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News Tipoffs - Wyoming Editors Newsletter for Thursday May 21, 2026 ( 20 items )  

Air Force Base Inventory Identifies Native American Ancestry in Wyoming Remains
WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Air Force Francis E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and identified cultural affiliations with eight Tribal nations, according to a Federal Register notice published by the National Park Service. The notice states that human remains representing two individuals were identified in the collection of F.E. Warren AFB in March 2024. According to the document, the remains consisted of two bone fragment  more

Barrasso Slams Defund-the-Police Democrats for Opposing the Secure America Act
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Slams Defund-the-Police Democrats for Opposing the Secure America Act Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke at a press conference about how Republicans are determined to pass the Secure America Act while Democrats are determined to defund the police. Sen. Barrasso said: "Democrats are the party of open borders and illegal immigrant criminals. And Democrats have chained th  more

Barrasso: Republicans Want to Secure America. Democrats Want to Defund the Police
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: Republicans Want to Secure America. Democrats Want to Defund the Police "Democrats are willing to sacrifice the safety and security of the American people to illegal immigrant criminals. That is why Republicans will fully fund law enforcement without a single Democrat vote. Republicans will pass the Secure America Act."  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today  more

Common Cause: Voting Rights Group Seeks Ruling to Prevent Federal Interference in Elections Before 2026 Midterms
NEW YORK, May 20 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on May 19, 2026: * * * Voting Rights Group Seeks Ruling to Prevent Federal Interference in Elections Before 2026 Midterms Today, Common Cause and four individual voters filed a motion for partial summary judgment in their federal lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from attempting to compile voters' personal data and take over elections from the states. With just months before the midterm elections and primarie  more

EPA Announces $27,456,000 Million to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water in Montana
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $27,456,000 Million to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water in Montana * DENVER - Today, EPA is announcing $27.5 million in funding to protect Montana from exposure to lead in drinking water. This investment will go directly to states through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and is part of EPA's unwavering commitment to Making America Healthy Again. This funding will go   more

EPA Announces $27,456,000 Million to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water in Wyoming
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $27,456,000 Million to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water in Wyoming * DENVER - Today, EPA is announcing $27.5 million in funding to protect Wyoming from exposure to lead in drinking water. This investment will go directly to states through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and is part of EPA's unwavering commitment to Making America Healthy Again. This funding will go   more

Logan Receives UW Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award
LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 20 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * Logan Receives UW Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award Barbara "Bunny" Logan, assistant professor of history at the University of Wyoming, brings history to life in the classroom through a dynamic teaching style that students consistently describe as engaging and entertaining. Those accolades, among many others, have resulted in Logan being named one of 10 recipients of the 2026 John P. Ellbogen M  more

Sanford leaders speak at 2026 Reuters Digital Health Summit
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford leaders speak at 2026 Reuters Digital Health Summit * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -Sanford Health leaders will join healthcare executives, policymakers and technology innovators from across the country at Reuters Digital Health Summit May 20 - 21 in Chicago, to discuss how health systems are responsibly scaling AI and digital innovation to improve patient care, workforce sustain  more

Sen. Lummis Leads Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Nuclear Energy Future, Bipartisan Legislation
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * Lummis Leads Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Nuclear Energy Future, Bipartisan Legislation This morning, Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety, convened a hearing to examine a trio of legislative proposals: the Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act, a discussion dr  more

Senate Passes Legislation Renaming Casper's National Historic Trails Interpretive Center In Honor of Barbara L. Cubin
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Legislation Renaming Casper's National Historic Trails Interpretive Center In Honor of Barbara L. Cubin * Washington D.C. -Today, legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso, and Representative Harriet Hageman (all R-WY), to rename the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper the "Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center"   more

Senate Passes Legislation Renaming Casper's National Historic Trails Interpretive Center In Honor of Barbara L. Cubin
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * Senate Passes Legislation Renaming Casper's National Historic Trails Interpretive Center In Honor of Barbara L. Cubin Today, legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso, and Representative Harriet Hageman (all R-WY), to rename the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper the "Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center"   more

Senator Blunt Rochester Presses Federal Reserve for Answers on Kraken Payment Account Pilot
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Presses Federal Reserve for Answers on Kraken Payment Account Pilot Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors requesting information regarding the recent decision to grant a limited-purpose Federal Reserve master account to Kr  more

Study: 50% of deer ticks tested carry Lyme disease bacteria
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Study: 50% of deer ticks tested carry Lyme disease bacteria * MARSHFIELD, Wis. - More than half of deer ticks tested by Marshfield Clinic Research Institute from its citizen science tick study were found to carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. The Marshfield Clinic Research Institute launched the Tick Inventory via Citizen Science (TICS ) in the spring of 2024 to inv  more

UW Agreement With Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Aims to Meet Demand for Petroleum Engineers
LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 20 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Agreement with Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Aims to Meet Demand for Petroleum Engineers Representatives of the University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Physical Sciences and Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) have signed an articulation agreement to facilitate the transfer of SAIT students to UW to complete their bachelor's degrees in either petroleum or mechanical engine  more

UW Business Lecturer Livingston Receives Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award
LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 20 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Business Lecturer Livingston Receives Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award Creative, effective teaching approaches and a genuine concern for his students are among the trademarks of University of Wyoming College of Business Assistant Lecturer Greg Livingston, his colleagues and former students say. In fact, says Assistant Professor Molly Burchett, those characteristics are cited regularly in st  more

UW History Professor Elected to American Antiquarian Society
LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 20 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW History Professor Elected to American Antiquarian Society Melissa Morris, an associate professor of history and director of the Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research at the University of Wyoming, has been elected to membership in the American Antiquarian Society (AAS), a 214-year-old national research library and community of learners dedicated to discovering and sharing a deeper understanding of the  more

UW Women's Athletics Programs Receive Significant Estate Gift
LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 20 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Women's Athletics Programs Receive Significant Estate Gift A significant gift from the estate of the late Roy C. Miller will add support to the Roy C. Miller Women's Athletics Fund for University of Wyoming Athletics. This generous gift will continue to foster excellence and provide financial support for women's athletics programs. "Roy had a passion for women's athletics," says Tom Burman, UW's directo  more

UW's Grana Receives John P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award
LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 20 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW's Grana Receives John P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award Despite his status as an internationally recognized expert in his field, Dario Grana is hailed by students, alumni and colleagues alike as a truly down-to-earth teacher who invests deeply in his students. This is one of the many reasons Grana has been named as a recipient of the 2026 John P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Aw  more

UW's Ingwerson-Niemann Receives Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award
LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 20 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW's Ingwerson-Niemann Receives Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award For more than a decade, Jennifer "Jenny" Ingwerson-Niemann, a senior lecturer in the University of Wyoming's Department of Animal Science, has served as UW's only equine science instructor. For her dedication to hands-on education and the UW community, Ingwerson-Niemann is among 10 recipients of the John P. Ellbogen Meritorious C  more

Where the Modern West Meets the Mountains: Summer at Four Seasons Resort and Residences Jackson Hole
TORONTO, Ontario, May 20 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * Where the Modern West Meets the Mountains: Summer at Four Seasons Resort and Residences Jackson Hole * Summer in Jackson Hole is defined by wide-open landscapes, storied traditions and an enduring connection to the land. At Four Seasons Resort and Residences Jackson Hole outdoor adventure blends with hands-on cultural moments rooted in Wyoming's ranching heritage. The Re  more