Wyoming Legislature
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As of Wednesday, Governor Gordon has taken action on all legislation passed by the Wyoming Legislature during their eight-day virtual session. Many of the bills signed are minor updates and revisions to state statutes. A full list and short summary of each bill are included below: House Bill 08 Amends rules regarding consumer credit unions…
Wyoming currently has 23 counties, but some Colorado residents hope to make that 24 – is there room for one more? Weld County, Colorado is located in the northeast corner of the state to the south of Laramie County. Its estimated population in 2019 was over 300 thousand people – more than half the entire…
Longtime Wyoming Sen. Hank Coe died Thursday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 74. Coe will be remembered for his service to Cody, Park County and Wyoming. Elected in 1988, he served 32 years in the Wyoming Senate, retiring in March 2020. His time in Cheyenne included serving as chairman of the Senate…
Wyoming State Senator and Park County resident Hank Coe passed away on Thursday, Jan. 21. He was 74 years old. Cody Mayor Matt Hall and former Democratic candidate for Wyoming District 6 Britney Walleesch confirmed Coe’s death. It was officially announced during a meeting of the Wyoming Legislature’s Agriculture, State, and Public Lands & Water…
As our essential energy industry enters a future of uncertainty, the Wyoming Legislature will determine how energetic the state’s future will become. Several energy bills will make it to the floor of the Wyoming Legislature during the 2021 session. Any one of them has the potential to determine the future of Wyoming’s energy production, whether…
The governor ordered flags to fly at half-mast across Park County Wednesday in honor of one of Cody’s long-serving civic servants. Governor Mark Gordon has announced that flags will be flown at half mask at the Capitol in Cheyenne and in Park County from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, Jan. 6. The gesture is in…
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming lawmakers plan to meet for a day in January before postponing the remainder of their 2021 legislative session until February or March because of the coronavirus. An eight-week session was scheduled to begin Jan. 12. Legislators still plan to swear in new members, hear Gov. Mark Gordon’s state of the…
The Hathaway Scholarship Program is eyeing some changes. One of the vaunted educational offerings in our state, the Hathaway Need-Based Scholarship is designed to provide an incentive for Wyoming students to prepare for and pursue post-secondary education within our state. The program consists of four separate merit scholarships, each with specific eligibility requirements, and a…
With all the talks of budget cuts and funding allocations, how did the 2020 Legislative budget pan out for wildlife conservation? The Wyoming Wildlife Federation collected the highlights of the session, and what impact it will have on the future of conservation in the state. The most significant accomplishment might be the increased financial support…
One group has voiced their opposition to the tolling of I-80. In response to reports the Wyoming Legislature – specifically the Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Committee – has introduced legislation allowing for tolling on I-80, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has written a letter against the proposition. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is the…