Governor Mark Gordon

Lawmakers rejected a budget amendment to participate in the federal program this year, and rejected a bill to do the same last year. SUN Bucks provides low-income families with $40 a month per child when school is out in the summer.

Gov. Mark Gordon signed 21 bills into law on Friday. Some are expected to help alleviate maternity health deserts, boost firefighter recruitment and retention, and increase Hathaway Scholarship awards in the state.

The governor said the complaint “did not include claims that warranted further investigation.” He added that it appeared to have been created using artificial intelligence.

The Wyoming House and Senate are arriving at markedly different versions of the budget bill. The Senate finished second reading with a bill that largely restores the governor’s original funding proposal, while the House is still debating its first round of amendments as of publication time.

Gov. Mark Gordon’s office submitted a waiver last month to the federal government for approval to ban people from using SNAP benefits to purchase soda and candy. That’s as a bill to try and create more restrictions on spices and other ingredients failed to gain momentum during the first week of the budget session in Cheyenne.

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.

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.

Asked about the secretary of state’s decision to give the feds a statewide voter registration list, the governor said, “ I believe strongly both in our country's Constitution, which delegated the responsibility for elections to the states, and our state's Constitution, delegating that down to the county clerks.”

Wyoming’s governor is touting his budget proposal, which recommended raising state employee salaries, more funding for healthcare and support for business growth. A lawmaking committee denied many of those requests.

The Wyoming Semiquincentennial Planning Task Force has announced all of its awarded projects that highlight the Equality State’s role in America’s formation.