AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoWyoming Politics: Five Republicans and two Democrats filed for Wyoming’s Aug. 18 primary for the junior U.S. Senate seat, setting up a crowded GOP race that includes Rep. Harriet Hageman and Sam Mead. School Tech Policy: More states are moving toward cellphone limits in schools, with new research questioning whether “phone-free” rules deliver the benefits supporters claim. Public Health Tech: The CDC’s wastewater COVID surveillance program faces major federal funding cuts, raising alarms as a new “cicada” COVID variant spreads in multiple states. Climate Computing (Wyoming link): A federal judge blocked the NSF from transferring control of the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center, citing likely legal violations and possible political retaliation. Severe Weather AI: Colorado State University and Nvidia say an AI system can forecast severe hail 2–3 hours ahead for the Colorado-Wyoming region. Wyoming Research Insight: UW and partners published a math model suggesting the best ambition level is above average but finite.
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