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Legislature
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Gov. Mead Expresses Concern Over Firearm Protection Act
February 5, 2013 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead says he has concerns with a bill pending in the Wyoming Legislature that would seek to exempt the state from any new federal ban on assault weapons.
Mead, a Republican and former federal prosecutor, told reporters Tuesday that he's a gun owner himself and owns some of the firearms that could be banned
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Wyo. Lawmakers See Movement On Gay Rights Issues
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Legislation that would have created same-sex civil unions and prohibited discrimination against gays in Wyoming got some unlikely supporters in a handful of Republicans.
Supporters say the fact such bills made it to the full House and Senate in the legislative hearing that started last month before failing shows that the shifting national attitude toward gay rights is affecting views in red states such as Wyoming
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Wyo. Legislature Takes Up Budget Bill
Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP)-Action on the supplemental state budget bill will dominate both houses of the Wyoming Legislature this week.
Identical budget bills drafted by the Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee will get their first readings Monday in both the full House and Senate
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Wyoming Supreme Court Declares Term Limits Unconstitutional Again
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Lawmakers May Ask Schools To Try Year-Round Class
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — State lawmakers are considering a bill that would encourage school districts to try out year-round class schedules to see if shorter vacations improve learning.
The Associated Press reports the House Appropriations Committee voted 5-2 Thursday to send the proposal to the full House
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Wyoming Lawmakers Reject Sexual Orientation Rights Bill
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Hearing On Sexual Orientation Discrimination Bill
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming Senate committee is set to hear a bill that would ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in the provision of state services.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has set a hearing for Wednesday morning on the bill sponsored by Laramie Democrat Chris Rothfuss
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Governor Mead Signs Superintendent Bill
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