Month: December 2022

The Select Committee on Tribal Relations forwarded a bill for the 2023 Session that would create a work group to craft a WY version of the federal bill Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).  The vote was 4-1, but the opposition

“Go spend a day or a week with your guidance counselor, and walk around school all day. It’s a different deal than when we all went to school,” said Rep. Steve Harshman, R-Casper, before he voted yes. “Most of the

  Maxwell Alejandro Frost will be the youngest legislator in Congress, and the story of his connection to Sandy Hook is a surprising start to a career in politics. People ask Frost whether he intends to be just another backbencher,

Communities across the U.S. have implemented collaborations between law enforcement and behavioral health professionals in recent years, but Laramie County’s program was most directly influenced by Fort Collins Police Services. Meeting with them has helped those involved in forming Laramie

Look at and appreciate this amazing graphic.  Then nice there is good news too: “… small donations by everyday Americans hit a record high in the 2022 elections.”

 A provision in the American Rescue Plan Act makes extending postpartum Medicaid coverage easier. States no longer need to apply for a waiver and this is due to: High U.S. maternal mortality rates. The U.S. had the highest overall maternal mortality

We are sure to hear more about this story broken by the reporters with UW’s Student Media.  It is a disturbing story of specious explanations and coercion behind missing COE library items.   http://www.uwbrandingiron.com/2022/12/06/lgbtq-materials-removed-by-library-admin/

The Albany Co School Board heard from a Cheyenne-based nonprofit UAI.  The program helps homeless adolescents at least 16 years old who do not have a guardian to care for them.  Last year, 10 such LHS students would have qualified