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Casper store receipts may violate law by listing private fee as tax
Oil City News
Shoppers at the newly opened Sierra and HomeGoods stores in Blackmore Marketplace in Casper are facing an unexpected 2.5% “improvement fee” that state officials warn may be improperly labeled on Sierra’s customer receipts. Developers say the private assessment is designed to fund infrastructure without municipal tax dollars. The Wyoming Department of Revenue noted that while such fees are legal, they cannot legally be categorized as a “tax,” Oil City News reports. Read the full story.

City of Rock Springs braces for ethics hearing
Rocket Miner
The situation at Rock Springs city hall has gone from tense to a full-blown legal battle. Councilman Rick Milonas is now facing a formal ethics complaint — the first major test of a code he alone opposed last year. At the same time, Milonas has triggered a Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office investigation “concerning corruption at city hall,” the Rocket Miner reports. Under the city council’s code of ethics, adopted Nov. 4, 2025, the accused official (Milonas) has at least 20 days to submit a written answer to the charges. Read the full story.

Housing projects in limbo after state board spars over citizenship requirement
Jackson Hole News&Guide
Nearly two dozen Wyoming communities, including Jackson, will have to wait a few more weeks to find out if they will receive state funding for housing projects. Town and county officials also will learn whether or not a state agency will need to verify if tenants in future housing projects are U.S. citizens as a condition of accepting state dollars. Secretary of State Chuck Gray proposed the citizenship requirement at a State Loan and Investment Board meeting, sparking lengthy debate and an outburst from Gov. Mark Gordon. The board ultimately voted to delay divvying up $5 million among projects aiming to meet unmet housing needs until April 23, the Jackson Hole News&Guide reports. Read the full story.

Gillette nonprofit seeks hot tips on cold missing person cases, one coffee at a time
Gillette News Record
Gillette residents might soon see something new on their coffee cups while getting a caffeine fix. “Where is Danell Bennett?” reads a sticker on a sleeve of a coffee cup from a local business. It’s one of several sleeves showcasing a missing person and the contact information for the law enforcement agency in charge of the respective case.
Some of the cases on the sleeves are more than 30 years old. Stacy Koester and Dan Stroup of WyoFind insist that there is always hope in resolving these cases, the Gillette News Record reports. Read the full story.

Race for data centers lands in Jackson
KHOL 89.1FM
Data center development has arrived in Jackson. Not the bays of computers, but the tech companies and government enablers looking to build. Over two days at The Cloudveil hotel, representatives from Meta and Amazon mingled with federal energy and environmental officials at the invite-only Data x Power summit. The goal was to bring more data center investment to energy-rich Wyoming. Although the public and press weren’t invited, organizer Paul Bonifas said the public will have a chance to weigh in after the companies are convinced this is the place to invest, Jackson Hole Community Radio reports. Read the full story.