Week two of the budget session is when all lawmakers get their first chance to weigh in on how much, and on what, the state will spend over the next two years.
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Councilors select 5 to interview for open seat
Finalists include a filmmaker, a nonprofit consultant, an architect, a former councilmember and an educator.
County GOP celebrates Trump’s return to office
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Jan. 20. In Jackson, about a dozen of the president’s supporters gathered to celebrate the inauguration on the Town Square.
Wyoming Legislature advances bills affecting transgender people and DEI
The first act includes establishing legal definitions for “biological sex,” “man” and “woman,” and bathroom bans, while the other would ban DEI initiatives in state government and UW.
Wyoming Democrats prepare for an uphill legislative battle after a busy first week
Democrats vow to continue working with colleagues while mitigating the effects of bills they believe are based on talking points and emotion – what one lawmaker calls, “coffee shop bills.”
Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal leaves some in Jackson Hole relieved, yet skeptical
Leaders of Jackson Hole for Free Palestine and Jackson Hole Jewish Community are hopeful, but not without reservations.
Wyoming finds chronic wasting disease on an elk feedground for the first time
Wyoming Game and Fish has detected the first positive case of chronic wasting disease on an elk feedground south of Pinedale.
Tourism board pushes forward on sustainability
Three of five years remain for a plan responding to concern over too many visitors. It’s 10% complete.
Wyoming is on the brink of allowing concealed carry in parts of the Capitol
The State Building Commission voted unanimously to move the rule change forward. If it’s approved by legislative leaders, Wyomingites visiting the Capitol might soon be able to pack heat along with their notepads and pencils.
