House Speaker Albert Sommers
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Freedom Caucus continues to advocate for protection of parental rights in the wake of pending litigation.
Five state representatives who are members of the caucus hosted a virtual town hall meeting Monday night to discuss legislation designed to prevent violations of...
CHEYENNE — House Speaker Albert Sommers, R-Pinedale, announced Wednesday that he will dismiss the complaints against an Albany County lawmaker related to social media posts she made almost two weeks ago.
Rep. Karlee Provenza, D-Laramie, has faced criticism and national attention for a post she...
CHEYENNE — After being denied anonymity in a lawsuit involving the Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter at the University of Wyoming, the seven plaintiffs renewed their request Friday to remain anonymous.
Federal District Court Judge Alan Johnson issued his denial of their original motion to proceed...
CHEYENNE – There was a spotlight placed on education during the Wyoming Legislature’s recent general session, as numerous bills were filed, spanning cost adjustments to prohibiting pornography in schools.
The Joint Education Committee and the Select Committee on School Facilities filed 19 bills...
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...
CASPER — In a step that could pave the way for broader changes to Wyoming’s property tax system, Gov. Mark Gordon on Friday gave his signature to a proposed constitutional amendment to make a fourth tax class exclusively for residential property.
Right now, residences fall under the same tax...
CHEYENNE — As the Wyoming Legislature wrapped up its general session Friday, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle said impactful legislation came out of the 37-day gathering.
They weighed in on the bills they believed would most benefit residents and push the state forward, whether that be...
CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon issued 21 line-item vetoes to the supplemental budget bill passed by the Wyoming Legislature this general session.
The vetoes — outlined in a letter sent Friday evening to House Speaker Albert Sommers, R-Pinedale — balanced applauding the successes of lawmakers and...
CHEYENNE — An attempt to extract a parental rights bill from the House Speaker and send it to the House Agriculture, State and Public Lands, and Water Resources Committee failed Tuesday.
Rep. Jeanette Ward, R-Casper, put forward a motion to suspend Rule 4-7 for the Wyoming Legislature that allows...
POWELL — Concerns about stepping on the toes of local governments and questions about what the bill would do doomed a Cody lawmaker’s attempt to protect rodeos and other animal events and enterprises from activists.
House Bill 95, the Working Animal Protection Act, unanimously passed committee...
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