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Small pharmacies compel lawmakers to rein in drug middleman
Wyoming lawmakers are considering adding more regulations to an obscure yet powerful link in the pharmaceutical drug supply chain — pharmacy benefit managers. PBMs work behind-the-scenes as middlemen...
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Lawmakers advance fossil-fuel royalty relief, CO2 liability
Lawmakers have relegated few energy bills to the cutting room floor so far this budget session as they continue to prioritize measures they hope will help prolong coal-fired power, initiate...
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Lawmakers consider criminalizing drug use by pregnant women
The Wyoming Legislature is considering a bill that would make certain kinds of drug use while pregnant a felony. House Bill 85 – Child endangering-controlled substance use while pregnant classifies...
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Redistricting deadlocked after flood of amendments
After a grueling pre-session process, redistricting may be facing its biggest hurdle yet — getting the House and the Senate to agree on one map. The two chambers differ on where to redraw legislative...
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Oil and gas ‘rebate’ bill dies in committee
Lawmakers will take another year to consider how to adjust state-level mineral taxes to counter an expected increase in federal royalty rates for oil and gas. Senate File 84 – Mineral...
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Amended nuclear power bill advances with unresolved issues
A measure to clarify state and federal regulatory roles regarding TerraPower’s planned Natrium nuclear power plant passed a Senate committee Monday with no opposing votes. But members of the public...
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Redistricting plan leaves some districts underrepresented
Gov. Mark Gordon has yet to sign the Legislature’s redistricting bill, which lawmakers passed less than two hours before their Friday deadline following months of contentious negotiation, saying he...
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TerraPower boosts nuclear fuel effort amid calls for import ban
The U.S. needs to revitalize its uranium mining industry and fast-track an expansion of its nuclear fuel processing capabilities to end reliance on Russia and other foriegn adversaries for its nuclear...
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In Wyo House race, murky divisions in election rhetoric
A man named Layne hollered out the question, which echoed through the big back room at the Hangar Bar and Grill in Bar Nunn. “What do we need to do to bring back voter integrity in order to avoid...
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Early Hageman ad attacks Cheney’s Wyoming ties
The opening salvos have been fired in what is shaping up to be the highest-profile political advertising campaign in Wyoming history: the race between incumbent U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney and her leading...
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Sage grouse farming flies forward, hoping to dodge a crash
POWELL — Owls were to blame for the sage grouse carcasses that littered the grassy flight pen floors some mornings. At night the birds of prey would perch atop the pens. With an innate fear of...
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Legislature sets interim topics amid workload concerns
The Wyoming Legislature’s Management Council approved more than 100 topics last week for 19 committees to tackle between now and the 2023 general session. While some interim topics, including...
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Election distrust persists, solutions mired in politics
Park County Republicans want to fix a voting system election officials say isn’t broken. In an attempt to secure elections, and restore confidence in the process, they have proposed adding a layer of...
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Absurd, inane, galling; An open letter on election integrity
To Whom It May Concern: I am totally opposed to Park County counting ballots by hand in the next election or any other. Opinion What is the need to “restore our citizens’ faith in elections in Park...
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Utilities: Wyo CCUS mandate could spike monthly bills by $100
Adding carbon-capture systems to existing coal-fired power plants in Wyoming could cost the average residential ratepayer an additional $100 per month, according to Black Hills Corp’s initial filings...
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Lawsuit seeks to repeal voter ID law
A lawsuit filed Thursday in Albany County District Court is asking a judge to throw out a Wyoming voter ID law that took effect in July 2021. The state law requires those voting in person to present...
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PacifiCorp avoids regulatory closure at Jim Bridger
A coal-burning unit at the Jim Bridger power plant will be allowed to remain in operation pending a second revision of the state’s regional haze compliance plan, according to the U.S. Environmental...
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Lawmakers forgo action on Wyo’s controversial secret trust laws
The Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee spent almost half of its two-day meeting in Lander last week discussing whether Wyoming’s private-trust and limited-liability-company laws are prone to abuse...
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GOP infighting leaves Laramie County delegates out of convention
The Wyoming Republican Party voted to bar the state’s most populated county from participating in its convention this weekend in Sheridan, effectively shutting out about 28,700 voters from deciding...
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Dockstader enters secretary of state race, Buchanan drops out
Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Buchanan announced Tuesday he will not run for re-election in a reversal of his previously stated plans to seek a second term. “While I have been so grateful for the...
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