Though less explicitly targeted than the openly anti-transgender legislation of recent years, several bills that take aim at books, dancing, DEI and pronouns could impact LGBTQ+ Wyomingites.

The city has paused its collection of stormwater fees while councilors hammer out a new rate for the utility. A separate proposal to entirely eliminate the fee died Tuesday.

Councilors also advanced a separate proposal to eliminate the fee entirely, but it will face an uphill battle in the coming weeks. Commenters for and against the stormwater program filled city hall.

In a brief submitted to the Wyoming Supreme Court, lawyers for the state argue a claim of inadequate school funding brought by teachers "defies reason."

A consulting firm recently assessed Laramie’s sidewalks, noting the city’s “pretty good” overall conditions, while highlighting a significant shortage of ramps.

The law, which is meant to ban trans women from accessing female restrooms, took effect Tuesday. Ríhanna Kelver was neither arrested nor stopped from using a women’s restroom in the state capitol.

The Senate passed the federal budget bill Tuesday morning. Its impacts on Medicaid, Medicare and SNAP will likely drive more Laramigos to the Downtown Clinic and Laramie Interfaith.

An amendment to the federal budget bill sparked outrage across the west, and across party lines, by mandating the sale of forest and wild lands.

Educators and parents have filed a lawsuit aiming to stop the state's school voucher program from going into effect this summer. The program allows state money to be used for private school tuition.

Organizers have pushed the market one hour later, and are continuing a SNAP match program through the “Friends of the Market” campaign.

Laramie's LGBTQ+ community gathered for events scheduled across a busy two weeks. Ahead of Pride in the Park Saturday, Laramigos also hosted a "No Kings" protest.

Not enough for a story, just enough to note. Welcome to the Laramie Reporter’s occasional “Of Note” series, where we highlight the oddities that make a town.

Albany County’s sheriff, like the majority of Wyoming sheriffs, is not pursuing a 287(g) agreement with ICE. The program would come with expectations but not funding.

School districts across Wyoming are preparing their policies and staff for the repeal of gun-free zones on July 1. So is the University of Wyoming.

Community partners are hoping to turn the abandoned school grounds into homes for teachers, hospital staff and other working professionals who have struggled to find shelter amid an ongoing shortage.

Research funding is in jeopardy. AI tools are being used for student recruitment. And UW’s president had a “transformative” experience in a Lander sweat lodge.

The university will recommend axing its Gender and Women’s Studies major this week, though courses will remain. Alumni, and a former director, say the program inspired inquiry and empathy.

State law now forbids instructors from "promoting" "institutional discrimination." UW says its instructors already don't. Instructors say the law is based on a misunderstanding.

From “No Kings” to Drag Queens, April saw Laramie rally, protest and revel. The Laramie Reporter was there to capture the action, and the emotion, thanks to subscribers like you.

Amid attacks on HIV research and prevention efforts, the Laramie queens raised $41,000 to assist their neighbors. Since last year’s bingo, the Stilettos have earned the ire of the state’s right-wing.

The Turning Point USA founder spoke about “the fight for Western Civilization” and the diversity efforts that threaten it. He debated students about autism and deportation and tossed out hats.

The student group bringing Charlie Kirk to UW is led by a student with white supremacist ties. The university president warned students to protest peacefully.

The councilors will consider the city’s housing shortage, and ways to address it, during a work session.

The school will serve departments and disciplines across campus.

Protestors rallied against the Trump Administration and its radical cuts to federal staffing, programs and grants. Protestors also railed against the lack of due process afforded Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Faculty objected to the abrupt removal of a popular dean and other big decisions they say were made under a "shroud of secrecy."

At an informational session Monday, instructors learned about mounting visa revocations and asked about filming agents in classrooms. International faculty were advised to carry papers when traveling.

An early morning email asks faculty to “pause and reflect” ahead of a planned vote of no confidence later today.

Bathroom bills. Sports bans. The outlawing of consensus medicine. The end of counselor confidentiality. From Cody to Cheyenne, trans and nonbinary residents respond to a “grim” new landscape.

Internal memos and emails show the dean, and lawmakers, took issue with a $500,000 transfer from a state engineering initiative to the nascent School of Computing — a division run by Seidel's partner.

UW announced this week that new rules will “likely not allow” the Women in STEM and Latina Youth Conferences, which have been hosted at UW for the last 25 years.

Both conferences were set to celebrate their 25th anniversary in 2025, but fall afoul of a right-wing crackdown on diversity programs. The annual Shepard Symposium could survive but is “under review.”

The leader of the local Democratic Party says the shift to virtual allows Hageman to “control the environment even more and not answer constituents’ questions honestly.”

A checklist warns staff to "avoid any actions that could be perceived as interfering."

Images from Representative Harriet Hageman's Laramie town hall Wednesday night. Hundreds attended the event to cheer or challenge the Republican.

Attendees can expect a packed venue, protesters both inside and out, and a large police presence. As other Republicans hide from the spotlight, Wyoming’s lone representative has faced the crowds.

The new law provides some legal immunity for those who report a drug overdose. “One mistake should not warrant me reading the obituary of those I love,” a UW student pleaded before lawmakers.

The What is a Woman Act is a declaration of anti-trans beliefs about sex and gender. Gordon endorsed these beliefs, but said the bill scratches a “national political itch” and declined to sign it.

Sponsored by a Laramie lawmaker and backed by testimony from a Garrett rancher, House Resolution 3 follows up on a local fight for an extremely rural one-room schoolhouse.

Presenting his agency’s annual bias crime review to the Laramie City Council, Police Chief Brian Browne said city stats depend on the community’s willingness to report.

“Inquiry, not advocacy, is the standard” for university instruction, Seidel writes in a campuswide email Thursday. He notes UW is already “largely in compliance” with HB147.

The governor vetoed a separate DEI bill which he labeled an attempt to limit curriculum “with a sledgehammer without regard to what gets smashed.”

The new law raises the payout and removes the income cap for school vouchers.