Though often on opposite sides of the political debate, both conservative and liberal voices have criticized a proposal that would sell millions of acres of federal public lands in the West.
Politics & Policy
Property tax cuts help homeowners but threaten public services
Cuts will hit hardest in counties with limited alternative revenue like tourism and natural resources.
Gordon lets proof of voter residency bill become law without his signature
In a letter explaining his move, Gordon pointed out discrepancies between the law and the Wyoming Constitution.
Fired BTNF employees put on ‘administrative leave’
Several former employees of the Bridger-Teton National Forest and other forests received emails on March 18 that have left them “cautiously optimistic” they may have their jobs back.
Western Colorado Republican seeks to open up millions of acres in the west to oil and gas
Freshman Representative Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) is sponsoring a bill that would require Bureau of Land Management field offices across the west to adopt plans that would open up more lands to oil and gas drilling.
Abortion remains healthcare with Gordon veto. Two genders codified without his signature
The governor vetoed one bill that would’ve clarified in state statute that abortion is not healthcare, and let another measure that enshrines legal definitions of the terms “man” and “woman” in statute pass.
DOGE divides attendees at Hageman town hall
The event in Lincoln County grew tense as Wyomingites reacted to their lone House members’ support of rural postal service, delisting the grizzly bear and the Department of Government Efficiency.
Feds already got 50,000 comments on grizzly bears. Now they want more.
The debate over whether to keep federal protections for grizzlies is “deeply laden in values,” according to one expert.
Wyoming seeks to move abortion restrictions case back to Natrona County
A lawsuit that aims to overturn two new abortion restrictions was delayed by the state of Wyoming on March 13.
