© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsU.S. Sen. John Barrasso voiced concern on as President-elect Joe Biden's climate team comes into focus. The Republican the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and says he isn't planning to let nominations move forward without a fight.He's particularly concerned with Biden's pick for Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. Barrasso highlighted a specific comment made by the former Michigan governor back in 2016."We...…© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsU.S. Sen. John Barrasso voiced concern on as President-elect Joe Biden's climate team comes into focus. The Republican the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and says he isn't planning to let nominations move forward without a fight.He's particularly concerned with Biden's pick for Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. Barrasso highlighted a specific comment made by the former Michigan governor back in 2016."We...WW…

© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air Stations The CARES Act, which sets aside nearly $150 billion for state and local governments, also includes $8 billion to keep tribes afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tribal governments could start to see that aid beginning this week.The federal government has not released the funding formula it will use to disburse the money among more than 600 applicants. But the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Business Councils have...…© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air Stations The CARES Act, which sets aside nearly $150 billion for state and local governments, also includes $8 billion to keep tribes afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tribal governments could start to see that aid beginning this week.The federal government has not released the funding formula it will use to disburse the money among more than 600 applicants. But the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Business Councils have...WW…

© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCOVID-19 testing resources remain limited around Wyoming and the country. But one clinic that's operated by the Northern Arapaho Tribe has emerged as a leader in the state when it comes to testing.Wind River Family and Community Healthcare (WRFCH,) which is funded by the federal Indian Health Service and run by the tribe under a self-determination contract, has tested around 1,400 people. That's more than 20 percent of the tests...…© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCOVID-19 testing resources remain limited around Wyoming and the country. But one clinic that's operated by the Northern Arapaho Tribe has emerged as a leader in the state when it comes to testing.Wind River Family and Community Healthcare (WRFCH,) which is funded by the federal Indian Health Service and run by the tribe under a self-determination contract, has tested around 1,400 people. That's more than 20 percent of the tests...WW…

© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsDespite the pandemic, Wyoming graduation rates rose again last year. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow said the statewide graduation rate was at 82.3 percent. It's the seventh straight year there was an increase."Eighteen of 48 school districts had above 90 percent graduation rate, and that is up from 15 school districts one year ago," She said.Balow added that she remains concerned about the 18 percent of...…© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsDespite the pandemic, Wyoming graduation rates rose again last year. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow said the statewide graduation rate was at 82.3 percent. It's the seventh straight year there was an increase."Eighteen of 48 school districts had above 90 percent graduation rate, and that is up from 15 school districts one year ago," She said.Balow added that she remains concerned about the 18 percent of...WW…

© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsA regional collaboration of public media stations that serve the Rocky Mountain States of Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.  New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland is poised to become our nation's first Indigenous cabinet secretary. As some prominent Mountain West lawmakers oppose her confirmation to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior, many of their Indigenous constituents are pushing back.House...…© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsA regional collaboration of public media stations that serve the Rocky Mountain States of Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.  New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland is poised to become our nation's first Indigenous cabinet secretary. As some prominent Mountain West lawmakers oppose her confirmation to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior, many of their Indigenous constituents are pushing back.House...WW…

© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsChild care is a massive expense in the best of times, but as the pandemic surges across Wyoming, those costs have grown.The will award roughly $1.25 million to more than 1,000 Wyoming families in the coming weeks, but the program is no longer accepting applications.The program is funded by the state's federal CARES Act funding and is run by the state Department of Family Services. The department is hoping this money will help...…© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsChild care is a massive expense in the best of times, but as the pandemic surges across Wyoming, those costs have grown.The will award roughly $1.25 million to more than 1,000 Wyoming families in the coming weeks, but the program is no longer accepting applications.The program is funded by the state's federal CARES Act funding and is run by the state Department of Family Services. The department is hoping this money will help...WW…

Related Programs: Related Programs: A new finds that Wyoming residents support all forms of energy in the state. Jessica Western, a research associate with the University of Wyoming Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, said the survey asked over five hundred Wyomingites about their support for different forms of energy. "The majority of our respondents in the survey basically said, 'We want everything. We want oil. We want coal. We want renewables,'" she said. "People are interested in carbon sequestration and storage, they're interested in nuclear energy, but they...…Related Programs: Related Programs: A new finds that Wyoming residents support all forms of energy in the state. Jessica Western, a research associate with the University of Wyoming Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, said the survey asked over five hundred Wyomingites about their support for different forms of energy. "The majority of our respondents in the survey basically said, 'We want everything. We want oil. We want coal. We want renewables,'" she said. "People are interested in carbon sequestration and storage, they're interested in nuclear energy, but they...WW…

© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThe Wyoming House Transportation Committee voted to table that would have kicked off the effort of tolling Interstate 80 in southern Wyoming.The Senate had passed the bill, but the committee in a straw poll at the beginning of the meeting didn't express much interest in passing it.However, the committee said it should be discussed further."We were going to look at this in the interim and potentially before the special session,"...…© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThe Wyoming House Transportation Committee voted to table that would have kicked off the effort of tolling Interstate 80 in southern Wyoming.The Senate had passed the bill, but the committee in a straw poll at the beginning of the meeting didn't express much interest in passing it.However, the committee said it should be discussed further."We were going to look at this in the interim and potentially before the special session,"...WW…

© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsStories, Stats, Impacts: Wyoming Public Media is here to keep you current on the news surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.Washakie County School District #1 in Worland is having a substitute shortage. But that's nothing new."It's always an issue. Most of the time we do pretty well, this year, the problems have been exacerbated primarily because we're having more staff out for longer periods of time due to quarantines," said Jack...…© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsStories, Stats, Impacts: Wyoming Public Media is here to keep you current on the news surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.Washakie County School District #1 in Worland is having a substitute shortage. But that's nothing new."It's always an issue. Most of the time we do pretty well, this year, the problems have been exacerbated primarily because we're having more staff out for longer periods of time due to quarantines," said Jack...WW…

© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsStories, Stats, Impacts: Wyoming Public Media is here to keep you current on the news surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.Most national parks around the Mountain West remain closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. And it remains unclear when or if parks will reopen in the coming months. When the time comes, Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly said parks – not just Yellowstone – will likely open in...…© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsStories, Stats, Impacts: Wyoming Public Media is here to keep you current on the news surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.Most national parks around the Mountain West remain closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. And it remains unclear when or if parks will reopen in the coming months. When the time comes, Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly said parks – not just Yellowstone – will likely open in...WW…