Wyoming Politics

Governor Mark Gordon has taken action on 28 bills on Tuesday.

Governor Mark Gordon has taken action on 3 bills on Wednesday.

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is endorsing a primary challenger to GOP Rep. Liz Cheney in Wyoming, a remarkable step for a party leader that effectively lends his weight to the effort to purge one of former President Donald Trump’s chief critics from Congress.

Wyoming’s governor says state employee raises are his top priority as lawmakers get to work on a budget for the next two years.

Requiring workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 would result in up to $10 million in fines and at least $500,000 in civil damages under bills Wyoming lawmakers will consider in a rare special session that began Tuesday.

Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney tells CBS News’ “60 Minutes” she was wrong to have opposed gay marriage.

Conservative lawmakers want to boot Republican Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger out of the House GOP.

Donald Trump says he will meet next week with Republicans running against Rep. Liz Cheney and endorse one in the next few months.

A candidate running against Liz Cheney in next year’s Republican primary has visited an effort in Arizona to cast doubt on last year’s presidential election.

The Federal Elections Commission has released financial filings that show Wyoming U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney spent $58,500 on security from January to March, about two weeks after voting to impeach then-President Donald Trump.

Bryan Miller, a two-time U.S. Senate hopeful, has announced he is running for Wyoming’s long U.S. House seat.

For pro-Trump Republicans, removing Rep. Liz Cheney from House GOP leadership was relatively easy. Booting her from office will be another matter.

With Republicans in Washington turning up the heat on Rep. Liz Cheney, the defiant third-term congresswoman faces mixed reviews at home.

A state official in Wyoming has said the 2022-2023 state budget will be developed without cuts thanks to improved revenue projections made public last week.

Speculation by former President Donald Trump that she won’t seek re-election next year is “wishful thinking,” Liz Cheney said Wednesday.

Wyoming remains a long way off from picking up another congressional representative amid slow population growth, according to figures released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney has reported a strong start to her campaign’s fundraising efforts for the 2022 primary election, when she is set to face challengers that have surfaced since her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump.

Wyoming lawmakers advanced a proposal Tuesday to set up a fund to sue states that move away from using coal to generate electricity.

Wyoming lawmakers plan to wrestle with state spending as they meet a couple days longer than expected due to a snowstorm that shut down the state capital.

Wyoming lawmakers rejected a measure that would have required candidates to win a majority of votes in primary elections to avoid runoffs – a change endorsed by Donald Trump Jr. in his campaign to undermine Republican U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney.

The Wyoming House of Representatives passed a bill on a 32-28 vote Wednesday to expand Medicaid eligibility to low-income adults.

A state legislative committee has advanced a proposal to cover more people in Wyoming under the federal Medicaid program but time for the measure is running out.

Wyoming lawmakers have endorsed a plan to set aside money to sue states that turn away from using coal to generate electricity.

State lawmakers have set aside Wyoming’s latest attempt to adopt a hate-crimes law.

Wyoming lawmakers will continue to discuss proposed election changes endorsed by Donald Trump Jr. for their potential to undermine U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney but not for next year as originally planned.

The governor of Wyoming, the top coal-mining state in the nation, announced a goal Tuesday to capture more carbon dioxide than the state emits, as he criticized plans taking shape under President Joe Biden intended to limit climate change.

Governor Mark Gordon will deliver his State of the State Address to the 66th Legislature live from the Wyoming State Capitol at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

A Wyoming legislative committee advanced legislation Wednesday to require voters to present identification at the polls despite some who questioned whether the bill is necessary.

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, Senate President Dan Dockstader, and House Speaker Eric Barlow have committed to a joint plan aimed at ensuring a safe legislative session.

Three Wyoming lawmakers in Washington have proposed legislation to block the Biden administration from ordering a moratorium on new federal leases to energy companies.

A Wyoming state legislator has apologized after posting a racist tweet about the state’s first Black sheriff.

The chairwoman of the Wyoming Public Service Commission is resigning four years before her term is scheduled to end.

The three members of Wyoming’s congressional delegation have recognized the result of Monday’s Electoral College vote after weeks of unsubstantiated claims of fraud from President Donald Trump.

Wyoming will not join Republican-led states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a lawsuit filed by Texas questioning election procedures in states where Democrat Joe Biden won in November, Gov. Mark Gordon said Thursday.

A group of 32 Wyoming lawmakers and newly elected lawmakers have signed a letter to Republican Gov. Mark Gordon asking him to join other Republican-led states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear attacking election procedures where Democrat Joe Biden won in the November election.

Wyoming’s low-key senior U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi said goodbye to colleagues Wednesday by urging them to focus more on where they agree and not so much on their differences.