A Denver truck driver has been convicted of five counts of vehicular homicide for crashing a semi tractor-trailer into a sport utility vehicle carrying a Wyoming family in June 2022, killing all five of them. A Weld County jury also convicted Jesus Puebla of five other counts on Wednesday, including reckless driving and not having a valid commercial driver’s license, …
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Wyoming governor cites constitutional concerns after signing school choice bill, narrows eligibility for funds
Although Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a school choice bill into law on Thursday, he cited constitutionality concerns when he vetoed most of the eligibility provisions that would provide taxpayer funds to pay for private, pre-K, and homeschool education expenses. The Wyoming legislature sent Gordon a bill that would establish education savings accounts (ESAs) based on a tiered system–the more …
Read More »Wyoming governor signs bill outlawing gender-reassignment procedures on children, vetoes abortion restrictions
Wyoming’s Republican Governor Mark Gordon signed into legislation Friday a bill outlawing gender-reassignment procedures on children and vetoed a bill that would have imposed further restrictions on abortion clinics, including required licensure. SF0099, also titled “Children gender change prohibition,” prohibits physicians from performing gender-reassignment procedures on children and administering related medications. The legislation specifically banned “a surgery that sterilizes the …
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