campaign finances

Committee members heard hours of tense testimony from lawmakers alleged to have received or witnessed a Teton County conservative activist hand-deliver campaign checks on the lower chamber floor.

A special committee will continue its investigation of checks distributed on the lower chamber floor. The speaker of the House told the body that he, too, received a check in the Capitol from a Teton County conservative fundraiser.

The order applies to state-owned property, such as state office buildings and the Wyoming State Capitol Complex. It does not apply to property managed by the legislative or judicial branches, such as the House and Senate chambers.

Bills are flying and dying in the Wyoming Legislature’s budget session. And lawmakers haven’t even touched the budget itself yet. WyoFile's Maggie Mullen and Wyoming Public Radio's Chris Clements highlight some of the biggest upsets – and an incident of checks on the House floor that’s launched investigations.

Wyoming Senate leadership condemned an incident involving a Teton County conservative fundraiser and activist who distributed checks on the House floor this week. A senator told WPR he believed at least one of his colleagues was also given a check.

A recent study by OpenSecrets found that in states with smaller populations like Wyoming, political funds flow from the outside in. It’s been getting more pronounced.

Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray has launched an investigation into a political action committee affiliated with Democrats. Gray has not provided evidence of an Equality State-version of the alleged national scheme.

The Road to Cheyenne is our special series previewing the primary elections. This week, we’re taking a look at legislative races in the central part of the state and we’ll dig into recently released campaign finance reports.

The office added county and municipal reports to its campaign finance website. Secretary Gray says the tool is part of his office's commitment to elections transparency.