Wyoming

The Treasury Department estimates that one-third of all federal income tax returns filed could be prepared using Direct File and that 19 million taxpayers may be eligible to use the tool this tax season

The rejection of the conservation groups’ petitions allows state-sanctioned wolf hunts to continue in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming

The western state can proceed with its plan to find, capture and transport up to 10 wolves from Oregon starting Sunday

Protections for the species were rejected under former President Donald Trump. The Biden administration released a proposal to protect them

Kansas, North Dakota and Wyoming had new laws restricting transgender athletes in place before classes resumed, and a Missouri law takes effect at the end of this month

Lorna Roxanne Green, 22, told investigators she broke in and used gasoline to set fire to the Wellspring Health Access clinic in Casper because it was giving her anxiety and nightmares

Twenty-five U.S. jurisdictions have legalized the drug, while others have only decriminalized. If you’re traveling, make sure to avoid legal issues

The abortion pill ban and the sweeping ban conflict and create confusion about what is and isn’t permissible under the new laws

Many states effectively ban abortion pills by prohibiting abortion, but none had taken direct aim at them before Wyoming

Gov. Mark Gordon allowed the bill to become law, but he also said that it “is overly draconian, is discriminatory without attention to individual circumstances or mitigating factors, and pays little attention to fundamental principles of equality”

The pills are already banned in 13 states with blanket bans on all forms of abortion, and 15 states already have limited access to abortion pills

The shift is occurring in some states that have severely limited or outlawed abortion access since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion

The move is a recognition that while many in the GOP are considering ways to move on from the Trump era, there is little appetite among primary voters for such a vocal critic of the former president

Idaho Gov. Brad Little led the multistate coalition of Republican governors — from Virginia to Alaska — opposing the federal water rule

The weather service issued rare blizzard warnings for Southern California mountain areas and urged drivers to avoid dangerous roads

More than 192,000 customers in Michigan and nearly 89,000 in Illinois were without electricity Wednesday evening

The National Weather Service warns of “life-threatening” conditions due to a brutal winter storm across the Midwest and North

While the fossils sell for millions, paleontologists denounce the private collectors and auction houses that trade in them, labeling them as ‘thieves of time’ who take specimens away from science