AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoColorado River cuts: The federal government unveiled a 10-year Colorado River plan that orders major mandatory water reductions for California, Nevada and Arizona, with Arizona facing the steepest cuts as reservoirs hit historic lows. Public lands and forests: The Trump administration proposed rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule, opening nearly 4% of Wyoming’s national forest roadless areas to potential new motorized road building, a move critics say pits motorists and timber interests against quiet recreation and wildlife habitat. Wyoming politics: Sen. John Barrasso named Erin Dempsey, a Cheyenne native, as his new legislative director, taking over for Amber Bland, now at the U.S. Department of Energy. Wyoming economy/energy: A $40 million Intermountain-West nuclear energy corridor tech hub will bring federal and local funding to Wyoming and Idaho, targeting workforce and small modular reactor development. Cyber and fraud watch: Wyoming’s scam footprint remains small in the latest BBB Scam Tracker snapshots, with one reported case in North Sioux City and one in West Branch, Michigan—part of a broader national fraud problem. University business: UW reappointed Scott Beaulier as dean of the College of Business for another four-year term, citing enrollment and program growth.
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