US Congress
A bill that will make it more affordable for ranchers, farmers, and small businesses to purchase necessary equipment, develop operations, and give support to employees has been introduced into legislation by U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY). The Small Business Growth Act (S. 2609) will reduce tax bills for entrepreneurs looking to purchase supplies and equipment,…
Governor Mark Gordon has signed an Executive Order creating the Wyoming Semiquincentennial Planning Task Force to make recommendations on the planning of events and activities to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States. The United States Semiquincentennial, or Quarter Millennial, will be celebrated…
Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of House Resolution 1640, the Save Our Gas Stoves Act. The legislation would stop the Department of Energy from dictating the type of stove or oven that Americans are allowed to use in their homes. As part of President Joe Biden’s effort to decarbonize the United States by…
Wyoming Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted to overturn the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (A.T.F.) rule classifying all firearms with barrels under 16-inches and an attached stabilizing, or “pistol” brace as short-barreled rifles (S.B.R.). House Joint Resolution 44 was introduced in March and passed largely on a party-line 219-210 vote on Tuesday, June 13.…
Congresswoman Harriet Hageman joined 288 other congresspersons and voted in favor of H.R. 467, the HALT Fentanyl Act. The legislation would permanently place fentanyl-related substances (FRS) into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. According to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the HALT Fentanyl Act would make the temporary class-wide scheduling order for fentanyl-related…
The American Wild Horse Campaign is raising concerns about “the unsustainable path the (Bureau of Land Management) continues to follow and is reigniting calls to prioritize on-range solutions, including humane fertility control” for wild horses on public lands This week, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (B.L.M.) released its 2023 Wild Horse and Burro Program…
With less than a week until the primary election, a University of Wyoming survey shows Harriet Hageman has a significant lead over Liz Cheney in the U.S. House race. University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center (W.Y.S.A.C.) surveyed in anticipation of the primary race for the state’s sole seat in the U.S. House of…
All three of Wyoming’s congressional representatives decry the lack of input from state, local, and federal agencies before the BLM purchase in a state that already has a vast amount of federal land. On Thursday, June 23, U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, and Rep. Liz Cheney, all R-Wyo., sent a letter to Department…
As a bipartisan resolution is reached in the U.S. Senate, the Wyoming Republican Party declares no measure of “gun safety” is acceptable and must be defeated. After intense discussions, the U.S. Senate has reached a consensus for a new “gun safety” bill to respond to the recent wave of tragic mass shootings, including the one…
Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis wants to respond to the desires of her constituents – which means she may consider some measure of bipartisan gun reform. Senator Lummis is a staunch defender of the Second Amendment and citizens’ gun rights. But, after the tragic Uvalde school shooting, her perspective is shifting slightly due to the response…