Mark Gordon

Governor Mark Gordon put a statement in response to a brief by the US Solicitor General's office that stated Wyoming and Montana don't have grounds to sue the state of Washington

“The current de facto leasing moratorium is bad policy for Wyoming and contrary to law,” Governor Gordon said. “This is a key action to protect the interests of Wyoming and her people.”

Governor Mark Gordon announced that Wyoming will receive $1.1 billion in federal relief funds.

Governor Mark Gordon signed 11 bills into law on Tuesday, one of which focused on the criminalization of bestiality.

The Office of Governor Mark Gordon has released a statement indicating that Wyoming has joined 21 other states in a lawsuit to block Biden’s cancellation of the Keystone Pipeline.

Advocates of the move say Colorado leaders have forgotten the needs of rural Coloradans in favor of the metropolitan front range.

Governor Mark Gordon has issued an Executive Order, directing state agencies to examine the impact, financial and otherwise, that the Biden Administration’s ban on new leases of oil and gas on federal land has had on Wyoming.

Many of Wyoming’s elected officials, as well as professionals within Wyoming’s oil & gas industry are reacting to the recent news that President Joe Biden is set to announce a wide-ranging moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on U.S. land.

Prominent Wyoming authority figures, such as Governor Mark Gordon and Congresswoman Liz Cheney, as well as local agencies like the Petroleum Association of Wyoming, have issued statements condemning an order that, for the next 60 days, suspends approval of new oil and gas leases, along with key agency, regulatory, and development actions.

Fornstrom has served on the commission for the past seven years. She was first appointed to her position by former Governor Matt Mead in March 2013 and was reappointed by Governor Gordon in 2019.