Wyoming
Wyoming Joint Revenue interim Committee talks state lands, housing, taxes and Medicaid
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Wyoming Information Now) – The Joint Income Interim Committee assembly on the Capitol on Tuesday mentioned Medicaid, using State lands and property tax this morning.
Lawmakers mentioned utilizing state land to increase agricultural leases or to make use of for industrial or residential leases.
The invoice failed on a tie vote and will come again after some changes within the subsequent legislative session.
This invoice might probably handle a number of the housing points the state is going through, say lawmakers.
“There’s a enormous want for housing, inexpensive housing and this may be a kind of potential options to that. Along with bringing more cash into the state, with our state lands, we are able to herald more cash in. We are able to use that cash within the faculties. That’s the place their revenue goes to. And we are able to at all times use more cash for our faculties,” mentioned Sen. Fred Baldwin, S.D.14.
Subsequent on the docket was amending the structure to permit for property tax caps which is now transferring ahead to the Legislative session.
Property homeowners, in line with lawmakers, are seeing a rise in taxes as a lot as 35 or 40 to 4000 %.
“I believe the massive takeaway from this assembly is that if we get that language in a constitutional modification clearly permitting for property tax caps we are able to management these outrageous property tax will increase that we’ve seen round our state it’s an enormous downside and we now have to get a management of it,” mentioned Rep. Chuck Grey, H.D. 57.
Lastly, Medicaid growth rounded out the morning.
A “Wholesome Wyoming” official mentioned that the committee would have a look at Medicaid growth research from neighboring states to see if comparable strategies might work in Wyoming.
The aim was to get committee sponsorship for a invoice within the upcoming legislative session.
Well being officers mentioned about 25,000 individuals go with out medical insurance protection, and 75 % of these are working.
“We’re at all times seeking to see how issues work in different states. So proper now wyoming has loads of western state to tug information from. Actually Wyoming is without doubt one of the final 11 states to increase medicaid if we do it this yr. However the information is offered,” mentioned Jan Cartwright, Wholesome Wyoming.
The subsequent Legislative session begins in January 2023.
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It's Unconstitutional: Hemp Businesses Sue Wyoming Governor Over Law Banning Delta-8 And Similar Substances
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Ten hemp companies and one individual hemp seller are suing the state of Wyoming over a ban on the cannabis-like substance delta-8 THC. They are calling the law, which took effect Monday, unconstitutional and want it blocked.
The lawsuit was filed last Friday in the U.S. District Court against Wyoming Gov.Mark Gordon (R), attorney general Bridget Hill (R), director of agriculture Doug Miyamoto and all of Wyoming’s elected prosecutors.
“We will fight to keep our small businesses open, keep food on the tables of our staff, and keep products coming to the hardworking people [of] Wyoming,” Gillette’s Mountain High Wellness store owners Sarah and Richard McDaniel, who are among the plaintiffs, said in a statement as reported by WyoFile. “The Hemp Community of Wyoming is not backing down until the people of Wyoming have the right to decide what we use for alternative options to big pharma and our small businesses have the right to continue to operate.”
Read Also: Intoxicating Hemp Products Face Regulatory Crackdown Across Multiple States
The Delta-8 Question
What is delta-8 THC and why is it banned?
Delta-8 THC is a chemical component of the cannabis plant. Although delta-8 occurs naturally in very small concentrations, it can produce a mild psychoactive effect in some people similar to delta-9 THC.
New industrial methodologies enable delta-8 THC to be converted from CBD derived from hemp. Products developed as a result of the 2018 federal Farm Bill that legalized hemp are therefore not subject to the same testing requirements as cannabis, creating a legal loophole.
The biggest problem connected to delta-8 THC has mostly to do with the question of safety. It takes a proficient and experienced chemist to ensure the safe conversion of CBD molecules into THC molecules, writes Forbes. Inappropriate or imprecise techniques could potentially result in dangerous impurities in the final product.
This is why many states are banning delta-8 and other synthetic cannabis products.
“(The new law) creates insurmountable confusion around criminal liability and destroys the mere act of processing hemp into consumable products,” reads the lawsuit. “(We) face irreparable harm unless this court enjoins (the law).
Unconstitutional And Too Broad
The plaintiffs also claim that the new ban illegally narrows the federal definition of hemp, impacts interstate transpiration laws, and is too broad.
“For instance, [Senate File 32 – Hemp-limitations on psychoactive substances] bans hemp containing any “synthetic substance,” a term which is overly broad that incorporates “non ‘psychoactive substances’” like CBD that contains no THC,” the filing states.
The lawsuit lists the following businesses as plaintiffs: Up In Smoke II (Laramie), Capitol Botanicals (Cody), Dr. Chronic’s Concentrates (Casper), Flower Castle Elevated Wellness (Cheyenne), and CinD’s CBD and Vape (Torrington). It also includes the agricultural operation Greybull River Farms.
The new law is “unconstitutional, as it deprived plaintiffs from cultivating, distributing, transporting and selling hemp plants and hemp-derived products that are declared legal under the 2018 Farm Bill,” reads the document. The plaintiffs also say if the law is enacted and individuals who cultivate hemp plants are to be prosecuted they’ll suffer “irreparable harm.”
“An injunction is the proper remedy when challenging the constitutionality of state action.”
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CBI issues alert for Wyoming woman who disappeared after driving to Weld County
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WELD COUNTY, Colo. — The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has issued an alert for a Wyoming woman who disappeared after driving to Weld County Tuesday.
Helen Wykle, 90, left her home in Wyoming sometime on Tuesday and traveled to Weld County. She was last seen around 6 p.m. near County Road 74 and County Road 33 near Eaton.
Wykle is 5 feet 4 inches tall and 125 pounds with gray hair and green eyes. She was driving her blue 2018 Honda CRV with Wyoming license plate 6-1379. CBI said there is damage to the driver’s side from hitting a pole.
Wykle has cognitive impairment and there are concerns for her safety, according to CBI. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the Weld County
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Wildfire training in Platte County included Wyoming State Forestry Helitack – Platte County Record-Times
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GLENDO – On June 22, 2024, approximately 25 wildland firefighters trained on wildfire related tasks. The morning was spent on pump operations, working in tandem, structure protection and water use. The afternoon was line construction and firing. There was shelter deployment training and an incident-within-an-incident training towards the end of the day. During the simulated exercise, firefighters called in water drops from Helitack.
“This is unprecedented for Platte County. This is the first time we’ve ever done an exercise this size here in the Glendo area,” said Chief Dave Noyce, Glendo Volunteer Fire Department.
Interagency wildfire training influences how fires are fought throughout the state. No one fire department in the state can handle a large incident by themselves. Training together prepares agencies to work more efficiently together. When called on by the Wyoming community, the agencies come together ready to serve and protect the Wyoming Community from wildland fires.
Agencies in attendance were Glendo Volunteer Fire Department, Palmer Canyon Fire Department, WYCO Volunteer Fire Department, City of Casper Fire and Rescue, Camp Guernsey Fire Department, Wyoming State Forestry, and Wyoming Rural Fire Association.
“I am so very grateful for everyone taking the time to come train for the day. [I’m also] really grateful to the state (Wyoming State Forestry Division) for letting us have their ship (helicopter) for the day,” Noyce said.
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