The Wyoming Press Association has brought a bill to the 67th Wyoming Legislature requiring the state’s newspapers to publish all public notices that appear in print editions on their websites, too.
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WYOMING — Your newspaper and newspapers across Wyoming are advocating in the state legislature to make government information more accessible to you.
In Wyoming, state, county, city, school district and other governmental entities are legally directed to publish minutes of meetings, payroll information, changes in statutes and zoning, bid information, and other particulars in local newspapers to notify the public of their actions.
The Wyoming Press Association has brought a bill to the 67th Wyoming Legislature requiring the state’s newspapers to publish all public notices that appear in print editions on their websites, too.
Many newspapers are already doing this, and if HB0164 passes, all Wyoming newspapers will be required to add public notices to their websites. State Sen. Bill Landon (S27 Natrona) and Rep. Dave Zwonitzer (H08 Laramie) are sponsoring the bill along with Reps. Trey Sherwood (HD14 Ablany), Daniel Singh (HD61 Laramie), and Stith (HD48 Sweetwater), and Sens. Eric Barlow (SD23 Campbell), Tara Nethercott (SD4 Laramie) and Stephan Pappas (SD7 Laramie).
According to a 2022 Wyoming Coda Ventures survey, 86 percent of Wyomingites cite local newspapers and newspaper websites as their most trusted source for public notices.
Please encourage your state legislators to support more government transparency by supporting HB0164.