House bills could gut K-12 public funding by a combined $80M
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Three proposed bills in the current Wyoming legislative session could gut funding for K-12 public schools by more than $80 million per fiscal year — and that’s…
Abortion bills pass through Wyoming House committee
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Two Wyoming Freedom Caucus bills that would place heavy restrictions on abortion access passed easily through a House of Representatives committee Friday morning, with no questions asked…
Freedom Caucus’‘Five and Dime’ measures pass through House
By Hannah Shields and Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Five key bills in the Wyoming Freedom Caucus’ “Five and Dime Plan” passed through the state House of Representatives within the first eight days…
Gordon: ‘Bear in mind the consequences of our decisions’
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon welcomed members of the 68th Wyoming Legislature on Wednesday and reminded them that their legislative decisions have consequences. “I congratulate you on your…
Wyoming Freedom Caucus outlines agenda for 2025 legislative session
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The 68th Wyoming Legislature is set to be sworn in next week, and both Gov. Mark Gordon and members of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus met with the media…
Vote called for a special session
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A “straw poll” vote conducted this week on whether the Wyoming Legislature should hold a special session met the necessary 35% threshold to trigger a formal vote, but…
Legislators slam BLM plan
By Bryon Glathar Kemmerer Gazette Via- Wyoming News Exchange KEMMERER — A number of Wyoming officials are asking residents to speak up while they can concerning a recently-released plan by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that could affect farmers,…
Lummis vote spurs censure talk; two GOP lawmakers push attempt following vote on gay marriage
By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —Following Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ unexpected vote to enshrine federal recognition of same-sex marriage, some in Wyoming’s Republican Party want to try to censure her. Casper Republican Rep.-elect Jeanette Ward…