Wyoming Legislature
This chart compares PacifiCorp’s rates with its counterparts in the region. (Rocky Mountain Power)
FROM WYOFILE:
Even some challenging Rocky Mountain Power’s proposed 29.2% rate hike said the Legislature’s approach would place ratepayers at greater risk.
Lawmakers agreed Wednesday to change course on a raft of legislation that was hastily thrown together in recent weeks in hopes of heading...
CHEYENNE — County commissioners told members of the Legislature’s Regulatory Reduction Task Force during their Thursday meeting they need more partnership from the state to best address the housing crisis in Wyoming.
Commissioners said they have been frustrated by the lack of partnership between...
CHEYENNE — Rocky Mountain Power, Wyoming’s largest utility company, explained to members of the Legislature’s Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee that its proposed rate increases are due to a “tight” market for coal.
Between 2008 and 2020, the number of active coal...
CHEYENNE — Tuesday’s discussion of bill drafts related to controlled substance law revisions in Wyoming showed state lawmakers never intended to shut down the hemp industry. Rather, they seek to criminalize cannabis products containing synthetic delta-8.
Legislators on the Joint Judiciary...
Delta-8 products have become a top seller in smoke shops across Wyoming. (Madelyn Beck/WyoFile)
FROM WYOFILE:
Hemp-derived product creates similar, but often more mild, effects as marijuana. Its legality is tenuous, but it’s become a big business in Wyoming.
Wyoming has long had an adversarial relationship with smokable or edible intoxicants, and that may continue with delta-8 —...
GILLETTE — State legislators expect that in upcoming years they’ll need to fork out about $500 million for multiple high schools they say need replacement throughout the state. That number doesn’t take into account any other money needed for school facilities across Wyoming.
“We’ve got a looming...
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Judiciary Interim Committee discussed three bills that would protect judges from threats or violence from people whose cases they’ve heard.
Laramie County District Judge Catherine Rogers addressed the committee Monday morning to talk about some of the...
FROM WYOFILE:
The Corporations Committee will consider five draft bills and a resolution in response to Rocky Mountain Power’s proposed 29.2% rate increase. One would create a moratorium on yet-to-be permitted industrial wind and solar facilities in the state
A state legislative committee is...
CHEYENNE — An inability to clearly defend which schools should be prioritized for state funding has Wyoming lawmakers hesitant to forward the School Facilities Commission’s budget to the chamber floor.
The SFC has two remediation schedules. One is the condition schedule, which lists the...
CHEYENNE — The owner of Natural Wellness CBD, a local store that’s produced and sold hemp products in Cheyenne since 2019, said a new bill draft threatens to shut down her business.
Since Rachelle Tabor opened the doors of the business on East 20th Street nearly five years ago, she said her...
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