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Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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n the nation, and in like fashion the Wyoming Legislature met for two days to begin the job of taking our State back. I traveled to Cheyenne for this special session, even though we could participate from home. Much like many of you, I feel that these times are too important to stay home and hope that I would be as effective remotely. In doing so, I also felt it was important to stay away from people, social distance and constantly wash my hands. Both days were filled with debate, it almost...
Greetings Crook and Weston County, Tyler Lindholm here, happily reporting from home south of Sundance! The 2020 Budget Session wrapped up late in the evening on Thursday, March 12. As you know, the primary purpose of this session was to approve and implement a Budget for the 2021-2022 Biennium. This Budget includes operating expenses for all executive, legislative and judicial branch agencies, including the University of Wyoming, community colleges and K-12 education. Governor Mark Gordon...
Greetings House District 1! We’re heading into the home stretch here at the Wyoming State Legislature! Late on Friday, House and Senate Leadership, along with members of the Joint Appropriations Committee, agreed to a deal on the Budget Bill (the primary purpose of this session). Members of the House and Senate will now have an opportunity to see the final bill and vote on it. Governor Mark Gordon has until Thursday to ‘veto’ any parts of the Budget he does not agree with. If he does, it will...
Greetings Crook County, I’m happy to report that we are going into the fourth week of session. This past week, the Wyoming Legislature worked hard (and late) to give fair consideration and debate to as many bills as possible. Thursday was “crossover,” meaning that any bill that had not been passed out of their chamber of origin by then would not be further considered. One of the bright spots of the week was having two of my children serve as pages on the House floor. As I’ve mentioned before,...
Greetings House District 1! After a grueling past few days, we’re now entering into the third week of the 2020 Budget Session. The majority of the past week was focused on introduction and debate on a roughly $3 billion budget for the 2021-2022 biennium. This week, members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committee introduced their respective Budgets (House, HB 1, General Government Appropriations-2 and Senate, SF 1, General Government Appropriations) to their chambers. During second r...
Hello from Cheyenne! We wrapped up the first week of the 2020 Budget Session on Friday evening. It was a busy week, to say the least. Nearly 400 (398, to be exact) bills were filed in the House and Senate this session. This includes 256 bills in the House and 142 in the Senate. Friday, February 14 was the deadline for bills to be introduced for debate, so no additional bills will be filed this session. During a Budget Session, legislative rules require a 2/3 vote for non-budget related bills to...
Greetings from Cheyenne! The 2020 Budget Session kicks off tomorrow. Fortunately, the legislature is now back in the newly renovated Wyoming State Capitol! For pictures of the refurbished House and Senate Chambers, you can visit the Wyoming Capitol Square Project Facebook page. The primary purpose of this session, which will last between 20 and 24 days, is to approve and implement a budget for the 2021-2022 biennium. This budget includes operating expenses for all executive, legislative and...
Imagine you’re a business owner. You’re getting ready to leave town for a few weeks, so you leave your most trusted employees in charge of the place while you’re gone. A vote was held among everyone in the office, and it was generally agreed that these individuals were the overall most qualified to keep the business running smoothly in your absence. Weeks pass by, and you return only to find absolute disaster. Not only has your business been plunged into bankruptcy, but is now in $23 trill...
As a Navy veteran, I’m familiar with the heavy responsibilities and costs of making war. As an elected official sworn to uphold the U.S. Constitution, I’m also mindful that our Founding Fathers constitutionally authorized Congress to declare war, and Congress alone. Unfortunately, our federal government has strayed from that founding model during the interminable “War on Terror” in which we’ve been mired for nearly two decades, during which Congress has ceded its war-making authority to the ex...
Greetings from Cheyenne! As the 7th Week of the 65th General Session comes to an end, we have seen both the deadline for bills to come out of committee and the last day for bills to be considered in the Committee of the Whole. There are just three days left for the 65th General Session of the Wyoming Legislature. The House managed to get through all of the General File bills from the Senate and will work the bills on 2nd and 3rd reading in the coming days. Bills of note include: SF 104 – W...
Greetings from Cheyenne! This, the sixth week of the 65th General Session, saw the released of the Joint Appropriations Conference Committee Budget compromise. The final bill is a true compromise with neither Chamber getting exactly what it wanted and much of the final product ended up fairly close to the orginal recommendation from the Joint Appropriations Committee. The House continues to make great progress in considering Senate Files that have been sent to us. There have been many...
Greetings from Cheyenne! In this, the fifth week of the 65th General Session, Monday was the last day for Committee of the Whole in each Chamber. With so many bills under consideration this year, that meant that good bills were not heard prior to the cutoff – including a couple of my bills. Thankfully, four of my bills have made it to the Senate for consideration. The House has also started considering Senate bills this week. Members of the House will work these bills with due diligence to m...
Greetings from Cheyenne! Week four has been one of deadlines for the 65th Legislature. Tuesday represented the last day for bill introduction, HB0001 – General government appropriations had to be considered and Friday was the last day for bills to be considered by House committees. Next Monday will be the last day for bills to be heard on General File. The final total of pieces of legislation filed for consideration from both the House and Senate totals 499. We will do our best to hear them a...
Greetings from Cheyenne! Last Friday, January 18, Senator Driskill and I traveled to China to represent Wyoming at a technology conference and arrived back in Cheyenne on Tuesday evening. I have never traveled internationally, besides my time in the US Navy, and I cannot recommend that quick of a turnaround. The Global Blockchain Summit in China was a resounding success. By the time Senator Driskill and I left the summit, everyone in attendance was talking about Wyoming. The efforts of the...
Greetings from…somewhere over the Pacific Ocean! I am currently on my way to China to represent Wyoming at the Global Blockchain Summit over the three-day recess of the Legislature. I have been invited to speak to the summit about Wyoming’s pioneering blockchain regulatory framework and how it is helping to bring new business to our state. A total of 316 bills have been introduced for consideration this session, six of which are mine. Several bills of note have passed the House and will hea...
Greetings from...Cheyenne! It was a busy first week with the inauguration of Governor Mark Gordon and the start of the 65th General Session of the Wyoming Legislature. As of Friday, more than 200 bills had been filled for consideration and committee work was in full swing. One of the highlights was hearing Governor Gordon deliver his first State of the State address to a Joint Session of the House and Senate. This was our first opportunity, as legislators, to hear from Governor Gordon about his...
