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The President of the Wyoming Senate hopes lawmakers will be able to start meeting in the middle soonWyoming lawmakers have had some time to rest and reflect on the 2023 legislative session. Several notable things happened this year - there were a lot of new lawmakers and the Republican party had some division between traditional Republicans and a newer, national party called the Freedom Caucus and there was a budget surplus rather than dealing with making cuts. Wyoming Public Radio spoke with the leaders of both the House and Senate to re-cap. This interview is with WPR’s Kamila Kudelska and President of the Senate Ogden Driskill (R-Devils Tower). Kudelska started off by asking him how he felt the session went overall.
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Wyoming lawmakers are once again considering banning chemical abortions. The bill does not differ from the same one that was defeated at last year's legislative session. It targets four drugs that are used to induce an abortion in the first trimester.
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Ken Decaria, director of government relations for the Wyoming School Boards Association, spoke against the bill, saying it sets "an extremely low bar."
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A legislative committee advanced a bill to expand Medicaid in Wyoming, paving the way for a familiar fight on the House floor.
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Corporal punishment is rarely used in Wyoming schools these days, but there's still a law on the books providing immunity for teachers and administrators who use it. A new bill before the Legislature seeks to end that protection.
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The Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate says the first words out of his mouth were Mommy, Daddy, and eminent domain. Charlie Hardy says he’s always had…
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The Wyoming Senate has given initial support to a bill that would allow State Parks to use entrance fees on things besides major building projects. But…
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Wyoming Republican Senator John Barrasso received pushback from the chief of the U.S. Forest Service on his bill to expand timber harvesting on federal…
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The Wyoming Senate has given final approval to a bill that takes power away from the state superintendent and creates an appointed director to run the…