• State legislators are considering a bill that would not require a redesign of license plates every eight years. That means you can keep your plates until they wear out.
• A pair of gun rights groups in Wyoming that have feuded over state Second Amendment legislation have struck a brief truce. Gun Owners of America and Wyoming Gun Owners are both pushing a bill that would ban state officials from enforcing federal gun laws.
• The Wyoming Senate passed a property tax bill Tuesday that at a 50% cut would be the largest in state history. Opponents say not providing money to replace that revenue will devastate communities, while supporters say it’s a true tax cut. The House has passed a similar version of the bill but its version contains a backfill for local communities.
• The Park County clerk says state Rep. Ken Pendergraft “threw me under the bus” last week when he told a legislative committee she “prematurely” destroyed 2020 election ballots. The clerk was legally allowed to, but he says he stands by the accusation.
• Cowboy State Daily's State Politics Reporter Leo Wolfson caught up with Majority Floor Leader Scott Heiner, R-Green River, to learn more about what got him into politics and his vision for the future of the House under the Wyoming Freedom Caucus majority.
• The Wyoming Senate is considering a bill criminalizing drone operators from loitering and photographing over critical infrastructure.
• The House Appropriations Committee passed a bill on Tuesday allowing state officers to treat their staff as at-will employees. Currently, these employees do not have this status, making it extremely difficult for statewide officials to change their duties or shift around their staffing budgets to serve their needs.
• The Senate advanced a bill on second reading by a 15-11 vote Tuesday that would make all school board candidates declare their party affiliation when running.
• The House passed on first reading Tuesday a bill that would require all counties use pen and paper ballots in their elections.
• The House rejected by a 32-26 vote a bill requiring the Wyoming Game and Fish commission to issue bear coupons and provide evidence of grizzly bear population recovery.
Leo Wolfson can be reached at leo@cowboystatedaily.com.
