Wyoming Freedom Caucus

The decision by the court’s conservative supermajority deals a setback to supporters of transgender rights as GOP-dominated states and the Trump administration look to eliminate protections for trans people.

A new study says the abortion pill mifepristone is 22 times more dangerous than previously known. What to make of a study that seems to upend years of accepted science?

Gov. Mark Gordon said he won’t pass off his investigation of Weston County Clerk Becky Hadlock to the attorney general, or seek her removal from office. Republicans in Weston County and nearby have thoughts.

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.