Businesses large and small reel from virus’s ‘kick in the teeth’
Downtowns and the state’s cornerstone are under the gun from a pandemic response that necessitates curtailing economic activity. Economists predict prolonged impacts.
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Welcome to America’s first democratic socialist state
Opinion
by 11 Comments Two current coal protectionist measures that defy free market capitalism could be the most inane pair of bills ever concocted by Wyoming legislators.
Bill could put $1 billion in carbon capture onto electric bills
Bill backed by Gov. Mark Gordon forces utilities to implement carbon capture but allows them to pass costs on to consumers’ electrical bills.
Governor’s office previewed controversial PSC letter
In Oct., WyoFile reported the Public Services Commission sent copied language from coal industry lobbyists to federal utility regulators. New documents reveal the governor’s office’s involvement
The ailing canary in Wyoming’s mineral revenue mine
Opinion
by 1 Comment Powder River Basin royalty delinquencies are an ominous sign for the state’s funding model and a trial for budgeters in the upcoming legislative session.
