Lex Anteinternet: The 2018 Wyoming Legislative Session.

Lex Anteinternet: The 2018 Wyoming Legislative Session.:

From the Casper Star Tribune:

Bills to watch in Wyoming's 2018 legislative session 

A good synopsis, some of these I would have had no idea about and with some I wasn't aware of what their status was. 

Here's one I wasn't aware of, for example:

What it does: This bill includes several major
revisions to Wyoming’s campaign finance laws. It expands the definition
of what is covered under the law and changes some reporting
requirements.

What they’re saying: The Equality
State Policy Center faced off against the Wyoming Liberty Group on this
legislation during interim committee meetings. ESPC was heartened to see
the definitions expanded, while the Liberty Group claimed that
strengthening the laws any further would be unconstitutional and was
successful in rolling back an existing reporting requirement. It
appeared some of the lawmakers were confused as to what they were voting
on during the interim committee meeting and amendments to this bill are
likely if it is successfully introduced to the full Legislature.

I still can't say I know much about it, but that is pretty interesting. 
Also interesting is that the Tea Party Wyoming Liberty Group is opposed
to a bill limiting corporate participation in campaigns via monetary
donations.



Here's another one that's interesting, which the Tribune titled with "Air Wyoming is Back"

What it does: This measure would move forward an
ambitious proposal by the Wyoming Department of Transportation to
effectively create a state-run airline, through which WYDOT would
contract with regional carriers to operate specific routes and
schedules. The idea is to ensure reliable air service to cities across
Wyoming without relying on the whims of commercial carriers.

What they’re saying: Critics
argued that the idea remains half-baked and that more information is
needed before acting on it. But proponents say if Wyoming doesn’t move
quickly, it may be frozen out of any regular air service in many cities
as commercial carriers begin using larger planes and have a harder time
staffing pilots for rural routes. Von Flatern resurrected this piece of
legislation after the full transportation committee declined to advance
it, and the bill has the support of Senate President Eli Bebout, which
may give it a boost. A similar measure is also included in Gov. Matt
Mead’s Endow economic diversification initiative.

I'll be very surprised if this passes, but I hope it does.  The backing
of Eli Bebout is interesting as well, as he's far from a gadfly of any
kind.  I'm skeptical of this bill's chances, but maybe I'm a bit too
skeptical.



February 12, 2018