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FILE - This April 5, 2020, photo shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident in Detroit. A group of Harvard researchers are coming out against the U.S. Census Bureau's use of a controversial privacy method on the numbers used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts, saying it doesn't produce data that are good enough for redistricting. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
15 GOP governors urge release of Census redistricting data

By Adrian Sainz Jun. 22, 2021 05:07 PM EDT

TerraPower Founder and Chairman Bill Gates speaks to the crowd in a recorded video message during the press conference Wyoming Capitol, Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Cheyenne, Wyo., announcing efforts to advance a Natrium reactor demonstration project. "We think Natrium will be a game-changer for the energy industry," Gates said by video link to a news conference hosted by Gov. Mark Gordon. "Wyoming has been a leader in energy for over the century and we hope our investment in Natrium will help Wyoming to stay in the lead for many decades to come." (Michael Cummo/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP)
Bill Gates company to build reactor at Wyoming coal plant

By Mead Gruver Jun. 02, 2021 04:40 PM EDT

Wyoming health director, tech officer quit after data leak

By Mead Gruver May. 18, 2021 05:57 PM EDT
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming's health director and chief information officer have resigned after a data leak involving the personal information of tens of...

Family members place a cloth on the body of Rajendra Prasad Mishra, 62, who died due to COVID-19 before cremation by the River Ganges in Prayagraj, India, Saturday, May 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
The Latest: France welcomes EU curb on AstraZeneca vaccine

By The Associated Press May. 09, 2021 07:17 AM EDT

Wyoming opens COVID-19 shots to everyone ages 16 and up

Mar. 31, 2021 05:33 PM EDT
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — All Wyoming residents ages 16 and up are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Residents aged 16 and older are...

Wyoming governor: No plans to reimpose COVID-19 mask mandate

Mar. 30, 2021 07:03 PM EDT
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming's governor is rejecting a call by President Joe Biden for states to reimpose mask orders in response to the coronavirus. ...

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2021, file photo, registered nurse Marife Edquilang, left, administers a dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Anthony Monroe during a vaccination drive at Texas Southern University in Houston. At least 11 states opened vaccine eligibility to all adults this week in a major expansion of COVID-19 shots for tens of millions of Americans amid a worrisome increase in virus cases and concerns about supply and demand for the vaccines. States opening eligibility to anyone ages 16 and older on Monday included Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Ohio and Kansas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
The Latest: Wyoming governor sticks with ending mask mandate

By The Associated Press Mar. 30, 2021 05:33 AM EDT

Governor: Wyoming to lift statewide mask mandate next week

Mar. 08, 2021 03:05 PM EST
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming will join a handful of states that have lifted mask-wearing mandates to limit the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Mark Gordon...

A woman embraces a police officer as people protest, calling for the resignation of President Mario Abdo Benitez over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the state of the public health system, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Monday, March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
The Latest: New Zealand opens 1st big vaccination clinic

By The Associated Press Mar. 08, 2021 04:41 AM EST

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon gives the State of the State address to the 66th Wyoming Legislature Tuesday, March 2, 2021, inside the state Capitol. Gordon gave the speech virtually from the Historic Supreme Court room as members of both chambers watched the live-streamed speech from their chambers. (Michael Cummo/Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP)
Governor of top coal-mining state sets carbon-negative goal

By Mead Gruver Mar. 02, 2021 03:32 PM EST

Governor: Wyoming will fight any Biden regulations on energy

By Mead Gruver Jan. 12, 2021 06:48 PM EST
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming will push back against any federal regulations brought by the Biden administration that hinder development of fossil fuels and...

FILE - In this April 9, 2014, file photo, oil rigs stand in the Loco Hills field on U.S. Highway 82 in Eddy County near Artesia, N.M., one of the most active regions of the Permian Basin. In the closing months of the Trump administration energy companies stockpiled enough drilling permits for western public lands to keep pumping oil for years. That stands to undercut President-elect Joe Biden's plans to block new drilling on public lands to address climate change. (AP Photo/Jeri Clausing, File)
Oil companies lock in drilling, challenging Biden on climate

By Matthew Brown And Cathy Bussewitz Jan. 10, 2021 11:04 AM EST

Legislators from the House of Representatives are sworn in to office at the State Capitol on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in Helena, Mont. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)
Statehouses could prove to be hothouses for virus infection

By Amy Beth Hanson Jan. 04, 2021 02:44 PM EST

A group of protesters march from the Newfields Town Hall to the Gov. Chris Sununu's house to oppose Sununu's mask mandate and other coronavirus restrictions supported by state and federal public health officials, on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021 in Newfields, N.H. (Matt Parker/Portsmouth Herald via AP)
The Latest: Japan's prime minister weighs state of emergency

By The Associated Press Jan. 03, 2021 03:35 AM EST

2 Wyoming sheriff's offices won't enforce mask mandate

Dec. 11, 2020 03:55 PM EST
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Two county sheriff's offices in Wyoming have said they will not enforce a statewide mask mandate aimed at preventing transmission of the...

Editorial Roundup: Idaho

By The Associated Press Dec. 10, 2020 06:49 PM EST
Recent editorials from Idaho newspapers: We are done listening to wrong message from Idaho’s pro-virus, anti-mask protesters ...

Washington players run out of a tunnel through a cloud of purple smoke in front of empty seats at Husky Stadium before an NCAA college football game against Utah, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, in Seattle. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no fans were in attendance at the game. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
The Latest: SEC championship game to have crowd of 16,500

By The Associated Press Dec. 09, 2020 08:33 AM EST

Wyoming to require masks in new round of COVID-19 measures

Dec. 07, 2020 06:14 PM EST
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming will require face coverings in public indoor spaces, reduce bar and restaurant hours and further limit gathering sizes in...

Energy payments to states in US West plummet in 2020

Dec. 06, 2020 04:49 PM EST
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Payments to states in the U.S. West have plummeted for oil, natural gas and coal extracted from U.S. lands after low crude prices and...

Russian medical worker, right, administers a shot of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. Thousands of doctors, teachers and others in high-risk groups have signed up for COVID-19 vaccinations in Moscow starting Saturday, a precursor to a sweeping Russia-wide immunization effort. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
The Latest: Oregon doc's anti-mask comment draws suspension

By The Associated Press Dec. 05, 2020 08:57 AM EST