Wyoming Senate

Members of the House and Senate are walking away from a contentious budget session with accomplishments in one hand, interim goals in the other

The Legislature’s final budget bill came in about $50 million below the governor’s original proposal. Gov. Gordon calls it a win.

The Joint Conference Committee met for less than two hours Friday and flew through negotiating a unified budget. It heads back to the House and Senate for a final vote.

Both Chambers have finished amending their versions of the state’s budget for the next two years. Now, a joint committee will work to negotiate a unified bill before sending it to the governor.

The House rejected its own recalibration bill twice. The version it’s receiving from the Senate includes higher teacher salaries, among other amendments.

As they prepare to give the state budget a final look, Wyoming’s two chambers will begin with radically different versions of what was once an identical bill.

A pair of bills adjusting the Hathaway Scholarship program is heading to the House. The scholarship is available to every in-state high school graduate and financially helps many students attend community college or the University of Wyoming.

Taft Love of Cheyenne was unanimously chosen to fill the vacancy left by Darin Smith's appointment to be the state's new U.S. district attorney.

Senators are frustrated with a late-stage amendment.

Lawmakers are still discussing the details of rebuilding a new dam, as the Wyoming State Engineer's office prepares for a breach in less than three months.