The author of ‘Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West,’ spent five years researching the ultra-wealthy of Teton County, Wyoming. Our partners at KHOL Jackson attended a recent author lecture. Today on the news, they report on mind-boggling wealth, and its impacts on the Mountain West. Plus, Governor Spencer Cox has pledged that Utah will accept refugees fleeing Afghanistan. Our partners at UPR report on the Governor’s recent visit to a refugee and immigrant center where he discussed the issue.

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Photo: Social scientist, Yale University professor and native Wyomingite Justin Farrell speaks at Jackson’s Center for the Arts earlier this summer. Kyle S. Mackie/KHOL

Utah Gov. Talks Immigration, Refugee Resettlement During Visit to Logan

https://www.upr.org/post/utah-gov-talks-immigration-refugee-resettlement-during-visit-logan

KHOL: ‘Billionaire Wilderness’ Author and Local Residents Weigh in on How Wealth is Transforming Teton County

https://891khol.org/billionaire-wilderness-author-and-local-residents-weigh-in-on-how-wealth-is-transforming-teton-county/