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10 Mar, 9 tweets, 2 min read
Overhead in the hallway: "I more see Roe v. Wade as an opinion, not a law." - Sen. Lynn Hutchings

They're discussing this bill: wyoleg.gov/Legislation/20…
I mean, if you believe you can overturn a SCOTUS decision through a bill in the Wyoming Legislature...
If you're interested, you can watch the hearing now:
Rewatching some of this. Katie Noyes, an actual doctor, said this bill could be unconstitutional, and will force Wyoming women to travel further and lose more time at work to get an abortion.

Said only Teton County offers these procedures, they are safe, and FDA approved.
Marti Halverson, of Wyoming Right to Life, later argued this procedure actually presents risks for a multitude of different conditions (including death) but I have not been able to verify these claims.

Found some isolated events over the years due to odd complications, but...
On questioning from Hutchings, Noyes said there are only two drugs available in Wyoming. But Hutchings said there are more.

"What you've seen online, I'm not aware of," Noyes replied.
Noyes added that every state that had tried to ban chemical abortions saw those bans ruled unconstitutional
Chair Baldwin, just now, said that while he is pro-life, he will be voting no because these drugs are commonly used, and there is some danger with banning a procedure that is frequently taken by OBGYNs and subjecting them to jail time for giving them a drug they need.
Dan Furphy said it's not perfect, but he is "pro-life" and wants to advance it to the floor. But adds that they need to actually talk to legal experts.

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11 Mar
Hans Hunt is pushing a budget amendment to defund Wyoming PBS to fight invasive species.

Some defended them, noting how they've produced good documentaries and livestreamed public meetings.

"We need to take care of this problem before it becomes a documentary," Hunt said.
Here's the amendment. wyoleg.gov/2021/Amends/HB…

But yeah, this really underscores how tight our budget situation is. When the group that broadcasts your public meetings is a "want," you're really up against it.
"I didn't come to do the people's work so people couldn't see what I was doing," says @Provenza4Wyomin against the amendment.

Watch here:
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10 Mar
The House is currently considering amendments to the budget bill right now. There are 42 of them.

Read them all here: wyoleg.gov/Legislation/Am…
House also revived the sports betting bill from last night. The four Democrats who previously voted against it flipped to make the final tally 32-28.

Rep. Clifford -- who opposed it on potential impacts to tribes -- is working amendments in the Senate.

wyoleg.gov/Legislation/20…
In the Senate, they are considering a bill on third reading to add legislative oversight to public health orders.

Rothfuss opposed:

"We don't practice surgery, and we shouldn't. We typically know what level we should perform at is at the governance level."
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10 Mar
Want something wonky? The council that oversees the rules of the legislature is considering a bill to modify its membership makeup.

This would minimize the influence of Democrats on the committee, who represent a minuscule share of the Legislature.

wyoleg.gov/Legislation/20…
Side note, there's another bill that would expand allocations for more lawmakers to get reimbursed for work trips.

Rep. Sommers just successfully an amendment to ban reimbursements for trips to partisan events, like CPAC.

One voted against, but not sure who. Voice vote.
The entire thing failed to advance despite impassioned advocacy from Rep. Zwonitzer, who said he wanted this for opportunities to attend conferences for LGBTQ lawmakers as a means to connect with legislators from other states he can relate better with.
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8 Mar
Sen. Dan Dockstader, just now:

"We have touched the point to where we're reaching into those we care most about but we don't have the answer because we are simply out of money," he said. "It's our problem, it's our responsibility, but everyone now realizes the problem we're in."
This is an informational meeting, but a lot of longer-term Senators are preaching about the deep impacts of the cuts they are considering on seniors, especially.



They know the problem but, as we were told last week, they'll cut til they find the floor.
Baldwin said we seem to be dropping further off, rather than replacing what we took away. And getting worse.

"What will we do if we cut too far this time?" asked Baldwin. "We can't fix those lives, so I guess... what will we do? That's the question."
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8 Mar
Sitting in House Corps where they're hearing 4 bills to reform the ability to issue health orders.

Various degrees of severity, sponsorship.

HB98 Public health orders-reforms.
HB113 Public health orders-limitations.
HB127 Public health amendments.
HB56 Public health orders-2.
HB-98 -- sponsored by Rep. Gray -- turns state health officer into Senate confirmed position, can be removed, governor has to sign all health orders. Legislature would ratify orders. wyoleg.gov/Legislation/20…

HB-127 -- by Barlow -- a little less strict. wyoleg.gov/Legislation/20…
HB-127 basically removes immediate actions -- i.e. quarantining sick individuals -- from legislative oversight.

"Political decisions" -- in this case, passing a mask mandate, limiting travel for many, etc. -- for longer than 10 days would be subject to approval by state/local.
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8 Mar
If you don't understand the budget, I recommend you tune into the floor sessions right now. House and Senate are currently walking through the bill now.

House here:

Senate:
For an eye-popping statistic... with this proposed supplemental budget, Nicholas said we'll have cut roughly $1 billion from government in five years.
We know the House is going to attempt to put about $50 million back into the budget due to improving projections for minerals -- we undervalued oil in the last CREG by more than $10 a barrel.

The Senate is likely not on-board with that. Will have a piece out on that later.
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