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State property tax refund applications are now open at the Wyoming Department of Revenue's website. Homeowners may apply for relief of up to half of the median residential property tax amount.
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Rep. Mike Yin talks traveling to Cheyenne, serving his constituents and Wyomingites across the stateRepresentative Mike Yin faces a unique set of challenges when he travels from Jackson to Cheyenne to work on behalf of his Teton County constituents. To do so effectively, he needs to cut through the noise of preconceived notions about the region he represents.
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Lawmakers packed the Capitol's historic courtroom Monday to consider possible interim issues ranging from artificial intelligence's impacts on society to abortion access, water to the affordable housing shortage.
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The Biden administration is restoring protections for threatened wildlife that had been previously dropped during the Trump presidency. The changes are minor, but they’ve sparked fierce debate about the purpose and function of the Endangered Species Act.
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Secretary of State data show there are nearly 90,000 fewer registered voters in Wyoming today than there were two years ago. That's because Wyoming law requires county clerks to remove the names of voters who did not vote in the most recent general election of 2022.
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The House voted 27 to 35 against returning to Cheyenne this summer, while the Senate voted 16 to 15 in favor of the idea.
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In a combative committee hearing, U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyoming) spoke in favor of a bill last week that would bar transgender athletes from competing in the Olympics.
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The Interior Department announced $3 million in grant funding to protect big game habitats and migration corridors in seven Western states. Almost a third of that money will go to Wyoming.
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A bill that requires teachers in Wyoming to notify parents of changes in their students’ physical, mental or emotional health has passed into law without Gov. Mark Gordon’s signature. It also mandates educators in the state to obtain parental consent to teach classes on gender identity and sexual orientation.
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On Monday, March 25, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for a case titled Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe, which revolves around questions of funding for tribally-run health care from the federal Indian Health Service (IHS). The case consolidates arguments from two previous lower circuit cases, titled Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe and Becerra v. Northern Arapaho Tribe.
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Last week Gov. Mark Gordon vetoed a bill that would have made it legal to carry concealed firearms in public schools, hospitals and government meetings across the state.
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Lawmakers are weighing the prospect of a special session. In a joint op-ed written on Wednesday, legislative leaders said a special session would likely run between eight and ten days. And it would cost the state $35,000 per day.