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Governor vetoes bill to repeal gun-free zones in Wyoming

By Brian Martin Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Late Friday evening, Gov. Mark Gordon’s office announced that he had vetoed a bill that would have repealed Wyoming’s gun-free zones. House Bill 125 received widespread support in…

Op-ed: Wyoming Legislative leaders address calls for special session

Wyoming Senate President, Ogden Driskill, and Wyoming Speaker of the House, Albert Sommers,  issued the following statement regarding the potential for a special session of the Wyoming Legislature: Rejecting Calls for Special Session: Insights from Legislative Leadership Following the release…

Governor vetoes two bills, signs 16 more into law

  By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A week after the last day of the 2025-26 biennial budget session, Gov. Mark Gordon vetoed two bills and signed several others into law on Friday. The…

TEXT-IN TOPIC RESPONSES: Yes or No on Gun Free Zones in Wyoming

Do you support the State of Wyoming getting rid of all gun free zones across the state? That was the question posed on Wednesday to listeners of the Weekday Wake-Up (heard Mon-Fri from 7-9 a.m. on Swift 98.7 fm and…

Property tax bills go to the governor

• Bills passed through floor introductions, committees, and three readings in House/Senate. The Legislative Session is over in Wyoming and there are a selection of property tax relief bills to choose from and the Governor will do just that when…

Governor vetoes charter school bill

  • Legislature fails to override decision   By David Velazquez Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — An attempt to override Gov. Mark Gordon’s veto over a bill that allowed charter schools to receive and apply for federal…

Governor to have options for property tax relief bills

  By David Velazquez Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Gov. Mark Gordon will have the option to choose from several bills which to sign to provide property tax relief in Wyoming. All bills differ on approach on…

Legislature manages to pass state budget in session’s last hours

    By Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Hours before the end of the session, and days after a failed first round of negotiation, the Wyoming Legislature passed a budget for the 2025-26 biennium…

Governor OKs changes to car registrations, insurance

By David Velazquez Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Gov. Mark Gordon signed 18 bills into law on Monday. Among them was one that will make changes to a process health insurance companies use to approve or deny…

Owen Madsen honored by Governor

  • Madsen, WWCC, Lower Valley Energy honored in State of the State A Star Valley High School graduate was among those honored in Governor Gordon’s State of the State speech at the beginning of the 2024 Wyoming Legislative session….