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  • Medicaid expansion bill not introduced; issue not dead

    Carrie Haderlie, Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange|Feb 24, 2022

    CHEYENNE —Lawmakers in the House failed to introduce a bill on the floor by Friday’s deadline that would have expanded Medicaid coverage for Wyoming residents. But that doesn’t mean the issue is dead for this session. House Bill 20, “Medical treatment opportunity act,” would have needed 40 votes in the House to be introduced on the floor. The legislation was sponsored by the Joint Revenue Interim Committee. Rep. Steve Harshman, R-Casper, who serves as the co-chairman of the Joint Revenue Interim Committee, told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle on...

  • Lawmakers have lengthy to-do list for budget session

    Victoria Eavis, Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange|Feb 17, 2022

    CASPER — Wyoming lawmakers were set to convene Monday for a budget session. But the to-do list this time around is longer than normal. The Wyoming Legislature is tasked with crafting a two-year financial plan for the state, something that is a necessity every budget session. But along with that, lawmakers must decide ow to spend a half billion dollars in relief aid while redrawing the state’s legislative map as part of the once-a-decade redistricting process. The 20-day budget session happens every even-numbered year. This time around, the Legi...

  • State Briefs

    From Wyoming News Exchange Newspapers|Feb 17, 2022

    Man killed in wreck near Laramie CHEYENNE (WNE) — Speed is being investigated as the possible cause of a fatal crash that occurred Friday morning around milepost 326 on Interstate 80 east of Laramie. At 9:34 a.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a one-vehicle rollover. A 2008 Chevrolet Silverado was headed west on I-80 when the driver lost control of the vehicle, entered the median and overturned. The roadways were slick with snowfall at the time of the crash. The driver has been identified as 49-year-old Selma, California, r...