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Wyoming's Joint Appropriations Committee Will Lead The State's Discussion on What To Do With An Extra $1 billion in the 2023 Legislative Session.

What was old is new again for the Labor, Health, and Social Services Committee. Fred Baldwin, himself a Physician Assistant, will head up the Senate side of the committee, while Rep. Dan Zwonitzer takes the helm of the House Committee.

Wyoming's Judiciary Committee will hear a number of bills, including one that would allow banks and credit unions to put a hold of up to five days on a transaction it fears is fraudulent.

Join AARP Wyoming as we talk to State Senate President Ogden Driskell and Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives Albert Sommers about the upcoming Legislative session, which begins on January 10.

Wyoming's Governor will answer questions and offer an overview of the condition of the State of Wyoming during an upcoming TeleTown Hall in December.

Wyoming’s rate of COVID-19 cases and deaths inside Wyoming skilled nursing homes rose during the four-week period ending October 23, 2022.

Are candidates listening to voters 50+?

Paul Greenwood is a retired San Diego Deputy District Attorney where he headed up the Elder Abuse Prosecution Unit for 22 years. He has prosecuted over 750 felony cases of physical, sexual, emotional and financial elder abuse. Paul now spends much of his post-retirement time consulting on elder abuse cases and providing trainings to law enforcement and Adult Protective Services agencies across the country and internationally. He is also a criminal justice board member of National Adult Protective Services Association.

The Capitol is a lot quieter this week as the 2022 Wyoming Legislative Session has ended. For the last time this year, let’s go over what happened last week under the golden dome of interest to older adults in Wyoming.

Former Wyoming Speaker of The House Steve Harshman presides over the 2020 Wyoming House of Representatives.