Wyoming Legislature

U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso of Wyoming introduced a bill recently that would require any legislation considered by the Senate to be limited to a single issue. The Campbell County Commission has selected Troy Mader as the new representative for Wyoming House District 52, replacing the late Sue Wallis

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Wyoming Lawmakers respond to Governor Matt Mead's State of the State message.

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Governor Mead’s said his proposed budget is nearly flat and makes significant investments in infrastructure.

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In her State of the Judiciary speech to the Wyoming Legislature Monday, Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Kite acknowledged that the court's decision in the Superintendent of Public Instruction case has created concern and challenges for the legislature

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The legislature's Joint Appropriation's Committee generally has endorsed Governor Mead's recommdations for employee pay raises and increasing funding for local governments.

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The Legislature's Management Council met Friday in Cheyenne. It endorsed drafting a bill to create a supercommittee that would come up with legislation for a special session later this year if necessary.

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She says that while Laramie County, like every other county, does receive a certain amount of state money "we take care of ourselves here".

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A panel of Wyoming lawmakers says the state should designate money to county governments in the state if Congress cuts a longstanding program that compensates them for lost tax revenue on federal lands.

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A Rock Springs lawmaker says he wants to see Senate File 104 repealed and says he intends to do something about it. The University of Wyoming's branch campus in Casper has a new name.

Stock says that while on one hand he feels Wyoming schools in many ways are "funded entirely adequately", there has not been an external cost adjustment in four years.

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