Wyoming Democrats vote against a special session to address vaccine mandates

Wyoming's Democratic legislators are voting against having a special session to address vaccine mandates.

As the federal government prepares to hand down vaccine requirements for large employers, Republican leadership in Wyoming has pushed for a special session to take action. They are currently taking a vote of legislators with plans to have a session that begins October 26.

In a letter signed by Wyoming's entire Democratic caucus, two senators and seven representatives announced their intention to vote against the special session, spelling out their reasons for doing so.

"We believe a special session would be an undue burden to the taxpayer, a waste of time and resources for legislators and our staff, and would further cause an undue burden to Wyoming businesses who would be forced to choose between following state or federal law, requiring them to be in violation of one or the other," the letter states.

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