League of Women Voters of Wyoming

During the recent legislative session, two committee chairs — Sen. Charlie Scott for the Senate Ed committee (R-Natrona) and Rep Donald Burkhardt for the House Minerals & Economic Development committee — used their authority to disallow remote testimony.  Senator Scott

This article explains how Cheyenne’s water supply is linked to the Colorado River.  Like they say:  It’s complicated. The Little Snake flows into the Yampa River, which flows into the Green River, which then flows into the Colorado River.  Water

                     Turns out that state and city flags fail most rules for for good design.  For example, 24 states had/have seals somewhere on the field but seals shouldn’t be anywhere.  Designer

In the 2023 session, legislators proposed 3 changes. SJ3 is constitutional amendment that defines a new, fourth tax group.  Voters will decide whether they support this idea on the 2024 Ballot.  The idea is a compromise between protecting the budgets

The Brennan Center advocates a new $1 billion federal funding program — the Public Safety and Prison Reduction Act — to fund states to reduce incarceration while promoting  fair criminal justice policies that preserve public safety.   Policies should also consider the

The Joint Management Council met this week to make public the Interim topics — prioritized — and the number of meetings apportioned to each interim committee. Chairs and co-chairs started each discussion, followed by testimony and questions from the  public

This is the video recording of the 3/22/2023 installment of “Women on Wednesdays” co-hosted by the First Ladies Initiative.  We watch a conversation with Rebecca Boggs Roberts, noted historian on women’s suffrage, about her book, Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and

The oral arguments recording of Arizona v Navajo Nation is interesting, especially as some Justices — especially Justice Kagan — express incredulity thinking water isn’t implicit in treaties. The lawyer Kolby KickingWoman representing the Navaho is described as Dine — he

An interview with Phil Roberts, UW History professor emeritus, is in this week’s Cowboy State Daily newspaper.  Phil shares a few recent personal problems and we want to express our condolences for Phil’s brother and work co-author.  Both worked on