Gun free zones repeal overwhelmingly approved in House, headed to Senate
By Joseph Beaudet The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — A bill to repeal most of Wyoming’s gun free zones — including at government buildings and schools — is headed down the hall to the Senate…
ACLU of Wyoming opposes anti-sanctuary city legislation
CHEYENNE (WNE) — For decades, Wyoming municipalities have had the right to make decisions about how to use taxpayer money and protect their residents, but House Bill 133 would eliminate that right, according to a news release from the ACLU…
Gun-free zone discussion returns to legislature
By Joseph Beaudet The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Another year brings another effort in the Wyoming Legislature to prohibit gun-free zones in the state. Bills to repeal some or most of Wyoming’s gun-free zones have…
SVI Radio Interview: Sen. Laura Taliaferro-Pearson Legislative Update
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SVI Radio Interview: Legislative update with Rep. Scott Heiner
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Five education bills to watch in Wyoming’s 2025 Legislature
• Lawmakers will consider measures on everything from allowing more charter schools to cellphone bans and relaxing teaching certification standards. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com When lawmakers convene Tuesday in Cheyenne for the 2025 general session, they will begin…
SVI Radio Interview: Rep. Andrew Byron, Legislative Preview
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Bill would reduce severance tax rate on coal to 6%
GILLETTE (WNE) — Two years after the Wyoming Legislature knocked 0.5% off of the severance tax on coal, lawmakers are trying to lower it again. House Bill 75 proposes lowering the severance tax rate on surface coal production to…
Independent Notes: New year, new opportunities.
The new year brings opportunities. Some seats will change in 2025. Our town councils and county will see some limited change. The state will see many new Legislators arriving in Cheyenne, most coming to the House. In all of…
Wyoming Legislature announces 2025 committee assignments
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Committee leadership roles currently held by two of Cheyenne’s moderate Republican lawmakers will be passed to members of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, a group of hardline Republicans, for…