CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 17 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Wyoming issued the following news release: Tonight, Gov. Mark Gordon indicated he will allow a bill that will prohibit transgender students from playing on sports teams that match their gender identity to go into law without his signature. The ACLU of Wyoming opposed Senate File 133, legislation that violates both the United States Constitution and Title IX of the Civil Rights Act, which protects all students - inclu  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 21 (TNStalk) -- American Principles Project, an organization that says it engages in campaigns and advocacy on behalf of the family, issued the following statement on March 20, 2023: * * * This weekend, Wyoming's SEA 92 became law, banning biological males from participating in girls' sports in the state's schools from grades 7-12. The legislation was enacted without the signature of Gov. Mark Gordon. Wyoming is now the 19th state to pass legislation protecting a fa  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNStalk) -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following statement on March 20, 2023: * * * Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon recently signed a law prohibiting abortion pills in the state. The Heritage Foundation's Sarah Perry Parshall, senior legal fellow, and Jay Richards, director of the DeVos Center for Life, Religion and Family, released the following statement. "The Wyoming legislative session ended with a clear proclamation that the state values unborn life and the safety   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 18 (TNSgov) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release: The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) -- the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization -- is condemning Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon's decision to allow SF133, legislation that bans transgender students from playing sports consistent with their gender identity, to become law. In a statement, Gordon called said legislation is "overly draconian, is dis  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNStalk) -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following statement: * * * On Friday, anti-choice Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill into law in Wyoming to ban medication abortion with criminal penalties for providers and allowed a total ban on abortion to go into effect without his signature. This ban on medication abortion, the most common form of abortion care in the country, is the first of its kind to be signed into law. * * * NARAL Pro-Choice America President Mini Ti  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 17 (TNStalk) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Wyoming issued the following statement: * * * Tonight, Gov. Mark Gordon signed into law one bill to ban medication abortion and indicated he will let another near-complete ban become law without his signature. The ACLU of Wyoming opposed Senate File 109, legislation that prohibits medication abortion, and House Bill 152, legislation that bans abortion care with limited exceptions and will take effect if last year's  more