CHEYENNE (WNE) – The state’s suicide lifeline services have been expanded and improved to offer full-time, Wyoming-based coverage 24 hours a day, every day, Gov. Mark Gordon announced Monday. Wyoming News Exchange, Cheyenne, U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Wyoming Department of Health, Weston County Wyoming News, Newcastle Wyoming News, Cheyenne Wyoming News,
Nearly 100 women were reported as having received abortions in Wyoming in 2021, according to a recently released report by the Wyoming Department of Health. Wyoming News Exchange, Cody, News Letter Journal, Wyoming Department of Health, U.S. Supreme Court, Roe V. Wade, Wyoming Department of Health Vital Statistics, Weston County Wyoming News, Cody Wyoming News, Newcastle Wyoming News,
Dockstader drops out of secretary of state race, endorses Nethercott By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange Senate President Dan Dockstader announced Wednesday he is leaving the Wyoming secretary of state race to endorse a fellow Republican legislator. He said in a statement he believes it is important to elect a secretary of state with the education and experience to take on the responsibilities of such an important office, and he believes that person is Sen. Tara Nethercott, R-Cheyenne.
Monkeypox detected in surrounding states, Wyoming still clear SUNDANCE (WNE) Several surrounding states have now joined the list of locations where the 2022 outbreak of monkeypox has been detected, including Nebraska, Colorado and Utah.Several surrounding states have now joined the list of locations where the 2022 outbreak of monkeypox has been detected, including Nebraska, Colorado and Utah. While Wyoming still remains free of the disease, the Centers for Disease Control wants to raise awareness of the situation as the outbreak continues to spread. Multiple cases of monkeypox have now been reported globally in countries that don’t usually report the disease. Early data suggests that a high number of the known cases have occurred among gay and bisexual men; however, it is not clear how the known cases were exposed to monkeypox and anyone who has been in close contact with an infected person is at risk.
Supreme Court ruling not a clear win for Wyoming coal By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Market forces along with state and regional climate policies will likely continue to pressure utilities to shift from planet-warming coal-fired power to wind and solar resources in Wyoming, despite the Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday to limit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s powers, according to a state energy analyst. In a 6-3 opinion in the case of West Virginia v. EPA, the court delivered a blow to the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, limiting EPA’s powers to regulate carbon emissions from power plants through programs such as a cap-and-trade model.