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In a straw poll, threshold reached to trigger vote on special session in Wyoming Legislature. Majority needed in both houses.

In a straw poll, threshold reached to trigger vote on special session in Wyoming Legislature. Majority needed in both houses.

CHEYENNE — A “straw poll” vote conducted this week on whether the Wyoming Legislature should hold a special session met the necessary 35% threshold to trigger a formal vote, but

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There have been loud demands for the Wyoming Legislature to convene a special session to undo Gov. Mark Gordon’s veto of a property tax relief bill, but what could that look like?

On March 8, the Wyoming Legislature gaveled out of the 67th Legislative Session. Speaker of the House Albert Sommers and President of the Senate Ogden Driskill chose to adjourn early,

CHEYENNE — Just hours after legislative leaders rejected calls for a special session Monday, the Senate president and House speaker sent out a new announcement saying a special session may

CHEYENNE — Leadership in the Wyoming Legislature denied calls for a special session on Monday, arguing it would not “effectively address” the governor’s vetoes on the 2025-26 biennium budget and

After saying Monday morning they wouldn't call for the Wyoming Legislature to reconvene for a special session, Senate President Ogden Driskill and House Speaker Albert Sommers say they're now considering it.

Titled the “Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act,” the new law prohibits a credit card processor operating in Wyoming from requiring the usage of or assigning a firearm or ammunition merchant category code “to any merchant located in Wyoming that is a seller of firearms or ammunition separately from general merchandise.”