At the direction of the Wyoming Legislature, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is poised to debut shed-antler-gathering regulations that go farther than those of any other state.
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Crossover voting bill goes to governor’s desk
If enacted, law would prohibit voters from changing their party affiliation during the 96 days leading up to the primary election.
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Guns, juries and public offices: Some with felonies could regain firearm rights
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming residents with a first-time, nonviolent felony conviction can see their voting rights restored upon completion of their sentence. Lawmakers are now considering expanding the restoration process to other rights, including owning or using a firearm, serving on a jury and holding public office. Senate File 120 – Restoration of civil rights received the approval […]
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Corner-crossing judge: Agent opinion on ranch value irrelevant
A real estate agent’s opinion that hunters should pay financial damages for passing through the airspace of a ranch doesn’t hold water, a judge stated.
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‘Don’t do it’: Utility responds to latest coal mandate
A small Wyoming oil company is behind a bill that would force CO2 capture at coal smokestacks.
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Governor Mark Gordon signs eight bills into law on Saturday
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Governor Mark Gordon took action on eight bills on Saturday, Feb. 18. The governor signed the following bills into law over the weekend: HB0035: Day-care certification requirement amendments HB0082: Defendant mental illness examinations – amendments HB0160: Driver’s license veterans designation replacing DD form 214 HB0147: Unlawful trespass signage – taking of wildlife […]
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Super Tag raises $1.87 million for wildlife conservation
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Super Tag raffle raised $1.87 million for conservation in 2023. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s program saw another record-breaking round of ticket sales, bolstered by hunters vying for 11 chances to get a license for the state’s premier big and trophy game. Created by Gov. Matt Mead and the […]
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Bill to help fund EMS heads to governor’s desk
The measure would make it easier for counties to form their own EMS tax districts. Not everyone was sold on it, however.
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Crossover voting bill rises from the grave
The Senate employed a rarely used rule to resurrect failed legislation and thwart the will of one of its committees.
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Budget bill places record $1.4 billion in savings, fully funds education
The bill doubles down on the Legislature’s bet on Wyoming families, investing in Wyoming people and promoting economic development and diversification.
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This land is whose land? False ‘No Trespassing’ signs could become illegal
Bill strolling through the Legislature would make erroneous private property postings a criminal offense with fines up to $10K.
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Senators kill ‘physical force’ trespass-termination bill
Hunters protest a measure that would have justified ‘termination’ of criminal trespass by landowners, their agents.
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Heaps of dead House bills raise red flags
An abnormally high number of bills perished after failing to meet deadlines, leaving lawmakers divided on what that says about the House and its leadership.
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Border wall funding bill fails following heated debate
In the Wyoming Senate, worries about finite funds to handle in-state issues beat back a bombastic bill designed to shine a light on border insecurity issues several states away.
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Wyoming House effort to stay on Mountain Standard Time dies in committee
Another effort this year by state lawmakers to get Wyoming on one set time has failed in the state House.
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‘Stop Red Flags Act’ dies in Wyoming House
House Bill 0250 would have stopped police or family from intervening in someone’s ability to purchase or use a firearm if that person shows signs of being a threat to themselves or others.
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Bill would allow ‘physical force’ to ‘terminate’ suspected trespass
Senate set to review measure that would justify landowners or agents who use force to stop what they believe is a crime of trespass.
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Resolution eliminating electric vehicles by 2035 to be phased out of legislative session
Today is the last day legislations can come out of the Committee of the Whole in each chamber and Senate Joint Resolution 4 is on the chopping block.
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Wyoming Legislature Digest (2/3/2023): State bill wants cities, counties out of regulating rental property ownership, agreements
The following is not an exhaustive list of bill activity this week in the Legislature, but features many bills that would impact a significant portion of Wyoming’s population.
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Senators spar over property tax relief
A heap of bills would ease the burden of rising property taxes for residents. One that would come at a cost to local government and education funding has lawmakers divided.
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Wyoming House’s Travel Committee supports bill to increase nonresident hunting license fees
Nonresident hunters looking to take some Wyoming wildlife may find increased fees — some more than double — in 2024 if lawmakers continue to support House Bill 0200.
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Wyoming Legislature Digest (1/27/2023): Lawmakers submit bills to prohibit ballot harvesting, pornography in school
CASPER, Wyo. — From preventing ballot harvesting to prohibiting pornography in schools to criminalizing sexual relations between a police officer and a person in custody, lawmakers in Wyoming’s 67th Legislature introduced dozens of bills this week and considered others that have been making their rounds through committees. The following is not an exhaustive list of […]
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Wyoming Senate considering resolution to honor U.S. Air Force’s 75th anniversary
Senate Joint Resolution SJ0005 will recognize and congratulate the Air Force on its anniversary and draw attention to its connection to Wyoming.
