Control of the Capitol: What the 2024 primary could mean for Wyoming issues - WyoFile

Tuesday ’s primary election will decide the balance of power between the two factions of the statehouse.

If the Freedom Caucus collects enough seats to gain a majority in the House , its powers will extend beyond voting margins.

The Wyoming Caucus intends to keep its spot at the helm and stave off the push from its right flank.

The Freedom Caucus is also a strong advocate for parental rights in schools.

A statehouse shakeup could also have implications for the state’s energy and climate policies.

Freedom Caucus members took aim at Gov. Mark Gordon for a speech he gave at Harvard University in October in which he acknowledged a need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Members of the Freedom Caucus led an effort to defund and block additional appropriations to the state's Energy Matching Funds program, which Gordon maintains control over.

Legislation considered problematic for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has emerged from the growing, but minority faction of the GOP that often labels itself farther right.

The far-right dominated Joint Agriculture Committee advanced legislation that would have required state wildlife managers to compensate landowners for grass lost to overpopulated elk herds .