Wyoming Freedom Caucus

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.

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.

Legislators across the political spectrum have been hosting town halls and listening sessions on the upcoming session and this year’s elections.

In 1998, Wyoming lawmakers across the political spectrum, including “very conservative” Republicans, voted to create a state economic development agency amid a sluggish economy. Now, a new group of conservatives wants to eliminate the agency.

In opinion editorials, guest columns and social media posts, reactions to the first alterations made to Wyoming lawmakers’ budget bill poured in from across the political spectrum.

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.

The further-right Wyoming Freedom Caucus released its 2026 legislative priorities this week ahead of the February budget session.

When you think about how the state of Wyoming spends its money, where it all goes and why it goes where it goes, things can feel pretty abstract. Those cash questions got real this month.

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

In an ideal, theoretical world, Rep. John Bear (R-Gillette) says he’d like to see churches take more of a lead on some aspects of state government, like certain mental health and welfare programs.