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Wyoming Caregivers Provide $910 Million In Economic Value In 2021

By Tom Lacock, MAR 8, 2023

The report highlights the growing scope and complexity of family caregiving and offers actions needed to address the many challenges of caring for parents, spouses, and other loved ones.

Legislative Update - Week Eight Focuses on Property Tax Relief

By Tom Lacock, MAR 4, 2023

Thursday afternoon, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed House Bill 99 into law. HB99 is the expansion of eligibility requirements for the Property Tax Refund Program.

Legislative Update - Week Eight Sees Property Tax Relief Take Hold

By Tom Lacock, FEB 26, 2023

The Property Tax Relief picture is starting to come into focus. On Friday, the Senate passed the Property Tax Refund program. The bill has now passed both chambers, but won’t go to the Governor’s Desk just yet.

AARP Wyoming Scores a Pen and The Cost To Amputate A Foot

By Tom Lacock, FEB 19, 2023

More on that later. For now, here is what you need to know from the Capitol this week: Scam Protection Bill Is Signed; Podiatrists and Pharmacists Bills Are Passed; Property Tax and other updates.

Can The Legislature Help Ease Pressure of Scams?

By Tom Lacock, FEB 12, 2023

Senate File 24 - Financial Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult - passed the Senate last week and made it through Second Read in the House on Friday.

The Day That The Lights Went Out In The Capitol

By Tom Lacock, FEB 4, 2023

It's rare that we see new things happen at the Capitol, but Friday brought a surprise when the lights went out in the building around 2 p.m. as the House was about to gavel-in to session.

Voting, and Property Tax Get Hearings In Week Three Of the Wyoming Legislative Session

By Tom Lacock, JAN 28, 2023

There will be a bit of a break from our bills moving through the House and Senate at the same speed as they have the last three weeks.

Week Two's Legislative Update

By Tom Lacock, JAN 22, 2023

Let’s get to this week’s update and the four big things (I know we generally go three things, but it was a big week) that happened this week.

AARP COVID Dashboard Shows Improvement In Wyoming’s Nursing Homes

By Tom Lacock, JAN 18, 2023

Wyoming’s nursing home COVID-19 resident ratio for the four-week period ending Dec. 18, was 7.27 cases per 100 residents, which is the eighth highest in the nation and up from November’s rate of 6.7 cases per 100 residents.