Wyoming

Wyoming Runoff Would Take Effect In 2023

March 12, 2021 at 4:32 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A bill to transition Wyoming to a runoff election system received initial approval from a legislative committee Thursday,” the Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports.

“The bill… would require a runoff election after a primary election if no single candidate captured the majority of votes. A candidate would need to receive over 50% of the votes to be considered the winner of a primary election.”

Key takeaway: “One amendment adopted by committee members would delay the formal switch to runoff elections by a year, to Jan. 1, 2023. That means it wouldn’t happen before the next round of primary elections, including a contested race between Rep. Liz Cheney (R) and at least two state lawmakers, Sen. Anthony Bouchard (R) and Rep. Chuck Gray (R).”

Quote of the Day

February 15, 2019 at 9:14 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The greatest man who ever lived died via the death penalty for you and for me… If it wasn’t for Jesus dying via the death penalty, we would all have no hope.”

— Wyoming state Sen. Lynn Hutchings (R), quoted by the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, arguing that without the death penalty Jesus Christ would not have been able to die to resolve the sins of mankind.

Wyoming Secretary of State Quits

February 9, 2018 at 8:02 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray (R) “announced his resignation late Friday afternoon, effective immediately,” the Casper Tribune reports.

Murray said he has been “devastated” by two recent accusations of sexual misconduct and that he is now “unable to focus entirely on serving the good people of Wyoming.”

Late last year, a woman accused Murray of “wrestling her to the office floor and ejaculating on her stomach” when she was an intern in his office.

Woman Says Wyoming Official Assaulted Her as a Teen

December 14, 2017 at 4:45 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray (R), who is considering a run for governor, is accused by a former intern of wrestling her to the office floor and ejaculating on her stomach, the Casper Star Tribune reports.

Tatiana Maxwell “detailed the alleged assault in a social media post earlier this week and confirmed the events in a Thursday phone interview with the Star-Tribune.”

Cruz Poised to Win More Delegates In Wyoming

April 16, 2016 at 8:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 3 Comments

“Donald Trump has been trying to step up his game when it comes to corralling delegates for the Republican National Convention, but his efforts are likely too late to avoid another defeat Saturday, in Wyoming, scene of the next test of strength among GOP presidential candidates,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Sen. Ted Cruz is favored to win, as Wyoming’s GOP will finish picking its 29 convention delegates just a week after the Texas senator swept a similar event in Colorado to pick up 34 delegates.”

Sanders Wins Wyoming Caucuses

April 9, 2016 at 5:24 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 236 Comments

“Continuing a string of victories across the West, Senator Bernie Sanders won the Wyoming Democratic caucuses Saturday, chipping away at Hillary Clinton’s delegate lead before a major primary in New York next week,” the New York Times reports.

“With just 14 delegates up for grab in Wyoming, the victory trims only a little from Hillary Clinton’s 219-delegate lead. But coming after Mr. Sanders’s recent big victories in Washington State, Alaska, Idaho, Utah, Hawaii and Wisconsin, it was more evidence of Mrs. Clinton’s weaknesses among white and liberal voters as the race moves to major primaries in New York and elsewhere in the Northeast.”

GOP Governor Wants Obamacare Upheld

March 17, 2015 at 11:30 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 16 Comments

Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead (R) said that even though he thinks the Affordable Care Act is bad policy, he hopes the Supreme Court will reject the case and uphold the law, the Casper Star Tribune reports.

Said Mead: “If on June 30, if that’s when the case comes down, and they say no more subsidies for federal exchanges … it is going to cause a lot of turmoil. Not just for the state, and for those people, but for the private sector as well.”