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| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for 2025-10-12 ( 31 items ) | 
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 5 State Transportation Departments of Advocate for Clear BVLOS Drone Operations Rules (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Five State Transportation Departments have submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) seeking clarity in proposed regulations regarding Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as drones. This public comment letter, addressing Docket No. FAA-2025-1908, urges the agencies to explicitly permit these operations to support state transpo more ST 
 
Barrasso, Moreno, Cruz Close EV Subsidy Loophole (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Barrasso, Moreno, Cruz Close EV Subsidy Loophole
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"The Biden Car Bribes forced working families to subsidize vehicles they don't want and couldn't afford... Republicans in Congress acted decisively. We terminated the EV tax credits." 
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor about his work with Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) and  more PR 
 
Barrasso: Democrats Holding Americans Hostage Over Free Healthcare for Illegal Immigrants (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Barrasso: Democrats Holding Americans Hostage Over Free Healthcare for Illegal Immigrants
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"Democrats have now shut down the government to defend a system where Laken Riley's killer can get taxpayer-funded healthcare." 
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor slamming Democrats for holding government funding hostage in exchange  more PR 
 
Barrasso: Schumer Shutdown is a Dangerous Game (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Barrasso: Schumer Shutdown is a Dangerous Game
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"Democrats are holding the American people hostage to extract far-left concessions. They're telling our service members their paychecks are negotiable. They're telling small businesses their dreams are collateral damage in a partisan fight. They're telling mothers and young children that WIC benefits are leverage for far-left demands of healthcare for more PR 
 
Every Day the Government Stays Closed is Another Day of Democrats Ignoring America's Priorities (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Every Day the Government Stays Closed is Another Day of Democrats Ignoring America's Priorities
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"The Democrats shut down the government. They think they're hurting President Trump. Instead, the Schumer Shutdown is hurting the American people." 
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor about the costly impacts the Schumer Shutdow more PR 
 
FBI Denver Announces Results of Operation Summer Heat (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The FBI issued the following news release:
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FBI Denver Announces Results of Operation Summer Heat
The FBI Denver Field Office made numerous arrests and seizures over the past three months as part of the Summer Heat Operation, the FBI's nationwide effort to crush violent crime.
"The FBI Denver Field Office is fully committed to crushing violent crime across Colorado and Wyoming," said Mark Michalek, special agent in charge of FBI Denver. "Operation Summer Heat shows more PR 
 
Iowa Renewable Fuels Association: With Tallgrass Carbon Sequestration Pipeline Operational, Iowa Loses "Crown" as Best Place to Produce Corn Ethanol (10) 
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 9 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025:
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With Tallgrass Carbon Sequestration Pipeline Operational, Iowa Loses "Crown" as Best Place to Produce Corn Ethanol
With the commencement of CO2 shipments on the Tallgrass Trailblazer pipeline last week, which carries CO2 from several plants located in Nebraska to a sequestration site in Wyoming, Iowa has officially lost its "crown" as the best place in the world to pr more PR 
 
Lummis Sends Letter to FBI Director, Requests Biden Spying Files (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Lummis Sends Letter to FBI Director, Requests Biden Spying Files
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) this week sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel thanking him, President Trump, and Attorney General Pam Bondi for their transparency regarding the unconstitutional surveillance activities conducted against her and other U.S. Senators by the Bide more PR 
 
Lummis Statement on Biden's FBI Spying on Republican Senators - Lummis Included (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Lummis Statement on Biden's FBI Spying on Republican Senators - Lummis Included
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statement following the news that her and nearly a dozen Republican senators' communications were being tracked by Biden's Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). 
"I'm absolutely appalled that the Biden administ more PR 
 
Northwest College Urges DHS to Withdraw Proposed Rule Impacting International Students (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Northwest College, Powell, Wyoming, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security urging the agency to withdraw its proposed rule that seeks to eliminate the duration of status for non-immigrant academic students, exchange visitors, and representatives of the foreign media. The Wyoming-based community college currently serves 98 F-1 students, representing approximately 7% of its total enrollment.
The college, which emphasizes the importance more ST 
 
Schumer Says "Every Day Gets Better For Us" (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Schumer Says "Every Day Gets Better For Us"
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"Barrasso: They are choosing politics over the paychecks of the American working men and women who protect our nation. And this weakness defines today's Democrat Party. They're radical, extreme, dangerous, scary, and they are out of touch." 
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor sla more PR 
 
