Bill enabling Game and Fish to establish trap setbacks fails in legislature
A legislative bill that would have allowed the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to establish setbacks for traps on high-use trails failed to pass during the 2025 legislative session. The bill, SF0139, passed the senate in early February with a…
Middle School students visit Cheyenne
• Students participate in legislative process Roughly 20 students from Star Valley Middle School’s leadership and government program visited the Wyoming State Capitol Building last week to participate in the legislative process. Students and their advisors met with local…
Alpine wrestles with charter school, public land lease
• Town offers land, but residents are wary of American Prep’s politics. By Jeannette Boner Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — With the Town of Alpine signaling that it will consider a lease on city-owned property…
SVI Radio Interview-Jan. 22: Sen. Dockstader and LVE CEO Jim Webb
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Tax relief ballot initiative gaining traction, in Teton County and around state
By Jasmine Hall Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Sen. Dan Dockstader isn’t surprised that a petition to get property tax relief on the ballot is gaining statewide traction. In fact, he signed it. “Because we’re not…
Feds field questions about Wyoming’s first nuclear power plant
• Before it can build a nuclear power plant, TerraPower must build a thorough case for feds to permit it, which includes public scrutiny. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com KEMMERER—TerraPower, backed by billionaire Bill Gates and the U.S. Department of Energy,…
Lawmakers see impactful legislation come out of general session
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — As the Wyoming Legislature wrapped up its general session Friday, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle said impactful legislation came out of the 37-day gathering. They weighed…
Gordon signs property tax bill
By Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — In a step that could pave the way for broader changes to Wyoming’s property tax system, Gov. Mark Gordon on Friday gave his signature to a proposed constitutional amendment…
Northwest Wyoming Delegation Leads on Property Tax Relief
Cheyenne – Teton, Lincoln and Sublette county legislators played key roles in two bills that will help provide relief from high property tax rates. Senate Joint Resolution #3 and House Enrolled Act No. 75 (HB-99) work together to expand much…
Senate Labor Committee pushes forward Medicaid postpartum bill
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The Senate Labor, Health and Social Services Committee advanced a bill on Wednesday that would extend Medicaid postpartum coverage for mothers for 12 months after a child is…