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Recent precipitation brings relief to SE Wyoming ranchers, but long-term forecast remains dry, hot Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne, WY) May 3—CHEYENNE — Recent record levels of rain and snow in southeast Wyoming have been welcomed by local ranchers, although moving into the summer months, the long-term weather outlook in the state remains hotter and drier than usual. After recent rainfall in the region, which followed a historic snowstorm in mid-March, drought conditions have improved substantially. While all of Laramie County was listed as being in moderate or severe drought in late Fe...

City, county reach threshold for FEMA snowstorm relief, awaiting state totals Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne, WY) May 1—CHEYENNE — The March winter storm that blanketed southeast Wyoming with two-and-a-half feet of snow was an expensive occurrence that cost municipalities across the state. But it's still unclear whether it was enough to meet the $1 million threshold for Wyoming Office of Homeland Security spokesperson Kelly Ruiz. $357,000 responding to the storm, and the city of Cheyenne reached that amount on its own, spending a total of $598,000. The county is still compiling its...

With New Federal Incentives, Medicaid Expansion Bill Moves In Wyoming Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne, WY) Mar. 8—CHEYENNE — With new federal incentives being offered to the 12 states that have declined Medicaid expansion over the last decade, a bill to expand coverage in Wyoming to the state's low-income residents was advanced by a legislative committee Monday morning. Expanding Medicaid to uninsured people whose income is at or below 138% of the federal poverty level has been a frequent topic of debate in the Wyoming Legislature in recent years. If authorized by state legislators, Medic...

In Wyoming, COVID-19 case numbers, hospitalizations and weekly death tolls are all down significantly in 2021 from their high points late last year. In Laramie County, active cases are down

CHEYENNE – Another $900 billion in COVID-19 relief funding is coming down from the federal government, contingent on approval from President Donald Trump, and the largest chunk of that relief funding – $325 billion – is earmarked for supporting the nation’s small businesses. Of that, $284 billion will fund more Paycheck Protection Program forgivable loans, which are available to a variety of businesses to help keep employees on payroll. The PPP was among the most popular forms of relief funding, as the first round of $349 billion ran out so quickly another $310 billion in ...