By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile UPDATE Oct 22 — The 20 bills filed for the special session are available
Wyoming Legislature
Wyoming Legislature to convene three-day special session beginning Oct. 26
By Robert Davis, The Center Square Wyoming legislators will convene in Cheyenne for a three-day special session beginning Oct. 26,
Wyoming’s crypto sector’s fate up to federal regulators
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile After years of laying groundwork, the future of Wyoming’s cryptocurrency banking industry now lies in the
Hate-crime bills fail, again
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile Wyoming lawmakers defeated two proposed bills intended to combat bias-motivated crime Tuesday, likely eliminating any chance
Driskill: 90% Chance of Special Session To Combat Biden’s Vaccine Mandate
By Jimmy Orr, Cowboy State Daily (this story originally appeared on Cowboy State Daily) Wyoming Senate Majority Floor Leader Ogden
Lawmakers adopt ‘guiding principles’ for redistricting process
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile Lawmakers began the process of redrawing the state’s legislative districts Monday, setting into motion a reimagining
Bill to mandate ‘equality’ curriculum, thwart critical race theory, fails
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile Wyoming should clarify and impose its own instruction standards regarding “equality and equal rights” rather than
First-of-its-kind approach to coal reclamation bonding in the works
By Joel Funk, WyoFile Wyoming lawmakers are considering a new option for coal mine reclamation bonding that could reduce risk
Sweeping redesign of state’s mental-health-services policy underway
By Joel Funk, WyoFile Wyoming is redesigning how it provides behavioral health services, and while most of the details are
Redistricting ramps up. Here’s what to expect.
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile Wyoming lawmakers have begun the lengthy and involved process of redrawing legislative district maps for the
Experts: Wyo juvenile justice lacks adequate data, consistency
By Tennessee Watson, WyoFile Reform advocates last week pushed the Wyoming Legislature to reduce the county-by-county inconsistencies, and fill the
School districts’ uses of federal relief funds worry lawmakers
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile Some lawmakers are worried that school districts are using federal pandemic-relief and recovery funds to add
Committee revives controversial gun bill in surprise vote
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile The Joint Agriculture Committee Tuesday revived a controversial gun rights bill on a split-second, unannounced vote
LCCC study: Wyo residents can afford higher taxes
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile Wyoming residents can afford to pay more in taxes, an analysis by the Laramie County Community College’s Center
Legislators to study Medicaid expansion in 2021 interim
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile Wyoming lawmakers will give Medicaid expansion a hard look in the 2021 interim after two attempts
Wyo emerges from session with no long-term budget, ed solutions
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile The Wyoming Legislature entered the 2021 legislative session with a lofty agenda to cut education spending,
Lawmakers weighing study of public lands transfer in 2021
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile On the final Friday of the 2021 Legislative Session, members of the Joint Agriculture Committee met
In the 2021 Legislature, major fights have mostly fizzled out
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile Early in the 2021 Legislative Session, Wyoming seemed positioned for a pivotal year in its state
Gillette College bill clears legislature
A bill to establish an independent community college district in Gillette passed the State Legislature Wednesday and will advance to
How the Wyoming Senate killed Medicaid expansion, again
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile The Wyoming Senate Committee on Labor, Health and Social Services voted Wednesday to kill a House-sponsored effort
Lawmakers tackle ed funding, Medicaid, net metering and more
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile The Wyoming House and Senate are close to a final deal on the supplemental budget, leaving just
Bill banning social media censorship killed in committee
By Jim Angell, Cowboy State Daily (this story originally appeared on Cowboy State Daily) A measure aimed at preventing internet
With help of federal relief, legislature finds budget consensus
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile Don Richards, budget and fiscal administrator for the Legislative Services Office, can only recall two instances in
Gun bills playing outsized role in already gun-friendly Wyo politics
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile Sen. John Kolb, a freshman Republican from Rock Springs, had something to say. It was just the
Lawmakers leave dozens of bills to wither on the vine
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile Dead bills are a fact of life in the Wyoming Legislature. According to years of data on the Legislature’s
House kills sales tax boost to help local governments
By Jim Angell, Cowboy State Daily (this story originally appeared on Cowboy State Daily) A measure that would have added
Ed Funding, Medicaid, I-80 Tolls Move in Session’s Short Third Week
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile The Wyoming Senate’s Education Committee has advanced a bill that, if passed, could effectively rewrite the state’s
Death penalty repeal dies in State Senate
A measure to repeal the state death penalty was defeated within the Wyoming Senate last week and has been indefinitely
Coalition aims to make 2021 the year Wyo repeals death penalty
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile The Wyoming Legislature has considered repealing the death penalty many times. But it’s only come close
Feds will pay Wyo to expand Medicaid. Will lawmakers take the bait?
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile For 18 months, Maggie McAllister had health insurance. Following a 2011 divorce, she secured affordable coverage
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