"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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Out of 80 formal election complaints submitted to the Secretary of State's office in the past two years, 7.5% contained allegations of voter fraud. Most alleged misconduct or errors by officials. -
They include a bill to raise the penalty for ignoring a legislative subpoena and another that would require county clerks to notify political parties of the time and place of post-election ballot audits. -
That’s after the governor concluded a similar investigation into Weston County Clerk Becky Hadlock in May that found her actions in 2024 didn’t add up to “willful negligence.” -
The Wyoming State Capitol complex has been swept and confirmed all clear, after a suspected improvised explosive device was found on the grounds this morning. -
A draft bill that would kickstart the request comes as nearly 30,000 food benefits recipients in Wyoming won’t get their payments to buy food next month if the government shutdown continues. -
Towns like Pine Haven rely on a network of volunteer firefighters with limited resources to battle sometimes-deadly blazes. In Crook County, property tax cuts have slashed an account meant for new fire engines and equipment. -
Legislators said they were there to look at which elements of one of the state’s largest agencies are the “proper role of government.” -
Lawmakers subpoenaed Clerk Becky Hadlock to testify on ballot misprints in three 2024 races, which led to hand recounts. Hadlock told the subcommittee she had a scheduling conflict.
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The meeting came out of a bill passed in the last general session that sought to rectify differences in how the state and federal constitutions map legislative districts. -
Board members governing one county’s library system started a postcard-writing campaign to get lawmakers’ attention about the loss of revenue.
