Mike Yin

Are you excited to have an app determine whether you are a citizen regardless of your actual true citizenship status?

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing? 2? Questions I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up. Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

YouTube video by Mike Yin Should we give second homeowners a tax break?

Rep. Bear from Gillette argues that we should give wealthy second homeowners a tax break so they can buy a jet.

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Arkansas AG Threatens to Sue Sites for Providing Info About Abortion Pills One of the sites, Plan C, is a well-known resource for information about medication abortion.

Seems like the Arkansas AG just doesn't believe in the first amendment to the US Constitution. Maybe he should have a different job if he feels his oath to the Constitution is too much to uphold.

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I'm subscribing. thanks @garnethenderson.com for your work

Inside Utah’s PR campaign to seize public lands - High Country News Utah used actors, AI, stagecraft and NDAs as it sought to sway public opinion and take control of 18.5 million acres of federal public land.

Lawmakers in Utah are deploying every deception tactic in the book to convince Americans that turning federal lands over to states is in the nation's best interest. What they aren't saying is that they don't have the money to manage these lands, so they often get sold to for-profit companies.

I'm calling it "Zohran Derangement Syndrome"

They turned her into a baby machine instead of letting her family grieve.

insane moment in world history right here

YouTube video by Mike Yin SoS Gray on Voter Registration Mills

On Thursday 5/8/2025, during the Joint Corporations, Elections, and Political Subdivision meeting in Lander, the Wyoming Secretary of State seems to believe that it's bad to have people register to vote.

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YouTube video by Mike Yin Mike's Minute - Interim meetings

Mike's Minute - Interim Meetings
What happens after session is over?
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Here’s what RFK Jr. has done since a measles outbreak began which has killed 3 people so far:

1. Buried a CDC report showing need for vaccination

2. Recommended vitamin A, resulting in liver damage in kids

3. Defunded vaccination clinics nationally

4. Hired a fraud to manipulate vaccine data

YouTube video by Mike Yin HB64 Veto Override Debate - Transvaginal Ultrasound 48hr Requirement

The Governor vetoed HB64 - Ultrasound requirements for medication abortions. The House moved to override it. This was what I told the members of the House.

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YouTube video by Mike Yin Minute with Mike - Crossover Week!

A new Minute with Mike - Crossover Week

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Wyoming opted out of USDA summer food assistance program, but bill would change that - WyoFile The federal program is “the most efficient, effective way to get food to those kids," bill sponsor Rep. Lloyd Larsen said.

Last year, Wyoming was one of 15 states to opt out of USDA program that provides income qualified families with a debit card to supplement family food needs during summer months when school isn't in session.

A bill that would direct the state to participate in it advanced out of committee Thursday.

Wyoming Senate demands Congress hand over federal land, including Grand Teton - WyoFile After first vote fails, Sen. Driskill calls for reconsideration, an excused senator reappears and the measure passes 16-15.

The Wyoming Senate voted 16-15 Thursday for a resolution demanding that Congress turn over some 30 million federal acres to the state.

The "equal footing" resolution insisted that land owned by all Americans, including Grand Teton National Park, be surrendered.

YouTube video by Mike Yin Mike's Minute Supplemental 3rd Reading

Quick update:
3rd reading on the supplemental budget is tomorrow - you can follow along on youtube here starting around 10-10:30AM until late in the night - www.youtube.com/@WyomingLegi...

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And on Friday we will have "3rd Reading" to bring more amendments that reflect the priorities of the legislators that bring them.

Check out the supplemental budget and the amendments and votes here.
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YouTube video by Mike Yin Mike's Minute Supplemental Budget

How do you navigate the supplemental budget? We work on a two year budget and on odd numbered years we "edit" the budget halfway through the 2 years. On Wednesday we had "2nd Reading" where we had the opportunity to bring amendments.

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YouTube video by Mike Yin How to navigate what bills are up today by viewing today's calendar

A minute with Mike!
How to navigate what bills are up today by viewing today's calendar

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YouTube video by Mike Yin A bill to force transvaginal ultrasounds on women

Rep. Neiman brings HB64 to have the state force transvaginal ultrasounds on women.

Yet another bill to get in the way of your freedoms and make it harder to raise a family as we scare away more doctors in our already lacking OB/GYN care around the state.

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YouTube video by Mike Yin One of the most shameful things I've seen a bill do

This bill requires folks to put their miscarriage in a plastic bag and carry it back to a healthcare provider. One of the most shameful things I've ever seen a bill force people to do.

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Does 911 services have a way to determine if they are being called from someone deliberately obfuscating their calling location?

There should be a way to reduce swatting at the dispatcher level.

For @kenmartin.bsky.social and @benwikler.bsky.social, I'm not a DNC member.

I am interested in a party that has a vision for what the future of the country should look like, then understanding what policies will get us there.

Thanks,
Your friendly neighborhood state legislator.

I break systems.

Montana proponents for public access, landowners, await implications of Wyoming lawsuit Outcome of pending corner-crossing case could impact who has the right to use — or lock up — more than eight million acres across the West.

Montana Free Press is observing the holiday with a staff-wide Christmas week vacation. While we’re away, we’ll be republishing some of our biggest evergreen stories of 2024. We’ll be back on our usual schedule on Monday, Dec. 30.

Everything you want to know about corner-crossing in Montana ⬇️

I bet there's a way to make a follower feed that down ranks those who post extra

If we want to ensure US Steel is owned domestically, we will need industrial policy to support it similar to the CHIPS act. Not sure if the current Congress is willing to do that.

This @planetmoney.bsky.social podcast is good context - www.npr.org/2024/03/20/1...

US Steel cannot compete even with 25% tariffs. Without an infusion of cash to replace it's current infrastructure with newer technologies that make steel production cheaper.