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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

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The 163 billion cubic feet of lost methane on public lands represents enough wasted natural gas to meet the needs of 2.2 million households; nearly as many households as New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming combined, studies show. (Adobe Stock)
Report: $500 Million Gas Lost at Oil and Gas Fields on Public Lands

Oil and gas operators waste a half billion dollars worth of natural gas on public lands every year, according to a new report. Chad Franke, …

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Senate File 40 aims to hold federal and state political action committees to the same standards. (Adobe Stock)
Wyoming Legislature Tackles Election Integrity

Election integrity has emerged as a top concern for Wyoming lawmakers gathered in Cheyenne, but it remains unclear what priorities will emerge from …

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Wyoming's new voter districts are expected to impact how the state addresses falling fossil-fuel revenues, Medicaid expansion, and how local school boards shape public education. (Adobe Stock)
Wyoming Voters Urged to Give Feedback on New Voter District Maps

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- As Wyoming lawmakers sort through new 2020 census numbers to update voting districts, watchdog groups are encouraging all residents …

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Wyoming is joining Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas and Nevada in using a process called ranked-choice voting to determine delegates in the upcoming Democratic presidential primary. (Erik Hersman/Flickr)
Wyoming Dems to Debut Ranked-Choice Voting

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- The Wyoming Democratic Party has canceled in-person caucuses because of the COVID-19 crisis, but voters still can cast ballots by …

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Since the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, political donors in the top 10 majority-white ZIP codes for candidate and super PAC contributions gave a combined $1.85 billion, compared with $179 million in the top 10 majority-minority ZIP codes. (Phil Roeder/Flickr)
Big Money in Wyoming Politics a Decade After Citizens United Ruling

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- A decade after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Citizens United decision opened the floodgates for independent campaign …

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AARP's 38 million members across the country are taking on the drug companies over high drug costs with TV, digital and radio advertising, grassroots action, social media and events. (USAF)
‘Stop Rx Greed’ Campaign Targets High Prescription Prices

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – AARP has launched a federal and state level campaign to stop drug companies from price gouging. Sam Shumway, state director …

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To overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, 38 states would need to ratify a measure recently introduced in Congress in order to become the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. (Public Domain Pictures)
Lawmakers Push Constitutional Amendment to Overturn SCOTUS Ruling

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – It’s been nine years since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Citizens United ruling, which affirmed the rights of …

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In the 2015-2016 election cycle, fossil fuel companies invested $354 million in campaign contributions and lobbying. (Getty Images)
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Could Break Carbon Bank

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – As Washington grapples with rebooting the nation's tax code, a new report makes a compelling argument for eliminating tax …

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The average tax break for millionaires in Wyoming under a health care bill passed by the U.S. House is projected to be $108,000 a year. (Getty Images)
Millionaires Oppose Health Bill's Tax Cuts for 1 Percent

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Resistance to efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is heating up after the U.S. Senate made public its …

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More than 99 percent of the nation's taxpayers currently are exempt from the federal estate tax, slated for elimination under President Donald Trump's tax proposal. (Pixabay)
Millionaires to Trump: Keep Estate Tax

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – More than 50 multi-millionaires have signed a letter urging President Donald Trump and Congress to abandon their attempts to …

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A new report warns the rapid growth of charter schools could lead to privatization of the nation's public school system. (Pixabay)
Rapid Growth of Charters Puts Public Schools at Risk, Says Study

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – What began as an experiment to create innovation through charter schools has become a movement to privatize public education…

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A new report predicts emissions from oil, gas and coal currently in production are enough to raise global temperatures above limits set in Paris. (Pixabay)
Study: Fossil Fuel Expansion has Hit Climate Ceiling

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Existing fossil fuel production is enough to blow the world's entire remaining carbon budget for keeping global temperatures …

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