April 10, 2025
Freedom Caucus leader John Bear went on record at a meeting of legislators on how to handle the upcoming populist initiative to reduce property taxes by 50%, after they've just been reduced by 25%, as favoring completely eliminating property taxes in favor of sales taxes.
On the imported geezer reduce my property taxes on the house I bought after I moved here from California initiative, he feels that the effect wouldn't be cumulative (50% of the just reduced 25%), while other legislators do.
May 2, 2025
A press interview of Freedeom Caucus member Bear reveals the WFC wants to treat the Wyoming budget to some DOGEy style actions, particularly in regard to grants and loans.
May 4, 2025
I don't know anything about the woman from Teton County who was his competition, but Miller was another individual who spent a career in the military, and therefore was a lifelong recipient of public funds, and who has now returned as an opponent of the Federal government.
May 7, 2025
Wyoming Legislature finalizes list of ‘off-season’ topics for study
May 9, 2025
Chuck Gray Supports 22 New Election-Reform Bills, Committee To Study 10
Some of these bills are frankly nuts.
May 19, 2025
Wyoming lawmakers go after funding for state associations that sometimes oppose their bills: Green River Rep. Marlene Brady is leading the charge on prohibiting cities, towns and counties from paying dues to elected officials’ associations.
May 21, 2025
Legislative panel pursues bills to regulate Wyoming library books with sexual material: Lawmakers are taking up library books as conservative activists around the state pore over material in young adult and teen library sections for sexual content.
For reasons I won't go into, I've seen some of the book that is featured in this article, and there's no way it should be in the children's section of a library.
May 22, 2025
Committee Adopts Bill To Make Wyoming Senate Confirm Supreme Court Justices
This is inaccurate. Rather they voted to have the LSO draft such a bill.
May 23, 2025
As scrutiny of judges grows, lawmakers weigh changes to Wyoming’s selection process: In her final official appearance before lawmakers, Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Kate Fox defended the process for choosing the state’s judges. But some lawmakers still want changes.
May 25, 2025
A draft bill would allow for nuclear facilities to have armed guards as a type of private police force.
Private police forces are rare, but not completely unknown. The Wyoming Stock Growers Association at one time was authorized to have them, although that's long ago in the past. While I haven't kept up on it, so I don't know the current status, railroads at one time had them as well.
June 4, 2025
Oh great . . .
Wyoming Freedom Caucus plans on ‘DOGE-ing’ state budget: House Appropriations Chairman John Bear takes inspiration from the Trump administration’s efforts to cut federal jobs and spending.
DOGE has been such a disaster that even Trump is questioning it. This is the last thing Wyoming needs
Deep down, to a large extent, the Freedom Caucus just hates the government.
Meanwhile:
The State's Democratic Party is abasically as dead as a doornail. Those looking for a middle path aren't being offered it by the Democrats, who recently replaced their leadership. The thin, bow tie, wearing newly elected leader provides an apt symbol for a party grossly out of step with the state.
June 5, 2025
Wyoming Legislature to consider abolishing property taxes through constitutional amendment: After creating a complicated web of residential property tax exemptions, lawmakers are now weighing whether to eliminate property taxes entirely.
June 11, 2025
Wyoming lawmaker uses slur for Japanese people before visiting Heart Mountain internment site: Rep. John Winter made the remark while discussing logistics for a tour of the former internment camp, where more than 14,000 Japanese Americans were held against their will during World War II.
Wyoming lawmakers step toward bill clarifying corner crossing’s legality: Some agricultural industry lobbyists urged a legislative committee to wait and see whether the U.S. Supreme Court takes the case, but others — including law enforcement — testified that they could use precise legal directions.
July 28, 2025
Wyoming lawmakers consider nuclear waste storage as tensions rise over microreactor plant proposal: A draft bill that would make an exception to Wyoming's nuclear waste ban is intended to accommodate a California firm's plans to "mass-produce" microreactors near Casper.
July 31, 2025
Legislators Clash Over Proposed Bill That Would Allow Spent Nuclear Fuel In Wyoming
August 1, 2025
Lawmakers table bill to allow nuclear waste storage in Wyoming
August 9, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Calling Innocent People Pornographers And Pedophiles At Taxpayer Expense
August 20, 2025
As Wyoming lawmakers rehash election reforms, two familiar camps remain divided: A committee voted to sponsor three failed bills from the 2025 session that would continue the overhaul of Wyoming’s elections system.
