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Officials move closer to allowing public to carry concealed guns in Wyoming Capitol. State leaders voted to proceed with plans to allow most people to conceal carry in public areas of the Capitol and extension. That’s after 87% of online comments opposed allowing permitted-only concealed carry. by Madelyn Beck October 14, 2024.
Wyoming’s elections will look different this year. Here’s ... - WyoFile
Apr 15, 2024 · Voters are now prohibited from changing party affiliation during the 96 days leading up to the primary election. The law lines up with the candidate filing period, and opponents have criticized the regulation for effectively forcing voters to choose a party before even knowing the slate of candidates. This year, the deadline falls on May 15.
Gordon signs property tax relief package into law - WyoFile
Mar 22, 2024 · Gov. Mark Gordon on Thursday signed into law a package of property tax relief bills approved by legislators during Wyoming’s 2024 budget session. Collectively, the legislation creates new exemptions for certain homeowners, doubles an existing exemption for veterans, caps annual increases and expands eligibility for a state refund program.
Medicaid expansion can’t pass the Legislature. So what’s the ...
Mar 1, 2024 · In the fiscal year that ran from July 2021 to June 2022, Wyoming Medicaid reported spending $756.5 million, with $476.6 million covered by the feds. If the state expanded Medicaid and 19,000 more people gained coverage, the Department of Health estimates it would cost around $100 million a year.
Wyoming's 2024 Candidates | WyoFile 2024 Election Guide
4 days ago · Welcome to WyoFile's guide to the 2024 election. This guide aims to help voters inform themselves before heading to the polls. Every federal and state legislative candidate was sent a questionnaire crafted by WyoFile reporters and editors about the key issues facing Wyoming. The candidates' responses, or lack thereof, …
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Oct 10, 2024 · Wyoming wildfires spark further evacuations. by Joshua Wolfson 7 hours agoOctober 14, 2024. Share this: Crews in Sheridan, Teton and Fremont counties are working to protect homes and cabins as they seek to contain the …
Analysis: Four Wyoming takeaways from new census numbers
Apr 28, 2021 · Here are four takeaways. Young people, workers left in droves. Wyoming’s population growth could have been nearly twice as large, according to numbers provided by the Wyoming Division of Economic Analysis, had fewer people left. Wyoming experienced a natural population increase of about 25,000 people during the decade, with the 72,000 births ...
How does Wyoming’s tax structure compare to other states?
May 16, 2017 · Wyoming’s sales tax is the 44th lowest in the nation, and its tax on beer is the 50th, unchanged since 1935 when it was set at $0.02 a gallon. Its property tax for homeowners is 46th lowest. Wyoming is one of seven states with no individual income tax, and one of only two with no corporate income tax, South Dakota being the other one.
Expert: Corner crossing would diminish ranch values ‘at least 30%’
Dec 22, 2022 · That’s based on a 25% devaluation of the Elk Mountain Ranch, appraised at $31.1 million in 2017. Rinehart would discount the ranch by 30% if corner crossing was declared legal, he said in an affidavit. His figure would raise alleged damages to a total of $9.39 million. The defendants say they never set foot on private property as they stepped ...
Q&A with Angi Bruce: Wyoming Game and Fish’s first female
Jul 16, 2024 · A group of pronghorn trots through the snow in the Green River Basin in April 2023. (Mike Koshmrl/WyoFile) WF: There are growing budget concerns for Game and Fish that you’ll be confronting during your directorship.Do you need to make any major adjustments to how you fund the agency, or with what spending looks like?