Looking at the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) that’s still being worked on, there are three construction projects of note that are scheduled to take place in North-Central Wyoming next year.

Work is already underway on the Main Street project in Buffalo from the intersection at I-25 on the south side of the city, to the intersection with I-90 on the north side.

Next year, work will be done in the heart of downtown Buffalo, between Hart and Parmelee Streets.

WYDOT is also planning next year to perform reconstruction work on an 8-mile section of I-90, between the Ranchester exit and the Montana State border line.

Pavement rehabilitation work is also scheduled to be done on a 9-mile section of I-25 southbound, just south of Kaycee, and will include the exit to TTT road.

More details on those projects will be forthcoming.

Click here to view the WYDOT STIP map.

The exodus from major cities in states run by Democrats continues.

A growing number of Americans are migrating from predominantly blue cities like San Francisco and New York, according to a Bank of America analyst note that is based on aggregated and anonymous internal customer data.

In the three-month period from April to June, there were “large population declines” in many Northeastern and Western cities, continuing a long-term trend that began during the pandemic. 

New York and Boston saw the largest net population outflows in the Northeast, while San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and Portland, Oregon, saw the largest drops in the West. 

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New York and California have some of the highest tax burdens in the country. San Francisco has also been plagued by a spike in property-related crime, according to the California Department of Justice’s Criminal Justice Statistics Center.

Among the top 23 major metropolitan areas in the country, Columbus, Ohio, saw the biggest influx of people during the second quarter of 2024. That was followed by Austin, Texas; Las Vegas; San Antonio, Texas; and Jacksonville, Florida.

Texas, Florida and Nevada do not have a state income tax.

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Still, the findings from Bank of America also show that fewer households are moving between cities, likely due to the increased “hidden” costs of homeownership. Homeowners’ insurance and property taxes are among the “hidden” costs that have spiked in recent years, particularly in the Sun Belt. 

Gen Z and lower-income households were more likely to relocate in the second quarter, likely due to financial necessity rather than choice, the report said. 

A view of downtown Austin, Texas. (iStock / iStock)

“In our view, the current level of inter-city moves is being held back by the ‘hidden’ costs of homeownership, alongside more overt costs such as higher mortgage rates,” the report said. “At the same time, Gen Z and those on lower incomes, particularly renters, are continuing to move.”

Affordability and cost-of-living are most likely the top reasons behind younger Americans and lower-income households moving. 

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“It’s also important to note that it’s easier for younger and lower-income households to change addresses because a greater proportion of these consumers are renters rather than homeowners,” the report said. The homeownership rate is just 35% for Americans ages 25 to 30, compared to a 66% rate across all ages.

SEATTLE – Seattle City Councilmember Tanya Woo and challenger Alexis Mercedes Rinck lead early in early election results for the only open seat.

Back in January, the Seattle City Council appointed Tanya Woo to fill Position 8 after Teresa Mosqueda was elected to the King County Council. Woo ran for District 2 which represents South Seattle and the Chinatown International District. She took an early lead, but eventually lost to Tammy Morales.

Alexis Mercedes Rinck says she is running to fight for solutions that are community-informed and research-backed. She moved to Seattle to attend the Evans School at the University of Washington and started her career in public policy.

As of 9 p.m. Tuesday, here’s who is leading the race for City of Seattle Council Position No. 8:

• Tariq Yusuf – 4.03% (3,971)

• Alexis Mercedes Rinck – 46.60% (45,914)

• Tanya Woo 41.40% (40,790)

• Saunatina Sanchez – 4.39% (4,321)

• Saul Patu – 3.22% (3,173)

• Write-in – 0.36% (354)

Washington is a vote-by-mail state. Under the state’s primary system, the top two vote-getters advance to the general election in November, regardless of party.

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