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  • Wind farm proposed south of Laramie

    Jordan Achs, Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange|Jan 16, 2020

    LARAMIE — The views enjoyed while driving along U.S. Highway 287 south of Laramie could include an array of wind turbines if the Rail Tie Wind Project is completed as planned. ConnectGen, a renewable energy development company based out of Houston, Texas, has started the permitting stages of constructing a 504-megawatt wind farm stretching across public and private land on both sides of the highway. The project would encompass 26,000-acres close to Tie Siding. Specific details like the exact number, model and size of the turbines are still b...

  • Wyoming News Briefs Jan. 17, 2020

    Jan 16, 2020

    Plan to use Medicaid for special education clears committee CHEYENNE (WNE) — State lawmakers on the Joint Appropriations Committee approved a bill Thursday morning authorizing the state to begin setting up a billing system through which Medicaid funds could be used for K-12 special education services. Wyoming is currently the only state in the U.S. that doesn’t bill Medicaid for its special education services. Instead, the state has historically covered 100% of the costs for special education services like speech therapy. While all 48 sch...

  • Flags at half staff Friday

    Jan 16, 2020

    Governor orders flags be flown at half staff statewide on January 24 CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Governor Mark Gordon has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flag be flown at half-staff statewide from sunrise until sunset on Friday, January 24, 2020 in honor of Wamsutter paramedic Michael Wilder, who died in the line of duty on January 11....

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