Going Feral: Wyoming lawmakers advance bill decriminalizing cor...:
Wyoming lawmakers advance bill decriminalizing corner crossing
Wyoming lawmakers advance bill decriminalizing corner crossing: By one vote, a legislative committee agrees to consider a draft measure again in November when amendments are possible.
Gomers in the Wyoming “Freedom” Caucus: If the caucus was a herd, it would be full of gomers, columnist Rod Miller says. Its members make a lot of noise, but can’t get the job done.
August 22, 2025
Cities, counties continue to push for new tax program to make up lost funds
August 23, 2025
Homeowners urge Wyoming lawmakers to skip further property tax cuts: Public services are worth paying for, residents told lawmakers who are considering additional tax reform.
August 27, 2025
The legislature has a draft bill before it to drop the felony larceny threshold from $1,000 to $500.
A typical law and order type of bill, this is a bad idea in a state with a grossly overburdened criminal justice system.
August 29, 2025
Wyoming Lawmakers Drafting Legislation To Ban Cloud Seeding For 10 Years
October 14, 2025
Panel advances legislation restricting sexual content in Wyoming library books: The Judiciary Committee voted 11-2 in support of the measure, and the issue unified Wyoming Freedom Caucus lawmakers with Republicans not always aligned with them.
Committee Adopts Bill Greenlighting Lawsuits Over 'Sexually Explicit' Library Books
October 24, 2025
October 31, 2025Wyoming lawmakers hit pause on redrawing voting maps: Efforts to reconfigure the state’s legislative districts to adhere to county lines came to a halt Wednesday.
Claims ‘chemtrails’ poison citizens spur Wyoming lawmakers to advance ‘geoengineering’ ban: Claims ‘chemtrails’ poison citizens spur Wyoming lawmakers to advance ‘geoengineering’ ban Nano particles released from Department of War jets are sterilizing soils, blocking sun, lawmakers hear from Wyomingites and YouTuber before backing bill.Apparently every member of this committee save for Barry Crago and Karlee Provenza voted for this goofball bill.
Legislature To Consider At Least 13 Election Bills After Committee Adds 6 More
Wyoming lawmakers advance election reform bills despite feasibility warnings
Wyoming Freedom Caucus wants to cut state budget, but won’t say how much yet: Cuts are coming in next year’s legislative session, but where and how deep remains to be seen.
And of course 82 year old Jim Magana, who seemingly hasn't managed to grasp that the positions he consistently advocates hurt the reputations of ranchers in general, is at it again:
Rancher lobbyist knocks Wyoming bill recognizing corner crossing’s court-decided legality: Jim Magagna
Magagna should have stepped down from a leadership role with the WSGA a good 30 years ago. He's hurting the livestock industry by seemingly never accepting its no longer the 1960s.
November 8, 2025
Fixing what isn't broken:
Undeterred by tight timeline, Wyoming lawmakers charge ahead with election reform: County clerks are anxious about changes made in the last session and what’s now coming down the pike.
November 20, 2025
Wyoming to again weigh making landowner tags ‘transferable,’ a step toward pay-for-play hunting
This again:
Wyoming to again weigh making landowner tags ‘transferable,’ a step toward pay-for-play hunting: Legislation that would enable ranchers and large property owners to sell tags to the highest bidder passed through the Agriculture Committee and has a shot at becoming law in 2026.
Here's the tale of the tape:
Ayes included Pearson, Cowley Republican Rep. Dalton Banks, Cheyenne Republican Rep. Steve Johnson, Riverton Republican Rep. Pepper Ottman, Douglas Republican Rep. Tomi Strock, Thermopolis Republican Rep. John Winter and Casper Republican Sen. Bob Ide.
Opposing were Buffalo Republican Sen. Barry Crago, Cheyenne Republican Sen. Taft Love, La Barge Republican Rep. Mike Schmid, Baggs Republican Rep. Bob Davis and Laramie Democrat Rep. Karlee Provenza.
Of course, Casper Republican Ide is in favor of it.
Don't vote for the people in the aye column.
And with this hideous idea, we're going to close out this edition and start a new one.
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