The measures faced skepticism from mining groups, as well as ranchers hoping to earn revenue from carbon dioxide storage.
Legislature
Laramie County Fire District: Senate’s property tax bill a threat to public safety
A Wyoming Senate-approved bill aiming to halve residential property taxes faces concerns it could cripple essential services like fire departments due to the lack of revenue replacement.
Freedom Caucus leader accuses Wyoming Gov. Gordon of breaking spending law
Rep. John Bear alleged the state’s chief executive and former members of the Joint Appropriations Committee violated a state spending law.
Constitutional questions, heavy opposition fail to slow universal school voucher bill
Freedom Caucus flexes its muscle and votes House Bill 199 through the chamber even as opposed representatives call it a blatantly unconstitutional measure that will get Wyoming sued.
Lawmakers say no to storing nuclear waste in Wyoming
Distrust over the federal government’s ability to build a permanent repository played a critical role in committee’s decision to kill controversial ‘temporary’ storage bill.
Should Wyoming loan or give out wildfire recovery funds? Legislature and Gov. Gordon don’t agree.
Gordon has ‘grave concerns’ that lawmakers pushing for a loan system don’t understand ‘the circumstances on the ground’ following a historic wildfire season.
Wyoming Freedom Caucus-stacked committee slashes $235 million from budget
The fiscal plan now goes to the House and the Senate for separate deliberations.
Senate cuts $70M from Legislature’s sue-the-feds war chest
Bill leaves $5 million for lawmakers to sue, independent of the executive branch, against federal conservation policies seen as detrimental to Wyoming.
Perennial effort to reform rooftop solar compensation clears Senate committee
Despite sweetening the pot by grandfathering existing rooftop solar systems, opposition to tinkering with net metering remains.
Wyoming Department of Health: ‘Wyoming Medicaid is not affected’ by federal funding freeze
CASPER, Wyo. — After an edict from the Trump Administration calling for a pause on all federal loans and grants, many Americans are wondering what that pause actually consists of […]
Electricity sales tax cut advances, to delight of industry and chagrin of Wyoming towns and counties
Lawmakers backing the bill say it only makes sense if the Legislature passes another measure to increase electricity taxes on utilities and, potentially, their out-of-state customers.
The courts ruled people can sue cops for botched investigations. Lawmakers declined to weigh in
A divided Supreme Court ruling binding officers to a reasonable standard when investigating will stand after a House committee ditched the bill.
Wyoming lawmakers cut $30 million in recovery funding after historic wildfire season
Gov. Mark Gordon proposed spending $130 million, but a Republican-led effort reduced funding to $100 million and made it available as loans rather than grants.
Should Wyoming ‘landowner tags’ be for sale? A bill proposes big bucks for big bucks.
Should Wyoming ‘landowner tags’ be for sale? A bill proposes big bucks for big bucks.
Wyoming locks up kids at the highest rates in the nation. Bill to help understand why died without debate.
State has been working for years to better track juvenile justice issues. Last week a key fix to expand access to critical data was voted down by freshman lawmakers.
School cellphone restrictions bill endorsed by ed committee
The bill mandates that Wyoming school districts adopt policies to limit cellphone use in classrooms, which teachers say is a major distraction to learning.
Wyoming Freedom Caucus sides with private property restrictions in land-sale fight
Far-right lawmakers quashed a proposed amendment that would have preserved landowners’ ability to sell their property to the federal government.
Can the state ignore local regulations? Wyoming Supreme Court will decide.
County allies say the state has gone too far in its stance to ignore local codes and zoning on state-owned lands, making it a statewide issue.
Stricter voter registration rules speed through Freedom Caucus-packed panel
The panel advanced a pair of measures sought by Secretary of State Chuck Gray to make registering to vote in Wyoming more stringent, a key priority for the Freedom Caucus.
Abortion stance spurs leadership dustup in the Wyoming Senate
Twenty-eight members of the upper chamber voted against a motion by Sen. Larry Hicks to rescind Sen. Eric Barlow’s committee chairmanship.
Gov. Gordon addresses infrastructure, California wildfires and Trump in 68th Legislature commencement speech
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon spoke with optimism Wednesday morning during the commencement of the 68th Wyoming Legislature. Throughout his speech, the governor spoke about progress on various […]
Wyoming jails are forced to warehouse mentally ill. Sheriffs want state’s support.
Fourteen of 23 sheriffs signed a letter asking the Legislature to shift cost burden to health department.
Lawmakers want Wyoming’s own Mount Rushmore
Bill would establish a task force to create a Monument to America “similar in size and scope†to 60-foot high granite faces in South Dakota.