ALFRED, New York, March 11 (TNSper) -- Alfred University issued the following news release: * * * The Alfred University School of Art and Design recently served as adjudicator for the 2023 Western New York Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition. * * * This year, Alfred University received more than 550 entries from 270 high school-age students living in Western New York. As the Western New York partner, the University's School of Art and Design serves school districts in the following  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 10 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Governor Mark Gordon signed a bill today creating the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Trust Fund, which will strengthen Wyoming's outdoor recreation economy and help fund recreation infrastructure projects. The Governor also signed a bill codifying the federal Indian Child Welfare Act as state law, an important step in supporting tribal culture. The Outdoor Recreation and Tour  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 7 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Fulfilling a priority outlined in his State of the State address, Governor Mark Gordon signed a bill to extend medical assistance to low-income mothers and children for 12 months after birth, and a joint resolution that allows Wyomingites to vote on a Constitutional amendment that is a first step in delivering residential property tax reform for Wyoming residents. This came on the final day of the Legi  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 9 (TNSbook) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Judge M. Margaret McKeown, of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is the University of Wyoming American Heritage Center's (AHC) George A. Rentschler Lecturer. She will give a free public lecture at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, in the UW College of Business auditorium. She will discuss her recently published book titled "Citizen Justice: The Environmental Legacy of William O. Douglas-Public Ad  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 8 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following statement on March 7, 2023, by State Reps. Tina Pickett, R-Bradford/Wyoming and Clint Owlett, R-Tioga/Bradford: * * * Reps. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Wyoming) and Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford) offered the following response to Gov. Josh Shapiro's first state budget address to the General Assembly. The governor is proposing a $45.8 billion spending plan that represents a $2.5 billion, or 5.9%, increase  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 8 (TNSpp) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Michael Barker, a professor of civil and architectural engineering at the University of Wyoming, will present the six-part webinar series "Steel Bridge Education Lectures: From Concept to Delivery" from March 20-April 5. The online lectures will take place Mondays and Wednesdays from 11 a.m.-noon. The free webinar series will cover the many aspects of designing, fabricating and constructing steel   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A University of Wyoming researcher led a five-year study that imaged the actual structure -- at a level of detail not previously accomplished -- of Spouter Geyser in Yellowstone National Park. "This is the first study to actually generate images of the features; tie those images to the physical material properties of the units hosting the geysers; and observe the dynamic behavior of geysers in t  more