Wyoming Stories
Jordan Uplinger
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Wyoming Public Media
Legislation that would’ve made judicial filings public, required suicide prevention education in school districts and mandated a popular vote to store nuclear waste via an amendment to the state Constitution died on the Legislature’s second day.
Jeff Victor
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The Laramie Reporter
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Legislation based around “chemtrail” conspiracy theories was killed by lawmakers, although there’s still a narrow window for it to resurface. Meanwhile, state funding for cloud seeding, which is at the root of the conspiracies, is moving forward. -
The states with Democratic AGs argue that federal agencies are side-stepping important environmental laws to carry out the executive order. -
The House and Senate each passed dozens of bills via non-debated consent lists. But some of the more controversial measures died after individual debate. -
After the governor delivered his remarks, Wyoming’s Supreme Court chief justice decried talk of “retaliation or defunding” the judicial branch due to the outcome in “one high-profile case,” an apparent reference to a recent ruling against abortion bans.
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A shooting at a school in British Columbia left seven people dead, while two more were found dead at a nearby home, authorities said. A woman who police believe to be the shooter also was killed.
