House JOINT RESOLUTION NO. HJ0002 UPDATE 2/16/2022. THIS BILL FAILED IN EARLY VOTING. SEE HOW YOUR LEGISLATORS VOTED HERE: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2022/HJ0002 A bill has been introduced in the Wyoming Legislature calling for a convention of States to amend the US Constitution under Article V of the Constitution. The Constitution is not easy to amend: only twenty-seven amendments have been added to the Constitution since it was…
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Investing in Solar Energy for Home, Farm, Business (Sheridan)…The second in a series of Solar Energy webinars will focus on affordability, financing, and funding of photo voltaic electric generation for residential, farm and business on Wednesday evening, February 16 from 6 to 7 PM. (MST). “More and more Wyomingites are utilizing Solar energy to reduce their utility bills, become more independent and fight climate change…
This month, the Wyoming Legislature will decide if Wyoming will accept grant money from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to increase broadband access in the state. We’ve heard that a few lawmakers oppose the use of federal funds. Tell them that high speed internet is something rural Wyomingites need help with. This bill will provide grant money from the ARPA Capital Projects Fund to…
We have been contacted by groups about the effort to promote expansion of Medicaid in Wyoming. It’s no secret the options are few for affordable health care for many low income residents of Wyoming. According to The Commonwealth Fund website, “States must finance a share of the cost of expansion. As such, expanding Medicaid will increase state spending. However, expanding Medicaid also allows states to…
H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, is a more than $1.5 trillion plan to rebuild American infrastructure—roads, bridges, transit systems, schools, housing, broadband access, and more. The Moving Forward Act is visionary legislation aiming to “simultaneously revitalize and decarbonize U.S. infrastructure across all sectors of the economy, consistent with goals to achieve a net-zero emission economy by 2050.” On July 1, the House of Representatives passed the…
The Great American Outdoors Act legislation fully and permanently funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and addresses priority repair needs in our national parks and other land management agencies. In June the Senate passed the act with a strong bipartisan vote of 73-25 and President Trump has said he supports the legislation. Disappointingly Senators Barrasso and Enzi both voted against the bill. ACTIONS TO…