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Care about federal land management? The Rock Springs plan? Check out this bill
A draft Bureau of Land Management plan for the administration of 3.6 million acres in southwest Wyoming sparked disapproval from the highest levels of state government this summer, along with plenty...
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Property tax cuts won’t be on the 2024 ballot in Wyoming
Property tax cuts won’t be on the ballot in Wyoming this year. The Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office confirmed Tuesday that the committee pushing a property tax cut ballot initiative had not filed...
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Climate change denial heats up at Wyoming Capitol
CHEYENNE—Sen. Cheri Steinmetz was clear: The committee chairwoman did not want to hear prevailing viewpoints about carbon dioxide and climate change. Those who accept what climate scientists have...
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Gray’s involvement in Trump case prompts legislators to ask: Who can sue on...
A battle brewing over a clause in the Wyoming Secretary of State’s budget has reignited debate over which elected officials are supposed to represent the state’s interest in litigation. “The...
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Elk and cattle both eat grass. Lawmakers mull compensating ranchers — for...
Wyoming wildlife managers worry that a proposed change to landowner compensation regulations could hurt efforts to get a handle on inflated elk populations. Legislation advancing in the statehouse,...
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Gov. Gordon vetoes portion of Secretary of State Gray’s ESG rules
Secretary of State Chuck Gray went outside the scope of his statutory authority in rules he proposed related to environmental, social and governance investments, also known as ESG. That’s according to...
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‘Unrestricted hunting’ out, market value in, as elk damage payments bill...
Rep. Tom Walters (R-Casper) is worried the Wyoming Legislature could create new inequities with a proposed overhaul of the program that compensates landowners for grass eaten by elk or deer. Under...
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Glocks in the Capitol? Pistols on playgrounds? Wyoming looks to ban gun-free...
CHEYENNE—Imagine a world where state capitol buildings are filled with lawmakers who spend their days making motions, introducing amendments and making impassioned speeches — all while packing heat....
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Medicaid expansion can’t pass the Legislature. So what’s the alternative?
Tania Malone tried to avoid trips to the doctor. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to — Malone said she needs regular checkups to stay on top of an autoimmune disorder, small fiber neuropathy and other...
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Shot down, resuscitated: Wyoming Senate bucks precedent to target gun-free zones
CHEYENNE—Sen. Dave Kinskey showed no interest Tuesday in letting the traditions of the Wyoming Senate stand in the way of civilians who want to carry firearms into public schools. A bill that...
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Senate leader kills compensation program for elk-eaten grass
CHEYENNE—Sen. Larry Hicks thought the statewide solution to a regional problem was problematic and half-baked. The problem is there are too many elk in some areas, especially south-central Wyoming’s...
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The end of most ‘gun-free zones’ draws near in Wyoming as lawmakers shoot...
CHEYENNE—When Rep. Karlee Provenza arrived at the Wyoming Capitol this legislative budget session, three death threats were waiting in her mailbox. The Democrat from Laramie says she has watched...
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Fed’s plan for southwest Wyoming triggers new state laws of questionable...
Editor’s note: Gov. Mark Gordon vetoed Senate File 13 the day after this story published. To learn more about the veto, click here. The bill called for equipping the Legislature with a proposed $50...
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Wyoming lawmaker patches a divided Senate together
The budget had just passed after a tumultuous 20 days. But before the 31 members of the Wyoming Senate walked away, Sen. Tara Nethercott (R-Cheyenne) wanted to shout out a certain seamstress. “If you...
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Wyoming officials set to decide fate of contentious Dayton land swap
Armed with an updated appraisal, Wyoming officials are set to decide the fate of a contentious 1,188-acre land exchange near Dayton that the public overwhelmingly opposes and calls unfair and even...
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Dayton residents applaud state officials for rejecting land swap 3-1
Sheridan County residents applauded state officials Thursday after they voted to reject a land swap near Dayton that would have put state-owned mountain-front acreage in private hands in exchange for...
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BLM frustrates Gov. Gordon again with new public land conservation rule
A new Biden administration rule will make conservation one of many recognized multiple uses on the 18.4 million acres of public land overseen by the Bureau of Land Management in Wyoming, a move that...
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BLM conservation rule likely to survive challenges, advocates say
A federal rule to put conservation on par with extractive industries will not be subject to the Congressional Review Act that could allow it to be easily overturned, a U.S. representative from New...
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Wyoming, tribal impasse over hunting rights persists despite judicial order
It’s been nearly five years since the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision recognizing tribes’ treaty-based hunting rights, and two months since a lower federal court issued an order related...
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Wyoming’s top Republicans back Trump, slam guilty verdict
Within minutes of a jury convicting former President Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal, members of Wyoming’s congressional delegation and other state political...
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