What should have been an uncontroversial win for public lands advocates became a way for mineral industry-connected lawmakers to demonstrate their supremacy.
The bill vetoed by Gov. Matt Mead that would have punished protesters like those at Standing Rock with imprisonment and absurd fines was a small part of a much larger fight. It’s likely to be back in some form soon.
Session recap: Wyoming hasn’t seen the last of pipeline protest bills like SF-74 Read More »
After years of failed measures to decrease Wyoming’s prison population and otherwise improve the system, 2018 saw several positive bills pass.
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The Legislature needed a two-thirds vote from each chamber to override Mead’s veto. The Senate mustered the votes, but the House did not.
The Senate left the bill much as ALEC wrote it. But amendments in the House to address free speech and landowner concerns imight make it difficult to reconcile the two versions before the 2018 session closes.
House amendments might scuttle a consensus vote on pipeline protest bill Read More »
This session that saw threats of public school funding cuts as large as $80 million a year. But as a final deal nears, only a small fraction of those cuts remain, which education advocates are scoring as a win.
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The saga of Senate File 74 is not over yet. The controversial ALEC-written bill to severely punish pipeline protestors like
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The Senate is considering a bill that would cut roughly $15 million a year from Wyoming public schools—but it’s far better than the Senate budget proposal, which would annually cut about $80 million.
Education advocates reluctantly root for the lesser evil in the Senate Read More »
Sen. Larry Hicks, the bill’s sponsor, said obtaining social services “is not a destination, but a journey.”
The alleged assault took place after the Laramie County Republican’s Lincoln Day Dinner nearly two weeks ago. Despite being widely witnessed and discussed, the GOP has kept quiet about the incident and Curley has refused to resign.
