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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

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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.

WY: Immigration

Arborglyphs, or tree carvings, created by Hispanic sheep herders in the Medicine Bow National Forest date back to the early 1900s. (Amanda Castañeda)
Uncovering Wyoming's Hispanic heritage along Manito Trail

While many Wyomingites of Hispanic descent came from Mexico, there is a lesser-known population from the old Spanish settlements of northern New …

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New voter maps can impact how public schools operate through school board elections. (Adobe Stock)
WY Panel to Deliver New Voter District Maps to Legislature

Advocates for Wyoming's Latino communities welcomed the latest voter redistricting maps advanced last week. The 62-31 plan, which is expected to be …

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Wyoming Statute 7-22-102 prohibits a local government from entering into a contract to construct or operate a private incarceration facility in the state without the approval of the state's top five elected officials. (Patrick Feller/Flickr)
Pressure Mounts for WY Officials to Address Detention Facility

EVANSTON, Wyo. -- Uinta County commissioners are moving forward with plans to allow CoreCivic, formerly known as the Corrections Corporation of …

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Immigrants, even those under deportation orders, do not have to allow ICE to enter the home without a warrant signed by a judge. The U.S. Constitution's 4th Amendment protects anyone in the country, regardless of immigration status, against illegal searches and seizures. (Pixabay)
Immigrant-Rights Supporters Call for Volunteers to Monitor ICE Activity

CASPER, Wyo. – Arrests and deportations of immigrants by ICE agents are on the rise, and the Wyoming Rapid Response Network is looking for more …

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Residents in a Casper neighborhood make a race out of mowing each other's lawns in the summer, and removing snow in winter. (Pixabay)
Casper Neighborhood a Finalist for Kindest Place in U.S.

CASPER, Wyo. – The Big Tree neighborhood on South Chestnut Street in Casper is one of 50 finalists in a national crowdsourced search for the …

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Residents of Evanston say the proposal to build a private immigrant detention center in town has cast a dark cloud over the community. (Ken Lund)
Proposed Evanston Detention Center Brings Racial Tensions to Surface

EVANSTON, Wyo. — As Uinta County officials push for a new private immigrant detention center based in Evanston, residents have become …

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New research suggests that communities that are able to meet and interact with people from different backgrounds tend to have less hate. (Pixabay)
New Map Shows Regional Differences Driving Hate in America

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Hate is a national phenomenon, but the way hate is directed varies depending on where you live, according to new research from …

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Out of a possible 1,000 points, the index for well-being for Wyoming's American Indian children was 380, lower than the national average in the AECF report. (Pixabay)
Wyoming Kids of Color Still Lack Access to Opportunity

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming's children of color and those living in immigrant families face persistent challenges that make their road to success …

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Casper residents are making food donations this week to help kids at risk of hunger as a part of the Campaign Nonviolence week of action. (Pixabay)
Wyoming Joins International Peace Campaign

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Thursday is the United Nations International Day of Peace, and Casper is making a week-long affair of it. Last weekend…

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Undocumented immigrants, if not deported, are set to contribute nearly $5 trillion in U.S. economic output over the next decade. (Pixabay)
Report: Undocumented Immigrants Pay More Taxes Than Wealthy

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The richest one percent of U.S. taxpayers pay less in taxes, just five percent of their income, than undocumented immigrants …

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As local communities rally in support of immigrants, a report summarizing four decades of research concludes that immigrants do not increase crime. (Pixabay)
New Research Contradicts Claims that Immigrants Increase Crime

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The recent ICE roundup at Asian restaurants in Green River and Rock Springs is the latest example of President Donald Trump's …

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Rural farmers want their voices heard on changes to the nation's immigration and trade policies. (Pixabay)
Farmers Want Voice in Immigration, NAFTA Debates

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Agriculture and trade groups are voicing their concerns over President Donald Trump's stance on immigration and his threats to …

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