Gov. Mark Gordon signed two bills establishing a statewide literacy program that will mandate evidence-based strategies in public school classrooms.

Gov. Mark Gordon will let the recalibration bill become law without his signature, citing concerns about local control and flexibility.

A pair of bills boosting the scholarship’s payout and adding flexibility met different fates this session.

Wyoming’s recalibration committee will continue to work on specific components of school funding throughout the year.

After passing in the House, the bill missed the deadline to be considered by the Senate. The state Freedom Caucus, which has a majority in the House and pushed for the ban, accused the Senate of “slow-walking” the bill.

Bills related to concealed carry, firearm ownership and the Second Amendment crossed over to the second chamber.

The House rejected its own recalibration bill twice. The version it’s receiving from the Senate includes higher teacher salaries, among other amendments.

The bill would hold schools liable for student damages stemming from violations of personal expression.

The bill would hold government entities liable for damages stemming from violations of parental rights.

The U.S. Department of Education is alerting student loan borrowers that some of their loan payments could be taken directly out of their paychecks if they’re overdue. Out of the 55,000 or so student borrowers who live in Wyoming, 1% are in default.