"A strong civil society and democracy requires its citizens be informed with the facts.” -- Patricia Harrison, CPB President and CEO
The Wyoming State Government Collaboration answers the questions: How does your government work? What does it do? How does it affect your life? What role do you play in creating a healthy and functioning state? Funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Collaboration employs two reporters dedicated to reporting on Wyoming’s state government activity. Wyoming Public Media and Jackson Hole Community Radio are partnering to cover reporting both on air and online.
The initiative stemmed from the State Government Coverage in Public Media survey commissioned by CPB and published in 2022. The survey found that while public media stations in all 50 states provide original state government reporting at least weekly when their legislatures are in session, not all states have a full-time state government beat reporter based at a public media station. Wyoming was selected from national media applicants from 19 states.
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For more interviews with lawmakers while the Legislature is in session and throughout the year, check out Wyoming PBS' Capital Outlook.
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Lawmakers might try amending the state Constitution to abolish the use of different types of property, like residential and industrial, as a means of raising revenue. -
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. -
Ryan Schelhaas will take outgoing Attorney General Bridget Hill’s position until he or another candidate can be confirmed by the state Senate in the 2026 legislative budget session. -
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. -
A recent study by OpenSecrets found that in states with smaller populations like Wyoming, political funds flow from the outside in. It’s been getting more pronounced. -
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. -
The topics include election management, the Colorado River Compact and nuclear energy. The interim will cost $152,500 less this year than last.
