Failure of ‘big box tax’ was Legislature’s folly
Opinion
by 2 Comments Corporate income tax would have helped fund public schools, but many state senators decided their own reelection campaigns were more important.
Eli Bebout
Legislature once again socks it to Wyoming’s most vulnerable
Opinion
by 4 Comments Lawmakers balanced the budget on the backs of the poor, yet again, by failing to fund an emergency food pantry measure and the Tax Refund for the Elderly and Disabled program.
As smoke clears, House and Senate reload for 2020 budget
Dems, rank-and-file lawmakers said programs for state’s vulnerable are casualties of budget war as senators called for rules change to amass more power
About last night: How the 2019 session spilled into overtime
The clock ticked down to midnight, with several matters still to resolve, forcing the bleary-eyed Legislature to clock back in for a wee-hours conclusion early on Feb. 28.
Unable to diversify, Legislature doubles down on energy
Analysis
by 2 Comments After killing efforts to broaden the tax base, lawmakers go back to the well — literally — and try to revive the ailing fossil fuel industry
