Congresswomen Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) and Dina Titus (NV-01) introduced the Highway Funding Transferability Improvement Act, a bipartisan bill that will provide state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) with greater flexibility in managing federal highway funds.
Melissa Maddox, Secretary and Information Officer for the Medicine Bow Volunteer Fire Department (MBVFD) and President of the MBVFD Auxiliary, was happy with the turnout on August 9, at the Medicine Bow Town Park.
The City of Rawlins is moving forward with the Edinburgh Street Reconstruction Project. Funded mostly through the Specific Purpose “Sixth Penny” Tax approved in 2019, the project will rebuild utilities, street surface, and install a new stormwater drainage system on Edinburgh Street from Dunphail Street to Murray Street.
In response to the Trump Administration’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s recent operations and arrests of illegal aliens in western Wyoming, Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray made the following statement supporting ICE’s efforts in Wyoming:
The iconic Continental Divide Trail (CDT) covers some 3,100 miles throughout the United States, including a long stretch that runs through Carbon County.
On July 29th, Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray attended the Secretary of State Fly-In Event at the White House in Washington, DC to discuss a number of election integrity issues with the Trump Administration and other Secretaries of State.
Recent federal legislation has eliminated funding for Wyoming’s SNAP-Ed program, which currently provides nutrition education for families and individuals across the state. Per the One Big, Beautiful Bill, changes will go into effect September 30, 2025.
Twice this weekend, on July 19 and July 20, HWY 130 closed, leaving residents and visitors waiting hours or taking different routes to get to their destinations due to the Ski Hill Fire near Ryan Park.
Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken said the fire was reported by a passerby to the dispatch center.
One of the many updates we have brought to our new office is the implementation of an in-house custody and control/self-defense program for our staff that works in conjunction with what our deputies learn at the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy.
Congresswoman Harriet Hageman joined her Republican colleagues in passing a historic rescission package, sending it to President Trump’s desk. This measure removes $1.1 billion in annual federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (PBS & NPR), and $7.9 billion from USAID foreign aid programs, totaling $9 billion in reclaimed taxpayer dollars.
Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), alongside Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY), today introduced the Wyoming Education Trust Modernization Act, legislation to amend Wyoming’s State Act of Admission to provide the state’s permanent school land fund with enhanced investment flexibility, potentially increasing annual returns for K-12 education.