SEC adopts novel "no-action" relief for state-chartered trusts, following McDermott model in Wyoming (10) 
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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SEC adopts novel "no-action" relief for state-chartered trusts, following McDermott model in Wyoming
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Five years after international law firm McDermott Will & Schulte assisted Wyoming trust company Two Ocean Trust in obtaining novel "no-action" relief from the Wyoming Division of Banking, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially adopted a s more PR 
 
Sierra Club supports postponing Wyoming Coal Lease Sale (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release:
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Sierra Club supports postponing Wyoming Coal Lease Sale
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(WYOMING) -- Today, the Department of the Interior postponed a planned coal lease sale set to offer 167 Million tons of coal within the Bureau of Land Management's Buffalo Field Office. After a lackluster sale in Montana that generated only a single bid at less than a penny per ton, Wyoming's move to postpone the sale signals the lac more PR 
 
The SEC gets in the saddle with Wyoming and follows McDermott's model for crypto qualified custody (10) 
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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The SEC gets in the saddle with Wyoming and follows McDermott's model for crypto qualified custody
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Five years after international law firm McDermott Will & Schulte assisted Wyoming trust company Two Ocean Trust in obtaining novel "no-action" relief from the Wyoming Division of Banking, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially adopted a sim more PR 
 
The Washington Post Editorial Board: The Shutdown Conversation No One Wants (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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The Washington Post Editorial Board: The Shutdown Conversation No One Wants
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"Democrats are losing the Schumer Shutdown. Even their media allies are turning on them." 
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, spoke on the Senate Floor today to highlight an editorial from The Washington Post slamming the Democrats' shutdown strategy. 
Click HERE to watch Senato more PR 
 
Trump's Coal Bailout Fails Bigly (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release:
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Trump's Coal Bailout Fails Bigly
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Bureau of Land Management postponed a planned sale of 3,508 acres of federal coal reserves in Wyoming, a day after a Montana auction attracted a single rejected bid of $186,000 for an estimated 167.5 million tons--equating to less than one-tenth of one cent per ton. 
Following is a reaction from Bobby McEnaney, more PR 
 
University of Wyoming Entrepreneur Launches Company to Help Startups Succeed (10) 
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 11 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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Wyoming Entrepreneur Launches Company to Help Startups Succeed
A Laramie-based successful startup company is paying it forward with LaunchNav, an artificial intelligence-powered supply chain mapping company that helps businesses discover U.S.-based manufacturers.
UplinkRobotics -- which produces inspection tools and robots for various industries, including home inspectors, construction, firefighters and l more PR 
 
University Of Wyoming Report Highlights Campus Safety Progress (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The University of Wyoming Police Department (UWPD) issued a report detailing campus crime statistics, safety policies, and recent initiatives aimed at safeguarding students, faculty, and staff across the university's Laramie campus. The report, compiled annually in compliance with federal law, offers a comprehensive overview of incidents, trends and the institution's response to potential threats.
The UWPD's annual security and fire safety report outlines crime s more ST 
 
UW Cheyenne Residency Curriculum Teaches Wild West Life-Saving Skills (10) 
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 11 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW Cheyenne Residency Curriculum Teaches Wild West Life-Saving Skills
The University of Wyoming's Family Medicine Residency Program at Cheyenne trains physicians for many areas of family medicine, ranging from pharmacy to behavioral health. However, one particular curriculum took center stage this past summer in helping resident physicians save a life in a setting straight out of the Wild West.
Dr. James  more PR 
 
UW Ethics Club and United Way Launch SparkTank 2026 to Fund Local Nonprofits (10) 
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 9 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW Ethics Club and United Way Launch SparkTank 2026 to Fund Local Nonprofits
The University of Wyoming's Ethics Club has formed a new partnership with United Way of Albany County for SparkTank 2026, a high-impact, community-engagement initiative from the College of Business that provides funding to local nonprofit organizations.
This collaboration will help identify and elevate nonprofit organizations meet more PR 
 
