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Taxes are a big focus state lawmakers have this year. More than 60 bills seek to tweak taxes we as people and businesses pay – from property, to coal, to manufacturing, to autos. We wanted a big picture take on how these bills might play off each other, so Wyoming Public Radio’s Jordan Uplinger went to the Wyoming Taxpayers Association.
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The Wyoming Legislative Service Office (LSO) helps support Wyoming's lawmakers by drafting bills, conducting legal and policy research, offering fiscal analysis, and providing IT support. The LSO also trains newly elected legislators and offers ongoing education for committee chairs and those in leadership roles.
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Around 100 people showed up to the Wyoming Capitol Monday as part of another nationwide day of action.
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Over 500 bills were submitted for consideration during the current legislative session, the most in at least the last 24 years. Many of them were sponsored by Wyoming Freedom Caucus members. The flood of legislation parallels a similar volume of measures coming from the new Trump administration.
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The Wyoming Legislature has passed the halfway point in its 40-day general session. To mark the occasion, three WyoFile and three Wyoming Public Radio reporters share moments that feel emblematic of the attitudes and energy of the session so far.
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Wyoming could join 19 other states in calling for a rare Article V convention to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution. They specifically want to limit federal powers, but some think the event could go awry.
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With the Wyoming legislative session now about halfway through, we take a look at how some of this year’s hunting-related bills fared. Spoiler alert: most of them didn’t gain much traction.
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The WPR politics team brings you this news quiz on the latest from around the Cowboy State, updated regularly.
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The U.S. Forest Service is firing thousands of workers a day after Trump’s federal worker resignation deadline passed, according to Politico reporting. At least four sources told Wyoming Public Radio this will likely impact forest workers in Wyoming.
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Senate File 124 made it out of committee, but not past the Senate floor.
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Feelings of fear, uncertainty remain among some employees due to executive actions, like a mass resignation offer, aimed at streamlining the workforce.
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That’s even though both the school district and the university oppose the plan.