant.   more