Local control over gambling legislation advances
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Legislature’s Select Committee on Gaming advanced major reforms for pari-mutuel wagering Tuesday, moving forward a bill granting local approval for simulcasting facilities and passing a…
Wyoming officials approve concealed carry rules for state government buildings
By Jasmine Hall Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — In Wyoming, government buildings ranging from the Capitol to the Department of Transportation, employees and visitors can now carry concealed firearms. This was made possible when…
Last session’s housing bills could be templates for 2026 legislation
By Carrie Haderlie The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange Experts in Wyoming’s housing industry are asking lawmakers to reconsider several bills that failed to gain traction during the 2025 Legislative Session next year. Housing was placed low on a list of…
Discussions reemerge to give local authority over new gambling facility locations
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Legislature’s Select Committee on Gaming discussed a potential bill Thursday that, among other things, would give more authority to cities and counties over whether to allow…
New anti-DEI, gun-free zone repeal, animal abuse laws soon in effect
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Out of the 178 bills successfully passed by the Wyoming Legislature this year, a little more than 100 will go into effect on July 1. The new…
Trump cancels $49M Wyoming coal carbon capture project
• State lawmakers will also consider repealing a controversial coal carbon capture mandate, citing costs to ratepayers. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Both the Trump administration and Wyoming lawmakers appear to be losing enthusiasm for advancing research and seeding…
People want more Wyoming trails. Lawmakers ponder ways to pay for them.
• Legislators to pursue bills to raise non-motorized-trail-building money through lottery funds, state park fees. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com A growing body of hikers, mountain bikers, cross-country skiers and backpackers clearly want more non-motorized trails built in…
Wyoming lawmakers discuss pros and cons of taking over federal lands
By Christina MacIntosh Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — At the kickoff of the Wyoming Legislature’s interim Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee, lawmakers did not make it through the first agenda item before discussing…
Wyoming lawmakers move to create felony for adults stalking a minor
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Wyoming lawmakers voted Tuesday to draft a bill that would create a felony charge for an adult who stalks a minor who is at least three years…
UW permits concealed carry on campus
• New rules enacted after bill banning most gunfree zones becomes law By Allison Allsop Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — On Thursday, the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees unanimously adopted changes to campus policy to…