Legislature 2012

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Legislature 2012

Wyoming Capitol Outlook; Good sense prevails in Cheyenne

March 10, 2012

Wyoming Capitol Outlook; Good sense prevails in Cheyenne
Geoff O’Gara of Wyoming PBS  penned this Wyoming Capitol Outlook post at the close of the winter session. O’Gara says …

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Legislature 2012

ESPC: Session ends on high note

March 8, 2012

ESPC: Session ends on high note; Good session yields passage of job safety and sunshine laws
On Thursday, Mar. 8, Dan Neal of the Equality State Policy Center discussed …

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Legislature 2012

WOC: Final Week: The Legislature has important work to do

March 6, 2012

Final Week: The Legislature Has Important Work to Do
On Mon. Mar. 5, Richard Garrett, Jr. of the Wyoming Outdoor Council wrote about the remaining week of the …

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Legislature 2012

ESPC: Public Assistance Drug-Testing Bill Killed

March 6, 2012

ESPC: Public assistance drug-testing killed; Job safety bill advances; Coal tax break dies in procedural move
On Monday, Mar. 5, Dan Neal of the Equality State Policy Center wrote …

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Legislature 2012

Community colleges a priority for House representatives

March 2, 2012

Community colleges a priority for House representatives
In this Wyoming Capitol Outlook post (published on March 2, 2012) Geoff O’Gara of Wyoming PBS and Mike Morris write about the …

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Legislature 2012

2012 Legislative Session nears its end

March 2, 2012

2012 Legislative Session nears its end; get your input to your representatives
The 2012 Wyoming Legislative Budget Session has ended its third week.
This means that all …

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Legislature 2012

ESPC: Need for drug tests questioned

March 1, 2012

ESPC: Need for drug tests questioned; Sending message trumps lack of need for bill, sponsor says
On Wednesday, Feb.29, Dan Neal of the Equality State Policy Center wrote about a …

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Legislature 2012

‘Coal valuation’ bill advances in Senate

February 29, 2012

‘Coal valuation’ bill advances in Senate
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile editor-in-chief
A bill that would curb the rising severance tax calculation for some coal mines advanced in …

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ESPC: Redistricting hits Senate floor; House passes job safety bill

February 28, 2012

ESPC: Redistricting hits Senate floor; House passes job safety bill
Dan Neal of the Equality State Policy Center wrote an update on Tuesday Feb. 28, examining the redistricting …

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ESPC: Senate restores HIV funding, House passes discriminatory drug-testing bill

February 28, 2012

ESPC: Senate restores HIV funding, House passes discriminatory drug-testing bill
Dan Neal of the Equality State Policy Center posted this update on Monday Feb. 27, highlighting a successful …

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Public records bill restored; Effort planned to restore HIV funding

February 23, 2012

Public records bill restored; Effort planned to restore HIV funding
Dan Neal of the Equality State Policy Center wrote about the public meetings bill being considered by the legislature, …

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New bill promising to help employers will hit floor Tuesday in House, Senate

February 20, 2012

New bill promising to help employers will hit floor Tuesday in House, Senate

Dan Neal of the Equality State Policy Center wrote about a bill to promote workplace …

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Legislature 2012

In a short bugdet session, still some environment-related bills

February 20, 2012

In a short budget Session, still some environment-related bills
Richard Garrett, Jr. of the Wyoming Outdoor Council discusses environmental bills at the fast-paced 2012 budget session …

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Legislature 2012

Wolf management and sheep dip

February 15, 2012

Wolf management and sheep dip

In this Wyoming Capitol Outlook post (published on February 15, 2012) Geoff O’Gara of Wyoming PBS writes about the confusing and …

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Legislature 2012

Walrus in the room

February 15, 2012

Walrus in the room

This Wyoming Capitol Outlook blog post by Geoff O’Gara originally published Tuesday February 14, 2012. Capitol Outlook is a program of Wyoming …

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Kicking and screaming toward climate regulation

February 14, 2012

Kicking and screaming toward climate regulation
State lawmakers held a special hearing Saturday (and held their noses) as Wyoming is steadily dragged, kicking and screaming, toward …

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Legislature 2012

Gov. Mead opens Legislature’s budget session

February 14, 2012

Gov. Mead opens Legislature’s budget session
Dan Neal of the Equality State Policy Center wrote about Gov. Matt Mead’s speech at the opening of the 2012 …

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Columns/Blogs

It’s Your Legislature: Get Its Attention

February 14, 2012

It’s Your Legislature: Get Its Attention
With the 2012 Wyoming Legislative session already under way and likely to breeze through a few hundred bills in less …

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