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‘An integral piece of election integrity’
POWELL — As a way to increase the security of this year’s elections, Park County is thinking about making a switch to electronic poll books.
Park County Elections staff presented the benefits of the system to county commissioners on March 5, along...
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CHEYENNE — Lawmakers on both sides of the Capitol have passed a measure to provide state funding to families that choose a private education.
House Bill 166 “Education savings accounts-1,” was approved on three readings in the House and Senate and allocates $40 million from the state’s general...
GILLETTE — The housing shortage that’s tightened throughout Gillette and Campbell County in recent years has continued into this year, as few home listings and steep prices combine to strain the housing market.
The local crunch comes on the heels of national turbulence in the real estate market...
Legislature fails to override decision
CASPER — An attempt to override Gov. Mark Gordon’s veto over a bill that allowed charter schools to receive and apply for federal and state grants failed in the House of Representatives after initially passing in the Senate.
Senate File 61, sponsored by...
CHEYENNE (WNE) — A call to the Cheyenne Police Department for a domestic dispute ended in the police killing the suspect Friday evening, CPD said in a news release Monday afternoon.
The man was identified Monday as 47-year-old Cheyenne resident Patrick Flores.
The shooting occurred Friday,...
During the 2024 budget session, the two chambers of the Wyoming Legislature agreed to remove restrictions on firearms in places like the Wyoming State Capitol. (Mike Koshmrl/WyoFile)
FROM WYOFILE:
Before passing the legislation, the Wyoming Senate rejected two amendments: One proposed giving public hospitals the authority to regulate firearms, another would have required concealed-carriers to notify school district superintendents.
CHEYENNE—When Rep. Karlee Provenza...
CASPER — Gov. Mark Gordon will have the option to choose from several bills which to sign to provide property tax relief in Wyoming. All bills differ on approach on how to provide relief.
Homeowners saw an average increase of 20.3% in 2023 and 16% increase the year before that.
House Bill 3,...
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CHEYENNE — Hours before the end of the session, and days after a failed first round of negotiation, the Wyoming Legislature passed a budget for the 2025-26 biennium early Friday afternoon.
Just the night before, Gov. Mark Gordon sent a letter to legislative leaders expressing his frustration with...
JACKSON — Lawmakers went into the final day of the 2024 budget session facing criticism from Gov. Mark Gordon.
In a statement sent out late Thursday, the governor expressed frustration that the budget for the rest of the state was not yet finished while the Legislature’s internal budget was...
CHEYENNE (WNE) — On Friday, U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., applauded the Senate for unanimously confirming Judge Kelly Rankin to be U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Wyoming.
“Judge Rankin has dedicated his career to serving the people of Wyoming and...
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