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  • Wyoming saw population influx from Colorado during pandemic, data shows

    Carrie Haderlie, Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange|Feb 9, 2023

    CHEYENNE — Data from the early pandemic years shows that more people migrated into Wyoming than left the state, and most came to the Equality State from Colorado. An influx of people from the Front Range means potential new businesses and additional workforce, but also puts a strain on the Capital City’s already stretched-thin housing market, experts say. “I would say that this is a wonderful, terrible thing. As we look for economic growth and business growth, Colorado is a good market for us,” said Dale Steenbergen, president and CEO of the...

  • Medicaid expansion bill not introduced; issue not dead

    Carrie Haderlie, Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange|Feb 24, 2022

    CHEYENNE —Lawmakers in the House failed to introduce a bill on the floor by Friday’s deadline that would have expanded Medicaid coverage for Wyoming residents. But that doesn’t mean the issue is dead for this session. House Bill 20, “Medical treatment opportunity act,” would have needed 40 votes in the House to be introduced on the floor. The legislation was sponsored by the Joint Revenue Interim Committee. Rep. Steve Harshman, R-Casper, who serves as the co-chairman of the Joint Revenue Interim Committee, told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle on...