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
The fascinating Rise & Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson
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
SCOTUS hears water rights case Arizona v Navaho Nation
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
Judge Jackson dissents as SCOTUS overrules MO abortion ruling for minor
Phil Roberts Wrote the Book, and now the WY Almanac
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
Abortion ban hearing Wed 3/22 in Teton Co
UPDATE: Abortions are again legal. The “trigger law” passed during the 2022 session was blocked temporarily by County Judge Melissa Owens of Teton Co and passed to the WY Supreme Court. SF 109 — Life is a Human Act
Gov Gordon vetoes absentee ballot change proposed by new SOS Gray
Senate File 131 would have prohibited members of the public from sending out unsolicited mailers to voters with absentee ballot request forms. The Wyoming LWV was opposed to this bill and is pleased with the Governor’s action. SF 131 is
Primary voters may see big differences at polls
Did you know those presidential and vice-presidential candidates on the same ticket cannot be registered in the same state? The shortened window to register would have prevented Dick Cheney from becoming VP. His realization that he needed to register in
The passing of Pat Schroeder marks how far we have come
The article compares numbers from Pat’s career with those today: 1972–Pat assumed her congressional office. She was the first woman to represent Colorado. There were 14 women in the House then, 125 today The chair of the House Armed Services
Wyoming is in the national news: 1st to ban abortion pills
Even before Roe v. Wade was overturned, chemical abortions had become the prevalent method of abortion. A two-pill combination including mifepristone is the most popular. The new WY law goes into effect on July 1 and expressly outlaws mifepristone. Thirteen