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Balow cites student’s notes in backing anti-critical-race bill
Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow is backing proposed legislation to deter public schools from teaching aspects of critical race theory, citing one student’s notes as evidence...
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Hate-crime bills fail, again
Wyoming lawmakers defeated two proposed bills intended to combat bias-motivated crime Tuesday, likely eliminating any chance for similar legislation to advance in the upcoming budget session. Members...
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Gordon: Wyoming will petition feds for grizzly delisting
Wyoming will petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to return management of the grizzly bear, now protected by the federal Endangered Species Act, to the state, Gov. Mark Gordon said Thursday....
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Anti-vaxxers commandeer committee meeting to protest mandates
A group of activists that included healthcare workers commandeered a meeting of the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Committee on Labor, Health and Social Services Thursday to demand legislative action...
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Wyoming’s crypto sector’s fate up to federal regulators
After years of laying groundwork, the future of Wyoming’s cryptocurrency banking industry now lies in the hands of federal regulators, officials with Wyoming U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ office told...
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Groups seek to elevate young voices on Wyoming’s future
Several groups are encouraging young Wyoming residents to get more involved in local and state civic matters, and endeavoring to involve more youth in shaping the state’s future. The efforts include...
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Oil and gas continues to show signs of recovery in Wyoming
Wyoming’s oil and gas industry continues to show signs of recovery from the 2020 pandemic shockwave that drove the price of oil below $0 per barrel, spurred layoffs and stalled production. At least 18...
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Dems, GOP in pitched battle over special COVID legislative session
UPDATE Oct 22 — The 20 bills filed for the special session are available for review at the Legislature’s website. Wyoming lawmakers are deeply divided along party lines over the need for, and...
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Lawmakers reject fast-track rules, advance bills to fight feds
Wyoming’s House and Senate voted separately Tuesday against fast-track rules for the special legislative session called to fight pending federal COVID-19 standards and regulations. Both chambers also...
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Lawmakers advance two, kill third anti-federal vax rule bills
The Wyoming Senate voted 15-13 Friday to kill a bill fighting expected federal COVID-19 rules as the House advanced two heavily amended measures of its own. Senators voted down Senate File 3-COVID-19...
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Game and Fish rebuffs Legislature’s Teton development plan
Wyoming should maintain crucial wildlife habitat, recreation access and hunting on 3,555 acres of school trust land in Teton County that lawmakers have targeted for development, the Game and Fish...
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After fireworks, Senate girds for Donnybrook over COVID-19 bills
The Wyoming Senate is set for a Donnybrook on Wednesday morning over two special-session bills that seek to fight expected federal COVID-19 test-and/or-vaccinate requirements. A principal point of...
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Ambitious anti-vax-mandate session produces lone bill
An ambitious special legislative session that proposed 21 bills resisting expected federal test and vaccination rules ended Wednesday with a lone measure that was amended to minimize conflict with...
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BLM pulls 264 parcels from oil and gas lease sale over grouse concerns
Wyoming will see a federal oil and gas lease sale in early 2022 due to a federal court ruling that ended the Biden administration’s 2021 moratorium. But the size of the lease sale will be much smaller...
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Ratepayer liability for coal carbon capture limited to 2%
Public utilities that add carbon capture technology to coal-fired power plants in Wyoming may increase rates by a maximum 2% to cover the cost, according to rule revisions the Wyoming Public Service...
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Federal oil and gas reforms hold high stakes for Wyoming
A new Interior Department report on the resumption of sweeping federal oil and gas leasing reforms indicates a suite of changes on the horizon — including higher royalty rates, more stringent bonding...
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‘Strike team’ unveils $3B in proposals for federal stimulus funds
Gov. Mark Gordon’s open call for ideas on how to spend more than $1 billion from the American Rescue Plan Act — a measure all three Wyoming Congressional delegates opposed — has so far garnered more...
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Staff turnover, recruitment challenges hit state’s environmental agency
Wyoming’s Department of Environmental Quality, which oversees the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act and many other environmental laws that guide mining, landfills, refineries and other industrial...
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My ARPA proposal: Eliminate Wyoming homelessness forever
Wyoming, like many states, expects the chronically homeless to become self-sufficient by jumping through conventional hoops. To obtain and retain government-subsidized housing, state residents must...
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Sublette OKs billionaire’s resort where deer and antelope play
BONDURANT — In a showdown pitting Wyoming values of property rights against the desire for a quiet, rural lifestyle, Sublette County commissioners came down on the side of property rights last week,...
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