Education Policy: Wyoming’s Department of Education wrapped up its inaugural L³ Summit, bringing 453 educators together to push statewide literacy implementation after passage of Senate File 0059 and related Science of Reading emergency rules. State Finance Oversight: Lawmakers are drafting a bill that would let the Department of Audit withhold use, sales and lodging tax funds from public institutions that repeatedly fail to submit financial reports for three years or more. Courts & Accountability: New court filings describe alleged severe abuse and cover-ups at the Wyoming Boys’ School, including claims of restraint chair use and solitary confinement, as the case heads toward trial. Tribal Affairs & Defense Policy: Wounded Knee descendants vowed to keep pressing for Medal of Honor revocations after the Pentagon declined to rescind the awards; a Senate Armed Services committee report urges unredacted materials. Healthcare Costs: A new Legislature Health Insurance Affordability Task Force heard testimony on why Wyoming’s hospital availability doesn’t translate into affordability, focusing on Medicaid and middle-class coverage gaps. Energy & Government: Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon convened a panel on New World screwworm, stressing no reported Wyoming outbreaks while Texas and New Mexico track cases. Local Government: Rawlins’ vice mayor floated boosting next year’s July 4 fireworks budget to expand the show, with timing tied to the city’s budget cycle.