As of 2025, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, and Wyoming were the U.S. states without a high school NIL framework in place.
November 24, 2025
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List of U.S. states that had not adopted high school NIL frameworks by late 2025.
Wyoming state law prohibits both recreational and medical use of marijuana.
November 14, 2025
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Status of marijuana under Wyoming state law.
Nearly all U.S. metallurgical coal production occurs in the Appalachian region, while the bulk of U.S. thermal coal production comes from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana.
October 31, 2025
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Regional distribution of U.S. coal production by coal type.
As of 2025, six U.S. states—Ohio, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, and Wyoming—have rules that prohibit high school athletes from accepting payments for their name, image, and likeness (NIL).
October 23, 2025
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State-level NIL regulation for high school athletes
As of 2025-10-20, six U.S. states (Ohio, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, and Wyoming) had rules prohibiting high school athletes from accepting payments for their name, image, and likeness (NIL).
October 20, 2025
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State-level policies governing NIL for high school athletes
Donald Trump carried Wyoming by the largest margin of any U.S. state in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections.
November 05, 2024
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Relative state-level margins in U.S. presidential elections
Dick Cheney's political career included serving as Chief of Staff to President Gerald Ford and representing Wyoming in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 1980s.
January 01, 1980
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Early and congressional roles in Cheney's multi-decade political career
Dick Cheney served as a U.S. Representative (Congressman) from the state of Wyoming.
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Biographical role indicating Cheney represented Wyoming in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Dick Cheney served as a U.S. Representative from Wyoming.
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biographical
A U.S. Representative is a member of the United States House of Representatives representing a congressional district.