Lawmakers ponder ‘looming issue’ of replacing high schools
By Cassia Catterall Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — State legislators expect that in upcoming years they’ll need to fork out about $500 million for multiple high schools they say need replacement throughout the state. That number…
Heaps of dead House bills raise red flags
• Abnormally high number of bills perished after failing to meet deadlines, leaving lawmakers divided on what that says about the House and its leadership. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com CHEYENNE—Monday was an exceptionally deadly day for bills in the Wyoming…
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…
Suicide hotline funding moves on; spending proposal sparks emotional debate at Capitol
By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Lawmakers took a step toward addressing suicide in Wyoming on Thursday as the state continues to reel from a crisis that left more than 180 people dead in 2020…
Medicaid expansion clears House committee
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE —A bill that would extend Medicaid coverage to more people for the next two years was given its first approval Thursday morning in the House Revenue Committee, but not…