UW Extension Releases Local Foods Database (10) 
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 8 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW Extension Releases Local Foods Database
University of Wyoming Extension has released the inaugural Wyoming Specialty Crop Directory (WSCD) online database, a comprehensive new resource that strengthens Wyoming's local food movement by connecting consumers with producers across the state.
The 2025 WSCD database has nearly 1,100 listings, including many for producers and the specialty crops and products t more PR 
 
UW Family Medicine Clinic Receives Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition (10) 
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 10 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW Family Medicine Clinic Receives Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition
The University of Wyoming's Family Medicine Residency Clinic in Cheyenne has officially received Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition.
Part of the Educational Health Center of Wyoming (EHCW) in UW's College of Health Sciences, the Cheyenne clinic received its PCMH recognition through the National Committee for Quality more PR 
 
UW Launches Controlled Environment Agriculture Network (10) 
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 10 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW Launches Controlled Environment Agriculture Network
This fall, the University of Wyoming is launching the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Network, a transformative initiative to accelerate workforce development, research and innovation in one of agriculture's fastest-growing sectors.
"The CEA Network connects people, ideas and resources to build a thriving ecosystem for innovation and workforc more PR 
 
UW Professor Joyce Receives Grant Set to Re-Write History of the Stars (10) 
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 11 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW Professor Joyce Receives Grant Set to Re-Write History of the Stars
How old are the stars? Even with the most accurate tools currently available for modeling stellar evolution, the answer sometimes comes back, "older than the known universe." Clearly, something's not adding up, and Meridith Joyce has made it her mission to find out where the error lies.
Joyce, an assistant professor in the Department o more PR 
 
UW Scientist Wins Early-Career Grant to Study Local Plant Communities, Facilitate Public Outreach (10) 
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 8 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW Scientist Wins Early-Career Grant to Study Local Plant Communities, Facilitate Public Outreach
Lauren Shoemaker, an associate professor in the University of Wyoming's Department of Botany, has received a five-year, $875,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study how plant communities in Wyoming and northern Colorado respond to warming temperatures.
The grant is part of NSF's Faculty Early Care more PR 
 
UW Students Complete Geologic Systems Field Course in Moab for Energy Interpretation (10) 
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 11 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW Students Complete Geologic Systems Field Course in Moab for Energy Interpretation
Students at the University of Wyoming recently completed a one-credit field course in Moab, Utah, to study rock formations that are direct analogs to those being explored for carbon management in Wyoming.
Open to all UW students and led by Autumn Eakin, assistant director of the Center for Economic Geology Research (CEGR) more PR 
 
UW to Assume Casper Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program From UND (10) 
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 9 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW to Assume Casper Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program from UND
The University of Wyoming and University of North Dakota (UND) are collaborating on the transition of the occupational therapy doctorate program UND has long operated in Casper, ensuring continued access to this vital health care training in Wyoming.
The program, operated by UND's School of Medicine and Health Sciences in conjunction with  more PR 
 
UW to Host C.J. Box Symposium Oct. 18 (10) 
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 9 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW to Host C.J. Box Symposium Oct. 18
Wyoming author C.J. Box has entertained readers worldwide with tales of fictional Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett's entanglements with predatory and other animals, nefarious humans and legal conundrums across the state's wide-open landscapes.
Many of those legal issues are the focus of an upcoming symposium hosted by the University of Wyoming College of Law's Wyoming L more PR 
 
UW WWAMI Students Connect With Wyoming Hospital Association Members (10) 
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 11 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW WWAMI Students Connect with Wyoming Hospital Association Members
The annual Wyoming Hospital Association (WHA) awards dinner brought together hospital leadership from across the state and students from the University of Wyoming WWAMI Medical Education Program for an evening of recognition, networking and forward-looking discussions on the state's health care workforce.
The primary purpose of the awards more PR 
 
Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts Urges Federal Agency to Rescind Roadless Rule (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts (WACD), Cheyenne, has sent a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture expressing strong support for the proposed resection of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. This initiative aims to eliminate restrictions that, according to WACD, inhibit effective land management across the vast federal lands in Wyoming.
In its communication, WACD emphasized that the Roadless Rule has created unnecessary barrier more ST 
 
Wyoming Delegation Introduces CRA to Overturn Biden Buffalo RMP (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Wyoming Delegation Introduces CRA to Overturn Biden Buffalo RMP
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WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) led Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY) in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Biden administration's Buffalo Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA), which is a direct assault on Wyoming's coal industry, ou more PR 
 
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