2011 Legislature Blog

ESPC lauds deaths of 'Defense of Marriage' and minimum wage repeal

February 28, 2011 by Staff Leave a Comment

Equality State Policy Center director Dan Neal discusses the death of legislation that would have placed a constitutional amendment on the 2012 ballot to outlaw same-sex marriage and civil unions. Also dead is a bill that would have repealed minimum

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A necktie for optometrists

February 23, 2011 by Staff Leave a Comment

Wyoming Tribune Eagle photographer James Brosher has been giving us some great moments from the Legislature, and his blog entry focusing on 30th day of the session has some compelling portraits of legislators having what appear to be pensive and

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WOC: Energy efficiency bill serves Wyo's interests

February 19, 2011 by Staff Leave a Comment

Richard Garrett Jr., legislative advocate for the Wyoming Outdoor Council, argues that House Bill 179, the energy efficiency bill, would help electric utility customers audit their energy consumption and finance energy efficiency improvements. The full Senate will debate the bill

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Capitol images continue

February 17, 2011 by Staff Leave a Comment

Wyoming Tribune Eagle photographer James Brosher continues to post some nice images on his personal blog of his photography from the Legislature. A shot of Sen. Bruce Burns, R-Sheridan, does a good job of showing how exhausting the long days (and nights) can be during the session.

Should you have to pay a fee to have your vote counted?

February 17, 2011 by Staff Leave a Comment

Richard Winger of Ballot Access News takes a look at Senate File 20, which lets the state charge a fee for any voter or candidate who wants write-in votes counted. Winger notes that part of the job of public elections officials is to count the votes, and to charge a citizen for asking to learn how many votes a candidate received has routinely been ruled unconstitutional.

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