Ann Lucas

The lawmaker opposes the bill because they believe adding another committee will not improve productivity given that existing committees are already struggling to get work done.

The lawmaker opposes the resolution, stating that amending the Constitution should not be done lightly and certainly not as a substitute for enforcing existing laws.

The lawmaker argues that Wyoming has no legal obligation to fund public television, citing concerns about political bias in programming and the belief that entertainment should not be funded by taxpayers.

The lawmaker supports the amendment because a conversation with the director of the livestock board revealed that metal tags no longer require state appropriation as producers will now pay for them.

The lawmaker advises resisting the amendment because it is aggressive to add three staff positions when there is a shortage of qualified CPAs and lawyers in the state.

The lawmaker clarifies that the bill only addresses making existing imaged documents easier to access online, rather than requiring new video recording of court cases.

The lawmaker supports the bill because it helps reduce fraud by allowing administrative dissolution of business entities where principals have been convicted of fraud, which negatively impacts Wyoming citizens.

The lawmaker cites a recent incident where a registered sex offender ran for a community college board despite current law not clearly preventing it, arguing the bill establishes clear standards to protect children and others from sexual assault in positions of trust.

The lawmaker supports the bill as a compromise between hand counts and machine counts that provides voters with an additional measure of safety and security through random audits.