News Tipoffs - Wyoming Editors
IRS Issues Notice on 2026 Calendar Year Resident Population Figures
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2026-22) on April 6, 2026, entitled "2026 Calendar Year Resident Population Figures".
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2026 Calendar Year Resident Population Figures
This notice advises State and local housing credit agencies that allocate low-income housing tax credits under Sec. 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, and States and other issuers of tax-exempt private activity bonds under Sec. 141, of the population figures to use in calcul
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Laramie, University of Wyoming Shoot Up List of 'Best College Towns'
LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 7 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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Laramie, UW Shoot Up List of 'Best College Towns'
The University of Wyoming and its home community of Laramie continue to ascend in national rankings.
The website RentCafe has placed Laramie No. 4 on its "Best College Towns" list for 2026, a "spectacular" climb from No. 16 last year.
The reason? An increase in UW student retention and graduation rates, the website says.
"Having climbed 12 positions comp
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Mountain West Holding Company Traffic Safety Workers Across Montana Vote LIUNA Union Bosses Out of Power
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 6 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release:
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Mountain West Holding Company Traffic Safety Workers Across Montana Vote LIUNA Union Bosses Out of Power
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Employees reject union by over 3-1 margin in vote to free more than 150 workers from union bosses' forced-dues ranks
Butte, MT (April 6, 2026) - Workers at traffic safety equipment firm Mountain West Holding Company have overwhelmingly voted Laborers Internatio
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UW Again Among Top 100 U.S. Universities With Most Patents
LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 7 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW Again Among Top 100 U.S. Universities with Most Patents
The University of Wyoming once again has made the list of the National Academy of Inventors' (NAI) top 100 universities in the U.S. with the most patents granted.
UW ranked at No. 91 on NAI's 2025 "Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents" released last month. UW was 91st as well on NAI's 2024 and 2022 lists.
"UW's patent output is
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