News Category: WYOMING

Talking Headways Podcast: How Big Box Stores are Destroying the Fabric of America

All of this very much like relates to where we are in terms of the breakdown in our basic civic fabric as a country.

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Some view large AI data centers as intrusion to their communities despite economic benefits

As the use of artificial intelligence spreads worldwide, its infrastructure is also taking up more space on the ground. As Janet Shamlian reports, that can change a community’s landscape.

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If You Care About Record Egg Prices, You Should Care About Corporate Consolidation

Egg corporations have too much power to exploit disruptions like bird flu to push up prices. Bird flu also hits harder on massive, consolidated farms: recent outbreaks on just 10 large farms could take out 18 million hens, or 6% of the U.S. egg laying population.

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Rural New England (and other rural states) Need EV Chargers to Keep Tourism Revenue Flowing. The Trump Administration Is Making It Harder to Build Them.

Compared to surrounding states, New Hampshire’s rural communities lag in charging stations, threatening the tourism sector. Suspending federal funds could make it difficult to accelerate construction.

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Dorsey – What Employers Need to Know to Mitigate Risks in Light of the New Government’s DEI Directives – 3/7 – Online

Join Dorsey’s Government Solutions & Investigations and Labor & Employment lawyers for a two-hour webinar explaining the government’s directives on DEI and providing practical tips and realistic options for organizations seeking to mitigate risks in this new environment.

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The L.A. Fires – Why were more than half of the LAFD’s fire trucks out of service? What does this mean for your community fire department?

What I’ll show you in this piece is that the increasing price is a result of a private equity firm, American Industrial Partners, consolidating the fire truck industry and forcing up prices across the board.

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Valentine’s Day massacre: Uncounted throng of Wyomingites fired by Trump administration

The government has yet to disclose how many lost their jobs, despite repeated inquiries. Many of those affected, however, shared their stories, and their fears for the agencies they once served.

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Local governments protest Wyoming lawmakers’ property tax cut proposals

Firefighters, sheriffs, community colleges and special districts are calling for targeted relief for homeowners in place of blanket cuts that will compromise local services. “My position today is the same as the past,” Rep. JD…

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Wyoming’s first human bird flu case confirmed

A Platte County woman is the third confirmed hospitalization related to H5N1 in the United States, according to the Wyoming Department of Health.

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CBS Sunday Morning – A government worker’s message for Elon Musk

“Sunday Morning” national correspondent Robert Costa talks with Christopher Mark, a Department of Labor engineer who has helped keep coal miners safe and alive; and with Michael Lewis, editor of the new book “Who Is Government?,” which explores a workforce of individuals dedicated to the public good.

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