Tough choices ahead as Wyoming House and Senate prepare to reconcile budget differences By WyoFile|1 day ago
Freedom Caucus reflects on wins, prepares for second-half legislative fights By Cap City News|4 days ago
Wyoming Senate nears immigration crackdown vote as fear spreads outside statehouse By WyoFile|5 days ago
Wyoming opted out of USDA summer food assistance program, but bill would change that The federal program is "the most efficient, effective way to get food to those kids," bill sponsor Rep. Lloyd Larsen By WyoFile|8 days ago
Wyoming’s 8,100 federal workers faced Feb. 6 deadline to respond to Trump’s resignation offer Trump’s administration tells those who stay on, it cannot give ‘full assurance’ they will keep their jobs. Critics worry the By WyoFile|9 days ago
Efforts to ‘Make Carbon Dioxide Great Again’ in Wyoming falter The measures faced skepticism from mining groups, as well as ranchers hoping to earn revenue from carbon dioxide storage. By WyoFile|10 days ago
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 By Cap City News|10 days ago
Wyoming lawmaker behind controversial education bills now facing boycott of his fish-fry business In the wake of a Laramie representative’s universal school voucher bill and another to relax teacher certification standards, critics encourage By WyoFile|11 days ago
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 By WyoFile|11 days ago
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 By WyoFile|13 days ago
Senate panel wants all federal lands in Wyoming except Yellowstone The agriculture committee is asking Congress to give the state 30 million federal acres — including Grand Teton National Park. By WyoFile|13 days ago
House speaker: Senate-bound abortion restrictions are about more than safety One would regulate in-clinic abortions, another would require a transvaginal ultrasound before taking abortion medication. By WyoFile|14 days ago
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 By WyoFile|16 days ago
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 By WyoFile|16 days ago
Wyoming Freedom Caucus-stacked committee slashes $235 million from budget The fiscal plan now goes to the House and the Senate for separate deliberations. By WyoFile|17 days ago
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 By WyoFile|18 days ago
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. By WyoFile|18 days ago
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 By WyoFile|18 days ago
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 By WyoFile|19 days ago
Barrasso, Lummis partner with Green River High School to honor first female governor WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso recently introduced a resolution to honor the 100th anniversary of By County 17|20 days ago
Wyoming county clerks push back against Gray’s ballot drop box stance As lawmakers considered a bill to ban ballot drop boxes, county clerks stood by the security of Wyoming’s elections and By WyoFile|20 days ago
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 By WyoFile|20 days ago
Bills targeting predator torture, snowmobile hunting could make infamous wolf stunt a felony Two bills have already been introduced stemming from Sublette County’s infamous animal torture incident. More are likely coming, including a By WyoFile|21 days ago
Wyoming Freedom Caucus’ ‘Five and Dime’ flies through House The legislation, largely unamended, now goes to the Senate for consideration where its future remains unclear. By WyoFile|21 days ago
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 By WyoFile|21 days ago
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. By WyoFile|24 days ago
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 By WyoFile|24 days ago
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 By WyoFile|25 days ago
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. By WyoFile|25 days ago
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 By WyoFile|26 days ago
Sen. Lummis: ‘The people of Wyoming are ecstatic to welcome back President Trump’ CASPER, Wyo. — On the day of President Donald Trump's inauguration, Wyoming leaders are offering their well-wishes to the newly By County 17|27 days ago
Ten months after governor’s budget vetoes, Freedom Caucus-stacked panel pushes back The Joint Appropriations Committee voted to bar the University of Wyoming from using state funds for any diversity, equity and By WyoFile|27 days ago
Seventy-two years of otter protections could end in Wyoming Though struggling to recolonize its traditional habitats after being wiped out by the fur trade, Lontra canadensis appears poised to By WyoFile|28 days ago
Cowgirls whoop San Jose State Spartans 59–47; Wyoming keeps 3rd place in conference By Garrett Grochowski|9 hours ago