Wyoming Senate
Medicaid expansion may be dead and buried, but one enthusiastically supported expansion is a heartbeat away from giving more support to Wyoming mothers and newborns. Healthy Wyoming is celebrating the ongoing success of House Bill 04 in the 67th Wyoming Legislature. The bill hasn’t been signed yet, but it’s close to becoming a reality and…
While hot-button bills dominate the headlines, both the Wyoming House and Senate are diligently working to create and reconcile the best budget for the state. Wyoming House Speaker Pro Tempore and House District 48 Representative Clark Stith released his “legislative half-time report” for the ongoing work of the 67th Wyoming Legislature. His update focuses on…
Four bills in the Wyoming House and Senate are working to secure absentee voting by restricting the number of ballots and requiring a photo I.D. to obtain one – which the A.C.L.U. sees as restricting democracy. Voting rights are one of the highest priorities in the 67th Wyoming Legislature, still underway in Cheyenne. With several…
Dozens of House Bills and Senate Files are making their way through the Wyoming House and Senate as the 67th Wyoming Legislature convenes for another year of legislating. The 67th Wyoming Legislature will convene for the 2023 General Session on Tuesday at Noon. The Wyoming Senate and House of Representatives will hold opening ceremonies as…
The Park County Republican Party is making news once again, passing a resolution condemning the lack of an investigation into a Republican state representative. During their annual convention at the Cody Auditorium, the Park County Republican Party passed a resolution aimed at the Wyoming Legislature. The impetus of this action was the lack of an…
A new nonpartisan study suggests that even if Wyoming does ban changing party affiliation at the polls, it won’t make much difference in future elections. One of the most infamous bills on the floor of the 66th Wyoming Legislature is Senate File 97. The bill has been introduced and referred to the Senate Subcommittee on…
The 66th Wyoming Legislature convenes in a Joint Session of the Wyoming Senate and House of Representatives on Monday to begin the 2022 Budget Session. Feb. 14 is the first day of the 2022 Budget Session. Legislators will soon be in the intense process of debating and voting on a series of legislation while they…
There will be no action against Powell resident Troy Bray, as the Park County Republican Party declines to take punitive measures for his threatening email. The Powell Tribune reports that the Park County Republican Party leadership held an executive session during their last meeting on Thursday, October 7. In that session, they discussed the email…
A member of the Park County Republican Party faces local scrutiny after sending a threatening email to a fellow Republican state senator. The Casper Star Tribune reports that Troy Bray, a precinct committeeman for the Park County Republican Party, sent an email to Senator Tara Nethercott, a fellow Wyoming Republican in the Wyoming Senate. The…
The effort to designate part of Wyoming Highway 120 in honor of the late state senator failed in the Wyoming Senate by a five-vote margin. House Bill 135 failed to pass in the Wyoming Senate. This ends the attempt to memorialize late Park County Senator Hank Coe on Wyoming Highway 120, according to Wyoming Public…