The gas chamber at the historic Wyoming State Penitentiary (photo: nagelphotography.com)
According to the bill's sponsor, voter fraud like this could be rampant in Wyoming.

Wyoming House narrowly rejects voter ID proposal

Concerns about disenfranchising the elderly, tribal people, and overseas military personnel contributed to the bill’s defeat.
Excuse us, ma’am. We’re trying to make sure your doctor doesn’t get between you and your government.

“Fetal personhood” bill dies in the Senate, while an abortion reporting bill advances

The proposals were both sold as bills that have nothing to do with the abortion debate. This line of argument worked well for one bill, and not so well for the other.
The Legislature went home on Monday night without hearing HB-230.

House leadership buries workplace LGBTQ nondiscrimination bill, killing it

Since it died as the result of a procedural deadline, the proposal to protect LGBTQ workers in Wyoming received neither a hearing nor a vote in the House.
Smoke 'em while they're cheap!

House advances bill to increase Wyoming's tobacco taxes

Supporters said that higher tobacco taxes discourage kids from starting to smoke, and that non-smokers end up paying for smokers' healthcare costs.
The Legislature chose not to address low wages and a lack of healthcare access in Wyoming.

Bills to expand Medicaid and raise the minimum wage die in the House

Both proposals were watered-down versions of previous years’ bills. But lawmakers stood firm in allowing no policies that would improve the lives of Wyoming’s working poor.
Hotel and restaurant lobbyists approved of the proposed increase.

House bill would increase state minimum wage to $8.50 per hour

The proposal received the blessing of the Wyoming Restaurant and Lodging Association, even before the committee removed a provision from it that would have slowly raised the wage even more over the next few years.
Should zygotes have the same rights as the women who carry them?

A bill that would give zygotes the rights of humans passes Senate committee

Senate File 128 is what’s called a “fetal personhood” bill—a cookie-cutter proposal from the anti-abortion camp that increases the legal rights of fetuses—while attorneys say the bill removes protections from pregnant women.
No one should be fired for who they love.

LGBTQ workplace nondiscrimination bill passes House committee

The proposal is narrowly tailored to only prevent job-related discrimination. This is an effort to bypass opposition that has killed similar—but more wide-ranging—bills each of the past five years.
We're tired of asking, "Will this finally be the year?!" ... but, "Will this finally be the year?!"

A Medicaid expansion bill with work requirements passes House committee

Similar measures have failed for each of the past six years, depriving Wyoming of hundreds of millions of dollars and denying low-income residents access to healthcare.
Bill sponsors Tass, Clem, and Hutchings (from left)

Three anti-abortion bills are moving through the Wyoming Legislature

The proposals would create “waiting periods” before a woman can receive an abortion, penalize doctors for not reporting the procedure in detail, and give human rights to clumps of fetal tissue.
The Wyoming State Legislature's Oil King

Senate Committee chaired by Eli Bebout advances an oil tax break that would benefit Eli Bebout

Spoiler alert: The bill is also co-sponsored by Eli Bebout. Who says a Wyoming State Legislator can't get a little something for himself?
The gas chamber at the historic Wyoming State Penitentiary (photo: nagelphotography.com)

A bill to repeal the death penalty is alive in the Wyoming State House

A solid majority of House representatives voted on first reading for HB-145, which would remove capital punishment from Wyoming law. It seems likely that the measure will advance to the Senate.