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2025 General Session
Cheyenne Roundup Episode 10 | Big picture takeaways from a session with a lot of firsts
Between the Freedom Caucus’ first session holding a majority in the House and the Senate tanking a supplemental budget, the general session of the 68th Wyoming Legislature was a whirlwind. Our team shares highlights – and what happens next.
Cheyenne Roundup Episode 9 | Checks and balances and veto overrides, oh my!
As the Legislature adjourns, we’re taking another look at the interplay between the three branches of government. What happens with the stack of passed legislation on the governor’s desk really brings those checks and balances into focus.
Cheyenne Roundup Episode 8 | How do you like your budget, scrambled or over easy?
With the end of the 2025 legislative session in sight, Wyoming lawmakers were hit with a surprise. In an unprecedented move, Senate leadership announced there would be no supplemental budget, upsetting the governor and sending lawmakers scrambling to figure out alternative ways to fund their priorities.
Cheyenne Roundup Episode 7 | Wyoming’s legions of legislation: Marketplace or mishmash?
Lawmakers — and the public and press — have had their hands full tracking some 555 pieces of legislation this session. For some, all those bills present more opportunities for the best ideas to win. For others, the sheer quantity makes it hard to shape well-thought-out policies.
Cheyenne Roundup Episode 6 | Mid-session shmorgishborg
The Wyoming Legislature has passed the halfway point in its 40-day general session. To mark the occasion, WyoFile and Wyoming Public Radio reporters share moments that feel emblematic of the attitudes and energy of the session so far.
Cheyenne Roundup Episode 5 | A million ways for bills to die in Wyoming
As the Legislature nears the halfway point of the general session, bills are starting to drop like flies. The carnage is exposing some fault lines between freshman and veteran lawmakers over both the content of the bills, and the lawmaking process itself.
Cheyenne Roundup Episode 4 | Freedom Caucus-stacked committee proposes big budget cuts
Lawmakers are in the midst of deciding how much the state should spend on programs that impact people’s lives across Wyoming in numerous ways — from wildfire recovery to energy projects to support for vulnerable children. WyoFile and Wyoming Public Radio compare what the governor recommended against what lawmakers cut, and where things go from here.
Cheyenne Roundup Episode 3 | Turning bills on a dime
With its newfound power, the Wyoming Freedom Caucus set out to pass its top five priorities within the first 10 days of the legislative session. The group says it hit the mark within eight days. WyoFile and Wyoming Public Radio break down what the caucus pushed through the House and how a couple of those bills veered away from the Freedom Caucus’ original aims.
Cheyenne Roundup Episode 2 | How Wyoming’s separate powers interplay
Things kicked off at the state Capitol in Cheyenne on Tuesday, and already state lawmakers’ priorities are starting to take shape. But lawmakers aren’t the only ones with ideas about how they want Wyoming to run — officials in the executive and judicial branches have priorities, too. This week, we’ll hear what the governor, secretary of state, state superintendent and the head of the judicial branch want for Wyoming, and how their priorities align — and don’t — with lawmakers.
Cheyenne Roundup Episode 1 | Ready, set, govern! What you need to know for Wyoming’s 2025 legislative session
The 68th Wyoming Legislature begins its general session on Jan. 14. The next two months are Wyoming lawmakers’ one chance this year to set the policies that govern how our state operates — and the Wyoming Freedom Caucus has ambitious plans. WyoFile’s Maggie Mullen and Wyoming Public Radio’s Jordan Uplinger review how this fast-paced lawmaking process works.
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Note: Episode updated at 5:43 p.m. on Jan. 10 to correct a voting statistic and bill number. —Ed.
2024 Budget Session
Cheyenne Roundup 2024: Episode 5
The Cheyenne Roundup podcast crew — WyoFile’s state government reporter Maggie Mullen, and Wyoming Public Media’s Chris Clements and David Dudley — welcomed special guest Bob Beck and a live audience for this extended overview of what turned out to be a contentious 2024 budget session.
