Bill would kill residential solar, critics say
Lawmakers, seeking changes to net-metering laws, say crediting homeowners for private solar power wrongly shifts costs to other consumers.
Legislature
Lawmakers form committee to protect miners, Wyo. in bankruptcies
Priorities for the new panel include securing unpaid taxes, enabling attorney general to assist counties in bankruptcy court and stopping companies from ditching their obligations to workers.
Judicial committee greenlights new child-welfare legal office
Proposal would move child representation in removal cases from public defenders to new Guardian Ad Litem office. Similar parents measure still being studied.
Prison chief: Staff shortage could create dangerous conditions
Low staffing at the Wyoming State Penitentiary and the Wyoming Women’s Center could jeopardize safety, prison director Bob Lampert told lawmakers Thursday.
State left Campbell County to fend for itself in bankruptcies
Coal companies are maneuvering in bankruptcy courts not to pay taxes, and state officials’ pattern of failing to help Campbell County collect makes it easy.
