Government coal mandate hits free-market hurdle
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com A legislative effort to prop up the coal industry is hitting free-market headwinds. The 2020 measure mandated that utilities looking to close coal-fired power plants first try to retrofit the facilities with carbon capture technology. Black Hills Energy,…
Legislative session deadlines impact chambers differently
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — While there were bills that died in both the chambers of the Wyoming Legislature due this week’s general file deadline, the difference in how many was significant. Forty-eight…
Bar and grill liquor license phaseout bill advances
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE —The Wyoming Legislature is one step closer to addressing liquor license limitations throughout the state. A bill that would gradually increase the number of bar and grill liquor licenses available in…
Border wall funding bill fails following heated debate
By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com CHEYENNE — Sen. Larry Hicks (R-Baggs) doesn’t consider himself a racist, bigot or xenophobe. In the majority floor leader’s office just off the Wyoming Senate gallery last week, he said that part of the promise of…
Medicaid postpartum extension bill moves forward before deadline
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — State representatives advanced a bill extending postpartum Medicaid coverage for low-income mothers on Monday afternoon, with just a few hours left in the day before it would have…
Abortion bill legal questions swirl
By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —Several anti-abortion lawmakers spoke on the House floor Monday against a bill to increase restrictions around the service in Wyoming, saying they are worried the bill could actually work…
Grizzly ‘delisting’ back on the table as feds reconsider state management
By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Federal wildlife officials on Friday morning announced they will again consider surrendering management of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s grizzly bears, giving jurisdiction to the states. The news came in the form of a “90-day finding” in…
Colorado River states fail to strike agreement; feds may step in
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Hopes to forge a plan to reduce Colorado River Basin water use by 15% to 25% this year disintegrated this week with dueling proposals that pit California against Arizona and other basin states, including Wyoming. That…
Obscenity bill ‘not ready for primetime’
By Trina Dennis Brittain Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — There was a sigh of relief among representatives for public libraries and art institutions as the sponsor of an obscenity bill suggested that her draft “be put…
Wyoming saw population influx from Colorado during pandemic, data shows
By Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE —Data from the early pandemic years shows that more people migrated into Wyoming than left the state, and most came to the Equality State from Colorado. An influx of…