CHEYENNE-A disagreement between Wyoming's state and local election officials over ballot drop boxes came to a boil Wednesday at the Capitol as lawmakers debated prohibiting their use in state statute.

Wyoming's county clerks have utilized drop boxes for decades, long before they took on controversy in the 2020 election, thanks in large part to the film "2,000 Mules."

A legislative committee on Wednesday unanimously advanced a bill to create a universal school voucher program in Wyoming amid concerns about costs, accountability and constitutionality.

SHERIDAN — With the legislative session underway and continuing until March 6, the Sheridan Police Department and Sheridan County Sheriff’s office have their eyes on several bills this year.

House Bill 31, 172, 174, 191 and 276 are a few bills the SPD and the sheriff’s office will be keeping an eye on, Sheridan Police Department Chief Travis Koltiska and Sheridan County Sheriff Levi Dominguez said.

SHERIDAN — A bill to repeal most of Wyoming’s gun free zones — including at government buildings and schools — is headed down the hall to the Senate after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly supported the measure.

This year marks the 10th time in the last 12 years — and the third consecutive year —  that a similar bill has hit the Wyoming Legislature.

CHEYENNE-Laura Pearson's sheep ranching family has had a rough go of it lately.

Woolgrowing is an industry that's shrunk dramatically from its heyday, including in Wyoming. Modern disruptions and hardships, like the brutal winter of 2022-'23, were a gut punch to operations that have hung on, even knocking some woolgrowers out of business.

CHEYENNE - Despite a majority of public testimony against doing so, a group of senators have backed a measure to put party affiliation on the ballot in school board races.

Sen. Jared Olsen, R-Cheyenne, brought Senate File 98, "School board trustees-party affiliation," to the Senate Education Committee, of which he is a member, on Wednesday.