• Gov. Mark Gordon let a bill pass into law banning illegal immigrants from driving in Wyoming without his signature, expressing concern it could violate an interstate compact.
• The legislative session may be winding down, but mudslinging between leading members of the Wyoming House and Senate is in mid-session form. Ogden Driskill and John Bear spent part of the weekend throwing accusations of lying and wasting tax money.
• Wyoming homeschool families say they are “thrilled” with the passage of the Homeschool Freedom Act. It means they don't have to submit their curricula to local school districts.
• A last-ditch House compromise to salvage a supplemental budget from this Wyoming legislative session was rejected by the Senate on Monday. It paves the way for a mad dash to cram pieces of the budget into other bills.
• A proposed state shooting complex in Cody was killed again Monday when Senate President Bo Biteman, R-Ranchester, ruled that an attempt to add it to a county and municipal roads bill was not germane to the topic of the bill.
• Gov. Mark Gordon signed into law House Bill 11 during a bill signing ceremony Monday, legislation that extends the sunset date of the manufacturing sales and use tax exemption to 2042. It was previously set to expire in 2027.
Leo Wolfson can be reached at leo@cowboystatedaily.com.
