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Senate President Dan Dockstader of Afton has had an interesting couple of years. Managing through COVID-19 and numerous budget challenges were interesting enough, but he's also been working to either stop the shut down of coal-fired power plants in the state or at least slow the process down. -
A special legislative session against federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates led to a lot of debate but no substantive legislation this week. The result was a bit of a surprise, but many think lawmakers bit off more than they could chew.
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In a close vote, the Wyoming Senate defeated a bill that would have provided protections for businesses and employees regarding COVID-19 mandates.
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The University of Wyoming is planning a reorganization that would merge colleges and create a new school of computing. But the institution's own faculty are pushing back on those plans — among them, an elected member of the Wyoming State Senate.
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The Wyoming Senate has made a major change to a bill that was intended to provide guidelines for employers who want COVID-19 vaccinations and employees who want other alternatives
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The Wyoming Senate gave initial approval to two house bills intended to address vaccine mandates.
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The Wyoming House of Representatives continues working on a bill that is intended to protect workers from employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
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The Wyoming Senate made a major change to a bill that is focused on punishing public facilities that discriminate against people over their COVID-19 vaccination status. The bill is intended to make COVID-19 status a protected class.
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Banner Health representatives told state lawmakers during the special legislative session underway this week that 10 percent of its employees in Wyoming have not complied with it's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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A bill that would sanction businesses who require COVID-19 vaccines for employment has made it through round one in the Wyoming House of Representatives.