Cheyenne Roundup 2024: Episode 4
It’s the last scheduled week of the 2024 legislative session, but with budget negotiations at a standstill, lawmakers might work into the weekend or reconvene for a special session. Join WyoFile’s Maggie Mullen and Mike Koshmrl, and Wyoming Public Media’s Chris Clements for the latest from the Capitol — from bills to repeal gun-free zones to restrictions on abortion.
Cheyenne Roundup 2024: Episode 3
Halfway through the session, we catch up on both versions of the budget bill and what lawmakers have to do now to come to a consensus. Plus, a quick review of bills still making their way through — from hearing aid funding to property taxes to public lands. WyoFile’s Maggie Mullen and Mike Koshmrl join Wyoming Public Media’s Chris Clements and David Dudley to talk through the 2024 budget session’s midway point.
Cheyenne Roundup 2024: Episode 2
From a leadership shakeup in the Senate and an unprecedented number of dead committee bills in the House, WyoFile’s Maggie Mullen and Mike Koshmrl join Wyoming Public Media’s Chris Clements and David Dudley to talk through the 2024 budget session’s rocky start.
Cheyenne Roundup 2024: Episode 1
It’s week one of the Wyoming Legislature’s 2024 budget session, which is only one month long. Time is tight and lawmakers have lots to do with some tricky political dynamics to navigate. WyoFile’s Maggie Mullen and Wyoming Public Radio’s Chris Clements and David Dudley talk through what they’ll be watching as the session gets underway.
2023 General Session
Cheyenne Roundup 2023: Episode 1
It’s week one of the Wyoming Legislature’s 2023 general session and this is the first of many more Cheyenne Roundups to come. Every Monday for roughly the next eight weeks Wyoming Public Media and WyoFile reporters will gather to give listeners a preview of the legislative week ahead. Today – on the eve of the session – we’re taking a bigger picture look at what the next 40 legislative days might bring.
Cheyenne Roundup 2023: Episode 2
The 67th Legislature is through week one. Lawmakers swore their oaths. The governor gave his State of the State. From energy policy to fentanyl overdoses to limits on the secretary of state’s authority, WyoFile and Wyoming Public Media reporters run down the latest at the Capitol.
Cheyenne Roundup 2023: Episode 3
With two weeks down and six more to go, the 67th Legislature has close to 400 bills in play. This week WyoFile and Wyoming Public Media reporters talk abortion access, Medicaid expansion, the Indian Child Welfare Act and a bill to limit talk of sexuality and gender in public schools.
Cheyenne Roundup 2023: Episode 4
It’s what some call ‘chaos week’ at the Wyoming Legislature — the frantic days in which bills that don’t meet mounting deadlines start to die. Plus lawmakers aim to have a supplemental budget by Friday. Join WyoFile and Wyoming Public Media for a rundown of the action.
Cheyenne Roundup 2023: Episode 5
The power went out in Cheyenne Friday, but lawmakers still reached the halfway point of the session. With one month to go, deadlines are thinning down that pile of nearly 500 bill drafts. From budgets to abortion to fishing boats, reporters recap bills both alive and dead.
Cheyenne Roundup 2023: Episode 6
Draft legislation peaked at 497 before a slew of deadlines cut the pile nearly in half. It’s typical to see bills die at this juncture, but what was unusual was the number of House bills that died because they failed to get an initial floor vote. This episode we look at what perished and why.
Cheyenne Roundup 2023: Episode 7
Last week we talked about dead bills. This week Wyoming Public Radio and WyoFile reporters examine the survivors. From efforts to prop up the coal industry to helping rural communities fund EMS, the session has hit the stage when draft legislation is becoming law.
Cheyenne Roundup 2023: Episode 8
With the last week of the 2023 general session finally here we go back to week one when Gov. Mark Gordon called on lawmakers to save, not spend. So, did they? Yes, in record amounts. We’ll also look at why a tribal hunting bill died and how anti-LGBTQ bills have fared.
Cheyenne Roundup 2023: Episode 9
The 2023 general session is a wrap and so is the Cheyenne Roundup — just for now. Stay tuned for interim session episodes before we’re back in 2024. But before we take a break, reporters share their session obsessions and answer listener questions.