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Wyoming lawmakers are set to consider changing the way the state penalizes marijuana during the next legislative session.

Clad in red t-shirts reading #ITrustParents, supporters of school choice marched from the Cheyenne Depot to the Wyoming State Capitol Thursday.

Some Wyoming lawmakers are expressing frustration with how the state Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is addressing thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — An interim legislative committee is considering new eligibility requirements for those who purchase specialty license plates honoring fallen soldiers. The law currently allows the plates for parents, grandparents, spouses, siblings and children...

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — An interim legislative committee is considering the idea of requiring Wyoming educators receive suicide prevention training. The Legislature's Joint Education Committee unanimously agreed Monday to discuss at its next meeting a proposal that would require training for school staff members that would include how to recognize suicide warning signs...

CODY, Wyo. (AP) — State lawmakers gathered at a public forum in Cody refused to talk about recent legislation that has stripped the state superintendent of public instruction of many of her duties. Park County Republicans hosted the meeting and participants included Sen...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming lawmakers are still trying to come up with ways to raise more money for the state park system. Members of the Legislature's Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee met Tuesday in Guernsey and agreed to pursue funding beyond the regular state budget...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Legislature intends to direct state agencies to prepare for a range of budget cuts despite Gov. Matt Mead's recent veto of a similar directive in the state's supplemental budget bill. The Legislature's Management Council is a group of senior lawmakers who set legislative priorities...

Lawmakers will meet with reporters Thursday to review actions taken during the legislative session that came to a close on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama will meet Friday with congressional leaders to discuss what to do about $85 billion in mandatory spending cuts. The top Democrat and Republican in both the House and Senate will attend...