Laramie County Clerk Debra Lee will soon send purge notices. Those receiving notes are those who didn’t vote in the 2022 general election. Voters may respond to the notice requesting that their names not be removed.
Power of Majority Floor Leader in WY House
The Majority Floor Leader (MFL) in each legislative chamber decides when and if bills are debated by the entire body. A rumored procedure change allows for the body (with a majority vote) to suspend the authority of the MFL over
All but 18 State Legislatures will be in session by next week
46 states’ legislatures hold yearly sessions. Below is a map of the state legislatures in session soon. Four meet only in odd numbered years.
Albany Co Clerk Jackie Gonzales gets a party
Back in 1979 Jackie’s grandmother showed Jackie a clipping about a job in the Co Clerk’s office. An offer to babysit was the enticement that lured Jackie into what became 43 years in the Clerk’s office, 32 as the elected
ACA enrollments up & record low uninsured rate
From November through December 2022, 1.8 million more people enrolled in ACA compared to the same period last year. The uninsured rate has dropped to 8% and the enrollment period is still open in some states. ARP monies have greatly
Committee Members for 2023 Legislative Session
See our post from December 20 to read about the Revenue Committees. Other committees of interest might include Corporations, Education, and Labor, Health & Social Services. To see all the committees for 2023, read more>>>
2023 Revenue Committees
Chair of the House Revenue Committee Steve Harshman (R-Casper) has said that new blood is good on the Senate Revenue Committee and that it’s one thing to sign anti-tax pledges but quite another to govern. The 9-member House Revenue Committee
Always the Vanguard, Intellectually & Politically, Connelly Leaves WY
Upstate NY will surely welcome its native daughter, Cathy Connelly. Dr. Connelly retires from House District 13, and we’ll long remember her cogent and dependable voice. Read more>>>
Culture & Climate Study at ACSD#1
Board Officers were elected: Kim Sorenson(Chair), Beth Bear(V Chair), Janice Marshall(Clerk) & Nate Martin(Treasurer). New Board members–Alex Kassin & Carrie Murthy–also voted. Early item: results of the Fall 2022, Climate Survey. Roughly half of the students feel out-of-place, two-thirds witnessed
Veterans’ Service Recognition Act
Headlines since 2019 have urged readers to do something about deportations of vets. Congress is now trying. The Veterans’ Service Recognition Act H.R. 7946 passed the House yesterday. The bill is backed by American Legion. No one gathers past service data