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Neiman reflects on first session

Freshman legislator discusses budget, bills and overall impressions

Representative Chip Neiman isn’t sure he can explain how the 66th Wyoming Legislature differed to a normal year – one without unusual arrangements caused by a pandemic.

“Everybody kept telling us, this is not how it’s supposed to be, I hope you don’t think this is normal,” he laughs. “Like I told several legislators, I wouldn’t know what normal was – I’d never been here before.”

What stood out to Neiman about his first session representing House District #1 was its effectiveness. While he didn’t have a full session to compare it to, he did have the experience of eigh...

 
 
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