Gov. Mark Gordon
CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon signed one controversial anti-abortion bill late Friday night, while letting another pass into law without his signature to further implement a pro-life policy agenda.
The governor also allowed a piece of legislation described by opponents as anti-transgender become...
CASPER — Gov. Mark Gordon on Friday vetoed legislation designed to prevent people from sending misleading absentee ballot request forms, saying late changes to the bill could produce unintended consequences that compromise election integrity.
Since the Legislature is no longer in session, it...
A judge will likely hear arguments in days on whether to block Wyoming’s new abortion-ban law that a lawsuit claims imperils women, imposes a Christianity on other religions, discriminates based on sex and violates the state Constitution.
Ninth District Judge Melissa Owens would address whether to...
CHEYENNE (WNE)— Gov. Mark Gordon exercised his line item veto authority on portions of Senate File 151/ SEA No. 90, “Wyoming prescription drug transparency act,” before signing it Friday.
He noted it has important policy changes related to rural, independent pharmacists, a critical component of...
When a new law stripped Wyoming voters of the ability to change party affiliation on Election Day earlier this month, Secretary of State Chuck Gray called it a “pivotal moment for election integrity.”
“Ending crossover voting to protect the integrity of the election process has been our office’s...
JACKSON — On July 21, 2000, Dick Cheney went to the Teton County Clerk’s Office to fill out a voter registration form, as ABC News filmed and other national media later swarmed.
Cheney registered to vote in Wyoming, changing his registration from Texas, where he worked for a Dallas corporation...
CHEYENNE — Wyoming’s suicide rate has fluctuated in the past decade, but mental health advocates are celebrating the first drop in recorded suicides since 2018.
The Wyoming Department of Health reported Tuesday that the number of suicides among Wyoming residents decreased from 190 in 2021 to 149...
JACKSON — Exactly three years ago today, the lifts at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Snow King Mountain and Grand Targhee Resort swung to a halt. Churches suspended services, and Teton County schools called off classes. Within days, the winding lines of tourists awaiting admission to the Million...
CASPER — Wyoming’s 2023 legislative session was a quiet one for energy.
Plenty of state lawmakers brought consequential energy bills to the table, like a $1 per megawatt-hour tax on solar farms, a tax on electric vehicle charging and a set of extensive new carbon capture requirements for coal...
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Gov. Mark Gordon has announced the second Governor’s Mental Health Summit, which will take place April 18 in Casper.
In October 2022, Gordon was joined by legislative and judicial branch leadership at a mental health summit in Casper that was focused on the impacts of early...
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