Amy Richards is News Director for Townsquare Media-Cheyenne. She has many years of experience covering local news and is well known in the state capitol for her Legislative coverage. BA-English State University of New York. My favorite color is pink.
Amy Richards
Lottery Bill Passes Out of Senate Committee
After about an hour of testimony, the senate travel, recreation and wildlife committee voted 3 to 2 today to forward the lottery bill to the full Senate.
Several Bills Die In Senate Committee’s [AUDIO]
After about an hour and 45 minutes of testimony, a bill that would allow people to carry concealed guns in Wyoming K-12 schools and on college campuses died in the Senate Education committee. No one on the Senate Education Committee made a motion Friday to recommend House Bill 105 and so the bill does not advance further.
Senate Begins Looking at Gun Bills [AUDIO]
The Senate Judiciary Committee has endorsed a bill that would ban deadly weapons in Wyoming courtrooms. It's just one of the gun bills that the Senate will consider.
Exxon Mobil Donates $2.5 Million to UW
The University of Wyoming announced Thursday that a $2.5 million dollar grant from ExxonMobil will support science and technology education programs at the University of Wyoming, including research into technologies that improve the production of oil and gas.
Judge Campbell Denies TRO in Hill Case, sets Hearing Date [UPDATE]
Updated 2/7/2013 @ 7:37 a.m.
A judge will hear arguments on March 14 in a lawsuit filed by state Superintendent Cindy Hill that challenges a new law removing her as head of the Wyoming Department of Education.
Hill was in Laramie County District Court Tuesday afternoon...
Lottery Bill Passes House, Lawmakers Discuss Supplemental Budget [AUDIO]
A bill that would make changes to Wyoming's education accountability law passed second reading in the house. Representative Matt Teeters (HD-5),chairman of the house Education Committee,says the changes are needed in light of the new structure of the department of education...
Lawmakers Discuss Medicaid, Lottery, and the Supplemental Budget [AUDIO]
Despite the defeat of a proposal to add about 17,600 low-income adults to the state's medicaid program, supporters say they were encouraged by the debate.
Wyoming Supreme Court Declares Term Limits Unconstitutional Again
The Wyoming Supreme Court, in an opinion released today has declared that term limits for Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Auditor and Superintendent of Public Instruction are unconstitutional. The court didn't rule on the question of whether term limits for the office of governor are constitutional...
Sexual Orientation Discrimination Bill Fails in Senate [AUDIO]
The Wyoming senate voted 13 to 17 to kill a bill to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The bill's sponsor, Laramie senator Chris Rothfuss said he is disappointed the bill failed, but the issue is not going away....
It was a narrow vote as I expected, and I thought it was a very good debate...