WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Questions IRS Nominee on Restoring Agency Credibility and Protecting Taxpayer Data Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso Question Mr. Long WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner nominee Billy Long about restoring credibility at the IRS and protecting taxpayers' private financial data. IRS Commissioner nominee Billy more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Questions Secretary Rubio on Iran, ISIS, Gaza and Energy Security Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso Question Sec. Rubio WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Iran, terrorism in Syria, plan for Gaza, and how American energy exports are helping our European allies. Secretary Rubio testified at today's Senate Committee on  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Votes to Overturn Nationwide Electric Vehicle Mandate WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso, Senate Majority Whip, today issued the following statement after he voted with all Senate Republicans to overturn a series of California rules that would have established a nationwide electric vehicle mandate. "Washington bureaucrats will not dictate the vehicles we can drive in Wyoming or  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso, Heinrich Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Encourage Development of Life-Saving Cures Bill will speed up the process for approving new drugs and treatment options for Americans affected by rare diseases. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced bipartisan legislation to make it easier to develop new life-saving cures for Americans a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: Russia Face a Stark Choice Between Peace or Crippling Sanctions WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today spoke on the Senate Floor calling for an end to Russia's war in Ukraine. Senator Barrasso also discussed bipartisan legislation supported by more than 70 senators that would impose crippli more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: Senate GOP will Ends California's Electric Vehicle Mandate Madness " California's EV mandates are expensive, expansive, and economically-destructive. This is not just a California problem. It is a nationwide assault on gas-powered cars in America." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor in support of the Senate's actio more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 19, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.89 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics repo more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 21 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * Bourque Named 2025 UW Haub Fellow at Ucross The University of Wyoming's Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources has selected Maggie Bourque as the 2025 Haub Fellow at Ucross. This distinguished residency supports work at the intersection of the environment, creativity and place-based inquiry. Bourque, a teacher and scholar whose work explores the relationships between people and the places they in more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Hageman Supported Bill Advances Designating a ZIP Code for the Town of Mills, WY Washington, D.C. - Legislation supported by Congresswoman Hageman to designate a unique ZIP Code to the Town of Mills, Wyoming passed out of the Committee of Oversight and Government Reform on Wednesday. "It is important that each of our municipalities have the tools they need to fulfill their duties to their constit more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Hageman Votes for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Hageman voted for, and the House passed, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This bill fulfills the mandate issued by the American people in November and delivers on President Trump's agenda by cutting taxes, securing the border, and unleashing American energy. "In November, commonsense was restored and the Amer more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Releases Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources in Southwestern Wyoming Date: May 21, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON -- The Department of the Interior today announced the release of a new U.S. Geological Survey assessment identifying significant undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources in the Mowry Composite Total Petroleum System.  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, May 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Jackson, WY, homeowners sue Teton County over $25k permit shakedown Jackson, WY; May 21, 2025: Wyoming homeowners Trey and Shelby Scharp are suing Teton County, WY, in federal court over excessive and unlawful permit fees the County demanded before allowing them to build a home. Their lawsuit argues that Teton County's "workforce housing" fees only increase the cost of more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis Applauds Senate Passage of President Trump's No Tax on Tips Proposal Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) issued the following statement after the unanimous passage of the No Tax on Tips Act, a proposal originally made by President Trump. This bipartisan legislation will exempt tips from being subject to taxation under the federal income tax. "The Senate passage today more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis Introduces Landmark Autonomous Vehicle Legislation to Accelerate Safe Deployment Washington, D.C. -- Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, this week introduced the Autonomous Vehicle Advancement Act, groundbreaking legislation aimed at transforming autonomous vehicle (AV) deployment in the United States. The Autonomous  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis Speaks on Senate Floor to Honor Yaron & Sarah - Jewish Couple Murdered Outside DC Jewish Museum Washington, D.C. -- Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) this morning spoke on the Senate floor honoring Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, a young Jewish couple gunned down last night by a terrorist outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. After reportedly murdering the young couple, the more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis, Daines Introduce the Protecting Veteran Community Care Act to Protect, Expand, Veterans' Access to Community Care Washington, D.C. -- Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced legislation today that would ensure Wyoming veterans' access to mental healthcare in their local communities. "Providing for those who've defended our nation is the VA's core purpose more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 23 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Alumna Astrid Vargas to Discuss Her New Book June 10 Astrid Vargas, a University of Wyoming alumna and conservation biologist, will host a public talk, reception and book signing for her recently published book "On a Butterfly's Wing: Lessons from Nature on Embracing Change" Tuesday, June 10. The talk is scheduled at 5 p.m. in Room 310 of the Classroom Building, followed by a reception and book signing  more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 20 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW College of Law Names Brimmer Scholars The University of Wyoming College of Law has selected Ethan Drewes and Victoria Dunivan as recipients of 2025-26 Brimmer Scholarships. The Brimmer Scholarships are the College of Law's premier scholarships. They are awarded to students after their first two years of law school for their final year of law school. The scholarships honor the late Clarence Brimmer, a lo more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 21 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Extension Offers Educational Series on Ranch Economics, Natural Resource Management University of Wyoming Extension has launched a new educational series designed to support ranchers in navigating the complexities of modern livestock and land management. Rancher'$ E.D.G.E. (Excellence in Development, Grazing and Economics) is designed for ranchers, family members and employees actively involved in the m more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 19 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Extension Publishes Economic Analysis of New Perennial Grain Crop University of Wyoming Extension recently released a free digital publication titled "Kernza Perennial Grain and Wheat-Fallow Budgets: Comparing a Perennial and Annual Cropping System in Southeastern Wyoming." The publication compares the economics of wheat-fallow systems to the economics of a new perennial crop, Kernza. Kernza is more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 23 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Kinesiology and Health Graduate Student Receives National Research Award University of Wyoming Division of Kinesiology and Health graduate student Ashlyn Brown, from Castle Pines, Colo., is the recipient of the Thomas McKenzie Research Award from the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America. Brown recently received the prestigious national honor at the SHAPE America convention in Baltimo more PR