Hannah Shields

RT @WTEnews: Should Congress follow through with a proposed $880 billion cut to Medicaid, Wyoming hospitals and nursing homes stand to lose…

Major cuts at the federal level to health care agencies nationwide are already hitting close to home (Cheyenne, Wyoming). Coming soon is a story about how Cheyenne Regional Medical Center is bracing for cuts to three of its 10 federal grants, which make up 44% of its net revenue.

RT @WyoFile: Concerns over a bill to criminalize transporting or sheltering migrants are growing inside and outside the capitol. "This is…

RT @WyoFile: OPINION: The group's claim isn't true unless you count passing a piece of legislation that does nothing, Rep. Karlee Provenza…

RT @WyoFile: Two Wyoming Freedom Caucus bills that would place heavy restrictions on abortion access passed through a House of Representati…

Interesting move by JAC this year, which is also a mostly new committee with new chairmen. Great reporting by WyoFile’s Maggie Mullen!

WyoFile @WyoFile

Lawmakers voted Friday to "override" many of the governor's line-item vetoes to the 2024 budget by adding them back into the 2025 supplemental budget. #WyLeg The move was an unusual one, and the first action taken by the new Appropriations Committee. https://t.co/OpUDPzPs09

RT @WyoFile: The first day of the 68th Wyoming Legislature's general session got off to an emotional start, punctuated by moments of religi…

I spoke to people from the Governor’s Office, to the State Budget Department, to local hospitals. Read below to see what I found out about hard-to-get ARPA dollars, why it was hard, and how some healthcare places are paying for it.

Wyoming Tribune Eagle @WTEnews

At least two health care entities in Wyoming are financially burdened with paying off COVID-related projects after they failed to get adequate federal ARPA funding from the state. One is HealthWorks in Cheyenne, a sliding fee scale clinic. https://t.co/JZegHCcluF https://t.co/itNRBtrpCR

RT @JustinTrudeau: Neighbours helping neighbors. 🇨🇦🇺🇸 https://t.co/qRuEsu31T0

RT @WTEnews: State lawmakers forwarded bills Tuesday that, if passed, would grant city and town governments autonomy in approving historic…

RT @WTEnews: Republican lawmakers elected Sens. Bo Biteman, Tim Salazar and Tara Nethercott as their nominees for the roles of Senate presi…

RT @WTEnews: University of Wyoming trustees voted Friday against allowing concealed carry permit holders to take firearms into campus facil…

RT @WyoFile: Wyoming's two abortion bans violate the state constitution, which protects individuals’ rights to make their own health care d…

Journalistic victory: I included a dog who’d spent more than 140 days in a local animal shelter in my story promoting their adoption program. The director just told me the dog was adopted after someone saw my story. It really made my day! 🐶

RT @WTEnews: Polls are open until 7 p.m. today for the general election. Everyone who is in line by 7 will be given the chance to vote. Tho…

Fun fact: 60% of a journalist’s sanity relies on whether or not https://t.co/TFcWTRtltQ is working that day

Politics leaking into areas that shouldn’t be political … check out this great reporting!

Joseph Beaudet @byJosephBeaudet

I admire a lot of @WyoFile's work, so contributing to this was awesome. Wyoming has seen more and more candidates and PACs turn non-partisan offices into politically charged positions. Read more: https://t.co/CtOD5uB6HJ