"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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Hand counting ballots is less secure, less accurate and more time consuming than counting ballots using voting machines, according to studies and local county clerks. But the governor signed a new law requiring county clerks to audit 5% of ballots by hand after the primary and general elections this year. -
Out of the 25 line-item vetoes Gov. Mark Gordon issued on the budget bill sent to him by the Wyoming Legislature, lawmakers in the House and Senate voted to reverse four of them. -
Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill into law on March 5 that codifies the state’s system of distributing a portion of sales tax revenue to local governments. -
Wyoming has a budget for the next two years! After weeks of divisive lead up, how did we get here? Plus, the House issues its report on an activist handing out campaign checks on the House floor. WyoFile's Maggie Mullen and Wyoming Public Radio's Chris Clements break down the penultimate week of the budget session. -
A House investigative committee presented its findings on ‘Checkgate’ this week. It found lawmakers didn’t accept bribes, but admonished members of the lower chamber to never let it happen again. -
Wyoming lawmakers are working to agree on the state's budget for the next two years. And they’re still plowing through a lot of other bills – and the continuing reverberations of “Checkgate.” WyoFile's Maggie Mullen and Wyoming Public Radio's Chris Clements break down week three of the budget session.
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Committee members heard hours of tense testimony from lawmakers alleged to have received or witnessed a Teton County conservative activist hand-deliver campaign checks on the lower chamber floor. -
Legislation that would alter different elements of the state’s property tax system is progressing through the Capitol building in Cheyenne. -
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 governor said the complaint “did not include claims that warranted further investigation.” He added that it appeared to have been created using artificial intelligence.
