Wyoming Freedom Caucus

Wyoming’s last election cycle saw few procedural hiccups and a Freedom Caucus surge to power in the House. But members of the caucus want to crack down on voter fraud anyway.

The Center for Media and Democracy obtained private emails between Gray and a conservative policy group that show he was sent line by line edits on a bill to ban foreign funding of ballot measures. A political science professor said the exchange was “certainly noteworthy.”

The requirement had been a key plank in Secretary of State Chuck Gray’s policy agenda heading into the last legislative session. It also had the support of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, of which Gray is a founding member.

Bryan Miller said he helped grow participation during his years in county politics, and that he wants to bring that same energy to the state. He also wants to do more with a state committee that compares bills to the state party platform.

Big changes in public services might be coming soon to some Wyoming communities.

Lawmakers were set to pick the topics they’ll spend the next few months hearing about from the public and stakeholders. Instead, the committee discussed new rules and norms for the interim.

The Management Council met this week and reduced the number of days interim committees have to meet while also granting the chairs of those bodies more leeway in setting their own agendas.

One committee might hear updates on investigations into missing and murdered Indigenous people. Another might consider subjects on voting machines and paper ballots.

The caucus cited some of their House bills that became law, declaring, “We governed.” Other politicians pointed to populism and D.C. agendas.

Wyoming’s general legislative session is scheduled to end next Thursday. Gov. Mark Gordon sat down with Wyoming Public Radio to talk about how it’s shaping up.