Wyoming Lawmakers Defeat Proposal to Repeal Death PenaltyWyoming Lawmakers Defeat Proposal to Repeal Death PenaltyTwenty-eight states still allow the death penalty.Associated PressAssociated Press
Conservatives in Some States Push Against Death PenaltyConservatives in Some States Push Against Death PenaltyU.S. officials announced in July that federal executions would resume after a 16-year informal moratorium.Associated PressAssociated Press
Wyoming Death Penalty Opponents Laud Repeal in New HampshireWyoming Death Penalty Opponents Laud Repeal in New HampshireThe Granite State is now the 21st state to have abolished capital punishment, after lawmakers voted to override a veto by Republican Gov. Chris Sununu.Joy GreenwaldJoy Greenwald