lottery bill

The Wyoming House of Representatives Monday morning voted 34-25 not to concur with Senate changes on a bill to allow a lottery in Wyoming. Following the vote, House Speaker Tom Lubnau  appointed a conference committee to try to work out an agreement between the two versions of the bill...

The Wyoming legislature will consider some contentious issues this week. The lottery bill will be considered by the full Senate this week and many predict any vote on that bill will be close.

Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says he supports the lottery bill currently being considered in the state legislature. He says the issue is important to local governments in the state because 55 percent of the money generated would go to local governments...

A bill that would make changes to Wyoming's education accountability law passed second reading in the house. Representative Matt Teeters (HD-5),chairman of the house Education Committee,says the changes are needed in light of the new structure of the department of education...

The senate Judiciary Committee voted 4 to 1 to advance a bill that would ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The bill now goes to the full senate for debate.

Governor Matt Mead weighs in on a proposed bill that would bring the lottery to Wyoming. A Jackson lawmaker is sponsoring a bill that would make it nearly impossible to sue search and rescue volunteers individually in Wyoming. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Governor Matt Mead has instructed the Wyoming Attorney General to intervene in a lawsuit that seeks to halt an in-situ uranium mine in Sweetwater County. Some Wyoming Legislators say they plan to draft a bill to bring a lottery to the state. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.