State capital: Cheyenne
Entered Union: July 10, 1890
Population: 506,529 (2004 estimate)
Area 97,100 sq mi. (251,501 sq km)
Governor: Dave Freudenthal (Democrat)
U.S. Representatives: 1
State nickname: Equality State

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Wyoming revenue officials warn against tax scam

The Wyoming Department of Revenue is warning residents that a Web site that sells tax certificates that purportedly allow buyers to avoid paying sales tax is a scam.

Wyoming Senate Kills Workplace Safety Bill

A bill that would have increased employer penalties for workplace safety violations died in the Wyoming State Senate.

Wyoming takes up anti-Fed gun bill

Wyoming lawmakers are considering a law that would make firearms made and sold in the state of Wyoming exempt from federal regulations.

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The state of Wyoming at 2:30 p.m. Originally published March 3, 2010 at 3:42 p.m., updated March 3, 2010 at 3:47 p.m. If you have questions about stories, call Correspondent Matt Joyce in Cheyenne .

Day at the Wyoming Legislature

Dave Freudenthal signed the state budget for the biennium that starts July 1. INMATE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS: Freudenthal signed a bill requiring that 10 percent of payment for inmate work must go to a savings account for the prisoner until the balance reaches $1,000. The requirement does not apply to prisoners serving a sentence of death or life without ...

Energy groups relieved sage grouse won't be listed

An Interior Department announcement Friday that it won't list sage grouse as an endangered or threatened species opens the way for continued development of the West's wind energy and oil and gas industries.

Snow packs in southwest Wyoming below 60 percent

Snow packs throughout southwest Wyoming averaged a little below 60 percent of normal for the second time this year.

Wyoming signs law adopting 'cowboy ethics'

The principles of "cowboy ethics" are now part of Wyoming law. Gov. Dave Freudenthal signed legislation Wednesday adopting an official Wyoming state code.

Firearms Freedom Act passes Wyoming Senate

Wyoming Gun Owners Association has announced that HB-95 Wyoming Firearms Freedom Act-2 passed the Wyoming Senates second reading.

Wyoming Capitol Outlook "2010 Session Week 3"

PBS' longest-running public affairs series features Washington's top journalists analyzing the week's top news stories and their effect on the lives of all Americans.

2 Wyoming violent crime bills advance

The Senate Labor, Health and Social Services Committee voted 4-1 on Friday to send each piece of legislation to the floor of the Senate for debate.

Wind lease rules proposed for Wyoming trust lands

The state office charged with managing Wyoming trust lands is taking public comment on its proposed rules for wind development leasing.

Groups wins ruling in Wyoming water rules case

The Wyoming Supreme Court has sided with an environmental group that tried to challenge the state's water quality rules but was denied on a technicality.

Freudenthal to undergo eye surgery Monday

Gov. Dave Freudenthal is scheduled to undergo eye surgery on Monday. Freudenthal's office says the surgery is a routine outpatient procedure on his tear duct.

Report illustrates burden of diabetes in Wyoming

A report recently released by the Wyoming Department of Health illustrates the growing burden of diabetes in Wyoming.

Wyoming lawmakers eye 'cowboy ethics' code

Some members of the Wyoming Legislature want to instill "cowboy ethics" in state law, lest lawmakers and citizens forget the state's western roots.

Index shows slide in rural areas of Wyoming

An economist says rural areas in Wyoming aren't seeing much improvement in their local economies because they are tied closely to commodities.

Wyoming settles conservation easement suit

The Wyoming Attorney General's Office has succeeded in blocking the Johnson County Commission's attempt to terminate a conservation easement on a ranch east of Buffalo.

Wyo. man dead, 3 officers hurt in home explosion

An investigation is under way into an explosion that leveled a Wyoming home, leaving an apparently suicidal man dead and three police officers injured.

In Wyoming, Debate Swirls on Taxing Wind Industry

With currents of powerful wind gusts whipping across its plains and plateaus, Wyoming has become a new frontier for the wind industry - the latest energy development for a state that only recently experienced a natural gas boom.

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