WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: Even Democrats' Closest Allies Are Begging Them to End the Schumer Shutdown * "These are working Americans. Their paychecks are missing. Their bills are mounting. Their stress is multiplying. Their message is clear: reopen the government today. Democrats refuse to listen. Instead, they freely admit this is all about politics." WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Community Members Testify in Utah and Wyoming, Demanding Rocky Mountain Power Invest in Clean Energy * SALT LAKE CITY and LARAMIE, Wyo. Last night, clean energy advocates and community members rallied at hearings in Utah and Wyoming to speak out against Rocky Mountain Power's latest energy plan, known as an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The 2025 IRP, filed by the utility's parent company  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congresswoman Hageman Joins House Leadership and RSC to Call for an End to the Democrat Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Harriet Hageman joined Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, and members of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), including Chairman August Pfluger, to address the ongoing Democrat-led government shutdown, now in its 30th   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Lummis Joins Fox News to Meet with Wyoming's Troy Lake, Mechanic Wrongfully Imprisoned by Biden Administration * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined Fox News to discuss the Biden administration's EPA overreach in the case of Troy Lake, a diesel mechanic who was unjustly prosecuted for violating the Clean Air Act. Senator Lummis is supporting Lake's reques  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis Joins Legislation to Protect SNAP Benefits for Wyoming Families Despite Ongoing Shutdown * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today joined legislation to protect SNAP benefits for the 28,000 people in Wyoming who rely on food assistance programs. Due to the ongoing government shutdown, nutrition programs, such as SNAP, are expected to run out of funding on November 1,   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 29 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * Multiple Live Talks, 'Dome After Dark' Highlight UW Planetarium Schedule During November * The University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will host several live talk programs and the final "Dome After Dark" event of the fall next month. "Our November schedule will feature our final live 'Dome After Dark' event for the semester Nov. 8," says Max Gilbraith, the planetarium's director. "There are s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Reality Check: Propping Up Obamacare Failures Won't Lower Costs * " This isn't about making healthcare more affordable. It is organized theft of taxpayers. And it is all to prop up a program that never worked." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor about how Democrats broke America's healthcare system and are now holding the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Schumer Shutdown Threatens SNAP Benefits for 42 Million Americans * "Democrats have chosen leverage over lives, politics over paychecks, and fighting President Trump over feeding families." WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor about how the Schumer Shutdown is threatening federal food assistance programs for 42 million Americ  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 29 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * Teach Wyoming Day Nov. 7-8 at UW * Wyoming high school students interested in teaching careers will visit the University of Wyoming for Teach Wyoming Day Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7-8. Teach Wyoming Day is a collaboration among UW's College of Education, the Wyoming School-University Partnership and UW's Office of Admissions. The two-day event gives students the opportunity to stay in the UW residence  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 27 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Advances Research, Education, Economic Development * By Parag Chitnis The University of Wyoming is Wyoming's land-grant university a designation grounded in federal legislation and the state's constitutional mandate. The Morrill Act of 1862 granted lands in each state to establish public universities for promoting "the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 30 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW and Wyoming SBDC Network to Host WISP Preparation Webinar Nov. 6 * Small-business owners, accountants and tax professionals can learn how to prepare a Written Information Security Plan (WISP) to protect their clients' data Thursday, Nov. 6. Laura Baker and Paul Johnson lead a Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network webinar titled "Cybersecurity for Accountants and Tax Professionals:   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 30 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Connects Students with Wyoming School Districts * Nearly 100 University of Wyoming College of Education students connected with school districts across Wyoming during the fourth annual District Residency Connections Fair earlier this month. The event was hosted by the Wyoming School-University Partnership, with sponsorship from the UW College of Education Dean's Office, the College of Education Stude  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 27 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Mortar Board Honors Staff Members * Members of the University of Wyoming's senior honor society recently selected UW staff members to receive the "Tip of the Cap" award during a ceremony Oct. 22. Members of the Cap and Gown Chapter of Mortar Board selected staff members who offered "exceptional contributions to the University of Wyoming and inspiration of students." "'Tip of the Cap' allows Mortar   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 27 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Rates Highly in New Research University Rankings * The University of Wyoming's research prowess has been recognized in two new rankings of the world's best research universities. Research.com has ranked UW No. 146 in its "Best Universities in United States 2025" list, and U.S. News lists UW No. 172 among U.S. universities in its "Best Global Universities" rankings. Research.com analyzed 2,000 unive  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 27 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Recreation and Wellness Center Receives 2025 Campus Prevention Network Honor * The University of Wyoming's Half Acre Recreation and Wellness Center has received the 2025 Campus Prevention Network (CPN) Seal of Prevention for the sixth consecutive year. The CPN Seal of Prevention, presented by Vector Solutions, recognizes institutions of higher education that demonstrate leadership in student safety and  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 27 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW School of Energy Resources Closes Out Wyoming CarbonSAFE Project * After nearly a decade of work, the Wyoming CarbonSAFE Project, led by the Center for Economic Geology Research (CEGR) in the UW School of Energy Resources (SER), has officially concluded. The Wyoming CarbonSAFE Project, which stands for Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise, is one of 13 original carbon capture, utilization and  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 31 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Students Learn about Life Cycle of an Oil Well with Continental Resources * University of Wyoming students recently participated in a comprehensive field trip, hosted by Continental Resources, to a drilling and production site in Wyoming. The immersive experience provided future engineers, geologists, lawyers and energy professionals with an end-to-end view of an oil well's operational life cycle, fr  more