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Lawmakers keep public records fees, eye compliance deadlines
Lawmakers on Friday advanced a bill that would require state agencies to be more responsive to and accountable for public records requests, but declined for now to address associated fees. The measure...
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Migration atlas offers roadmap for conservation
“Wild Migrations, Atlas of Wyoming’s Ungulates,” published last month, presents 70 compelling migration stories from one of the most studied ecosystems on earth and offers a first-of-its-kind resource...
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North Dakota may hold key to Wyoming’s prison woes
BISMARCK, North Dakota — Wyoming and North Dakota do not share a border but do share some definitive traits — wide open spaces, a largely rural population, energy booms and busts and staunch Republican...
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‘People helping people’: North Dakota’s addiction fix
This story is the second in a series based on WyoFile reporting from North Dakota. Read part one, here — Ed. DEVILS LAKE, North Dakota — Residents of this grain farming and outdoor sporting hub say it...
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Meet the new bosses: Legislature picks leadership
Moderate Republicans will lead the House and veterans will guide the Senate following a Republican Party caucus in Casper over the weekend, according to several lawmakers. Current Speaker of the House...
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New criminal justice reform package takes shape
A legislative package designed to stem Wyoming’s prison crisis began to take shape this month as lawmakers on the Joint Judiciary Committee considered four criminal justice reform bills, advancing...
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As water-banking bill dies, Fontenelle eyed to relieve drought
Lawmakers tabled a troubled water banking bill as the state eyes new ways to meet its legal obligation to let a minimum volume of water flow out of Wyoming and into the Colorado River Basin system....
View ArticleState leaves data trespass defeat unchallenged
The deadline for Wyoming to appeal a judge’s ruling that struck down portions of the controversial data trespass laws has passed without rebuttal from the state, according to a lawyer who challenged...
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Analysis: Lawmakers see culture war in anti-LGBTQ appeasement
In an effort to avoid conflict over LGBTQ protections, the Legislature’s leadership gutted its internal anti-discrimination policies, critics said. Facing the ire of social conservatives, top lawmakers...
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‘Critical infrastructure’ bill rides again
A Lander lawmaker has again introduced the controversial critical infrastructure protection bill from the 2018 legislative session, which opponents said was designed to criminalize protest against the...
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Senate bills offer divergent views for future elections
Two bills proposed in the Wyoming Senate offer dramatically different visions for future Wyoming elections — with one seeking to restrict primary voting to the party faithful and the other seeking to...
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Shutdown threatens food programs; millions in lost wages
Wyoming could face serious funding holes to services for its neediest residents if the partial federal shutdown drags on — a prospect for which state lawmakers lack concrete plans as the state wrestles...
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Senate moves on criminal justice reform
The Wyoming Senate continues to advance bills that could reduce the state’s ballooning prison population as a long running criminal justice reform effort gathered steam in the 65th Legislature. “This...
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Critics: Water bill opens floodgate to political meddling
This story was updated Jan. 16. The Senate’s 27-3 roll-call, third-reading vote passing the bill is listed at the bottom of the report. Lawmakers have advanced a bill that would require Senate...
View ArticleTeton super: Private school should follow state, fed rules
JACKSON — Teton County’s school superintendent joined a statewide debate Wednesday, suggesting to lawmakers that a private school should meet state and federal standards if it is to enjoy the same...
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Two legislators take on taxes with restrictive spending law
Two conservative lawmakers introduced a measure this week to cap growth in state budgets in anticipation of the next boom — during which they say Wyoming could save enough money to avoid any future tax...
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Tribal government opposes critical infrastructure bill
The Northern Arapaho Business Council wrote to legislative leaders, Gov. Mark Gordon and Fremont County lawmakers to oppose the critical infrastructure bill on the grounds that it threatens free...
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Gordon: “Important” to make up for destroyed grouse habitat
CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon on Friday embraced what conservationists say is Wyoming’s authority to require developers to make up for impacts to greater sage grouse habitat — a requirement the Trump...
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With a lodging tax passed, House eyes heavier tax lifts
UPDATE: This story has been updated since publication to include a description of House Bill 220 – National Retail Fairness Act, a tax bill introduced Tuesday with support from a large group of...
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Legislative entourage backs income tax on big corporations
Wyoming can impose an income tax on out-of-state corporations without increasing those companies’ overall tax load and without driving up consumer prices, state legislative leaders declared Tuesday. A...
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