Wyoming House of Representatives
JACKSON — Last week, state Sen. Mike Gierau cast the deciding vote against spending $1 million earmarked for a long-sought set of wildlife crossings in his district.
But after lunch, the Teton County Democrat and six other Wyoming senators revived the bill.
Now it’s headed to the Wyoming House...
The Board of Weston County Commissioners has again rejected a settlement proposed by a group that has sought legal action over the manner in which a vacancy in the Wyoming House of Representatives was filled.
Bruce Moats is representing the News Letter Journal, Kari Drost, Patricia Bauman and...
Weston County is well represented in terms of agriculture in the 67th Wyoming Legislature this year as both Sen. Cheri Steinmetz, R-Lingle, and Rep. Allen Slagle, R-Newcastle, will serve on agriculture committees on their respective sides of the State Capitol, according to a Dec. 2 release from...
TORRINGTON (WNE) — Former Wyoming Secretary of State Edward Buchanan was sworn in as the newest judge for the Eighth Judicial District Court of Wyoming on Friday, Dec. 9.
Buchanan served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 2003 to 2013. He was appointed by Gov. Matt Mead to serve the...
CHEYENNE — Members of the Wyoming Senate and House of Representatives selected their respective leaders and finalized committee assignments for the 67th Wyoming Legislature following party caucuses Nov. 19 and 20.
Members of leadership will be formally confirmed, and newly elected legislators will...
CASPER – The Legislature will be even redder come January.
Republicans swept several seats formerly held by lawmakers from other parties in Tuesday's election. And in some districts, Republican incumbents will be replaced by new lawmakers who are even farther to the right on the political spectrum...
CHEYENNE — The majority of Wyoming voters opted to let local governments invest money in the stock market, but they don’t want judges to stay on the bench past age 70.
Going against the wishes of the state’s county treasurer’s association, 103,366 voters supported Constitutional Amendment A during...
GILLETTE — In a place that’s as deeply red as Campbell County, most political seats are decided in the primary, with the general election being little more than a formality. The Republican candidate who was successful in August often gets to run unopposed in November.
In late September, the...
CHEYENNE — An announcement will be made regarding the complaint made against state Sen. Anthony Bouchard, R-Cheyenne, sometime before the Wyoming Legislature’s next general session, which begins in January.
The complaint was made by Wyoming Hospital Association President Eric Boley in early March...
CASPER — Retired U.S. Sen. Al Simpson received the nation’s highest civilian honor Thursday: the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Ninety-year-old Simpson is a pillar of Wyoming politics. He served in the U.S Senate for 18 years and in leadership for 10 of those. Before moving to Congress, he...
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