Governor Mark Gordon

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.

Wyoming lawmakers on the Joint Appropriations Committee took their first crack at the state budget this past week. They’re making cuts and limiting growth.

Megan Degenfelder has been Wyoming’s chief of schools since 2023. Her campaign announcement promises she’ll stand with Trump.

One of the complaints alleges two of Platte County’s three commissioners violated the state’s Open Meetings Act. Gordon may decide to investigate.

On Friday, Hoskinson Concrete and Hoskinson Contracting laid off about 120 skilled workers. The companies are based in Gillette.

State office holders and the Democratic party said Gordon missed the mark on elections spending and supporting investments over funding government support programs now