• Gov. Mark Gordon let a bill pass into law banning illegal immigrants from driving in Wyoming without his signature, expressing concern it could violate an interstate compact.
• The legislative session may be winding down, but mudslinging between leading members of the Wyoming House and Senate is in mid-session form. Ogden Driskill and John Bear spent part of the weekend throwing accusations of lying and wasting tax money.
• Wyoming homeschool families say they are “thrilled” with the passage of the Homeschool Freedom Act. It means they don't have to submit their curricula to local school districts.
• A last-ditch House compromise to salvage a supplemental budget from this Wyoming legislative session was rejected by the Senate on Monday. It paves the way for a mad dash to cram pieces of the budget into other bills.
• A proposed state shooting complex in Cody was killed again Monday when Senate President Bo Biteman, R-Ranchester, ruled that an attempt to add it to a county and municipal roads bill was not germane to the topic of the bill.
• Gov. Mark Gordon signed into law House Bill 11 during a bill signing ceremony Monday, legislation that extends the sunset date of the manufacturing sales and use tax exemption to 2042. It was previously set to expire in 2027.
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Leo Wolfson can be reached at leo@cowboystatedaily.com.
