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RIVERTON â Itâs been 234 years since the Constitutional Convention, and some Wyoming lawmakers think thatâs long enough.
State Senate Joint Resolution 2 is a bid to launch a new convention of states in order to amend the U.S. Constitution in ways that would limit federal power.
Republican state Senators Cale Case, of Lander, and Ed Cooper, of Ten Sleep, along with State Rep. Pepper Ottman, R-Riverton, have co-sponsored the bill, which was introduced to the Senate on Feb. 24. It was heard Wednesday in the Senate Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee.
Notably, other pens behind the effort are those of House Speaker Eric Barlow, R-Gillette, and Senate Majority Floor Leader Ogden Driskill, R-Devils Tower.
(Cheyenne, WY) – The Wyoming Legislature will hold three days of standing committee meetings next week leading up to the reconvening of the 2021 General Session…
Senate Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs
Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
House Education
House Judiciary
The Wyoming Legislature will reconvene the 2021 General Session on March 1 at 10 a.m. The remainder of the General Session will be held in a “hybrid” format. The Joint Session of the Legislature, including Gov. Mark Gordon’s State of the State address and Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael K. Davis’ State of the Judiciary address will take place virtually on March 2 at 10 a.m. The State of the State and the State of the Judiciary addresses will be streamed live on
The public participating in-person during the Session will be required to comply with the public health orders in place at the time, including the use of face coverings when inside the Capitol Complex. The public may also view the proceedings and participate in standing committee meetings remotely by using the “testify” and YouTube links available on the Legislatu
CODY, Wyo. (AP) Former Wyoming Senate President Henry ‘Hank’ Coe has died at age 74. A Republican from Cody, Coe was first elected to the Wyoming Senate in 1988. Besides serving as Senate president from 2001-2002, Coe was chairman of the Senate Education Committee from 2003-2020 and played a key role in major decisions involving public education.
Coe decided in March not to seek re-election. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in November and died Thursday at home with his children around him.
In addition to leading the education committee, Coe chaired the Air Transportation Liaison Committee and was a member of the Senate Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, Select Committee on Capital Financing & Investments, Energy Council and Council of State Governments-West Education.
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