Alec Schaffer aschaff3@uwyo.edu The Wyoming legislator has joined a coalition of 24 states that are filing a suit against President Barack Obama’s administration’s power plan. The goal of the clean power plan is to reduce carbon emissions; these require a 44 percent carbon emissions reduction for Wyoming. Coal related fields make up 11 percent of…
The Clean Power Plan was made public August 3rd, and while some see this bill as a historical milestone taking real action on climate change, others see it as an EPA overreach – detrimental to Wyoming’s economy. “The Clean Power Plan is scientifically flawed and if implemented will not achieve minimum reductions. It is in…
The Laramie City Council’s public art plan took a step forward Thursday night, as city officials and citizens met to discuss the final version of the project. “Public art is something I feel for Wyoming and for Laramie is an opportunity to manage our image and improve how we are viewed,” resident Sonjia Weinstein said…
An art consultant orated in front of the Laramie City Council on Tuesday to showcase public art possibilities in Laramie. Renee Piechocki, art consultant for the Laramie Public Art Plan, discussed what could be done to spaces in Laramie such as Optimist Park—which could be used as a film screening space—or downtown alleys—a possible space…
For transfer students at UW, getting the courses completed at a previous school to count toward a bachelor’s degree here can be confusing, but a new plan, discussed at this week’s board of trustees meeting, is trying to fix that. New four-year and “two plus two” plans collected by Alyson Hagy, UW’s interim associate vice…
Members of the Laramie community voiced opinions on the future of public art in the city during an open meeting this week. Public art consultants Renee Piechocki and Jennifer McGregor provided examples of public art implemented in other cities and spoke with attendees about what they hoped to see. “Looking around Laramie, the murals that…
Wyoming Governor Matt Mead voiced his support on Monday for the Wyoming Department of Health’s plan for Medicaid expansion. Mead said in a press conference that, while he is opposed to the Affordable Care Act, he believes the time to act on Medicaid expansion in Wyoming is now. “What I will tell the Legislature is:…
