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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...
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...
CHEYENNE (WNE) — U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., joined U.S. Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, in introducing legislation to prevent the government from imposing new federal mask mandates for domestic air travel, public transit systems and in schools.
The Freedom to Breathe Act...
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...
CHEYENNE — Wyoming state legislators criticized an initiative to reduce property taxation for homeowners by 50%, arguing the bill’s passage would ultimately strip state funding for public schools.
The proposed initiative, formally dubbed the “People’s Initiative to Limit Property Tax in Wyoming...
CHEYENNE (WNE) — On Thursday, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., introduced the Allowing for Recreational Resources for Outdoor Wellness (ARROW) Act to stop the Biden administration from blocking funding for elementary and secondary schools with hunting and archery programs.
This legislation would...
CHEYENNE (WNE) — This has been one of the wettest summers for Cheyenne on record.
The National Weather Service Cheyenne recently released the precipitation totals from June through August, showing that the capital city accumulated 11.02 inches of rain, which is 5.23 inches above average for the...
Degenfelder: ‘We must do better’
CHEYENNE — Proficiency rates among Wyoming students increased in all content areas during the 2022-23 school year, according to results from the state’s standardized tests, but still remained slightly below pre-pandemic levels.
Wyoming Superintendent of Public...
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