Barrasso, colleagues introduce Enhancing Energy Recovery Act
CHEYENNE (WNE) — U.S. Sen. John Barrasso and five other Republicans on Wednesday introduced legislation to enhance carbon capture incentives and energy production. The Enhancing Energy Recovery Act (S. 425) would create parity under the Section 45Q carbon capture…
House, Senate diverge on search and rescue funding budget amendment
By Joseph Beaudet The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — The Wyoming Senate and House of Representatives needed just one amendment to diverge their stances on the supplemental budget bill. The first proposed amendment in both chambers…
Restored property tax cut bill passes Senate, heads to House
By Carrie Haderlie and Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A bill to offer all homeowners in Wyoming a two-year, 50% reduction in property taxes has passed the state Senate. Senate File 69, “Homeowner…
House approves bill to distribute motor vehicle sales tax to state’s highway fund
GILLETTE (WNE) — Two bills with the purpose of increasing funding for the state’s highway fund have gone in opposite paths during the Legislative Session. One of the bills, House Bill 33, proposes taking the sales tax from motor…
Deadlines quickly kill bills in the House
JACKSON (WNE) — Pressure mounts in the Legislature as some of the first deadlines approach. Senators can no longer introduce any bills, and Monday was the last day for House bills to be introduced. The final day for legislation…
Senate: Homeowner property tax cut should be 25%, not 50%
By Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — State senators have cut a measure to give all Wyoming homeowners property tax relief in half, after approving a 50% cut earlier this week. The Senate approved…
Degenfelder applauds federal Title IX announcement
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday that the 2020 Title IX rules will be reinstated to replace the 2024 rules proposed by the Biden administration. The 2020 rules “better guarantee due process for students and…
House committee passes bill making pen and paper ballots default in elections
CASPER (WNE) — The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday passed a bill that would make pen and paper ballots the default method to mark ballots in Wyoming. Secretary of State Chuck Gray testified in support of the bill and…
Game & Fish opens hunting licenses
CODY (WNE) — Applications for licenses to hunt in Wyoming this year are open. The deadlines for elk, deer, pronghorn, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat and spring turkey vary based on residency and species: Resident and nonresident spring turkey and…
50% reduction for all: Property tax discussion continues in Senate
By Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A bill that would have extended the life of a new long-term homeowner property tax exemption program has failed, but another that would offer 50% relief to…