Guns, graft, gay rights, coal and water: 2018 in 12 stories
WyoFile staff collected 12 stories that we feel best represent Wyoming in 2018 and our ongoing efforts to capture it on the page.
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House, Senate budget bills diverge on funding
Legislative leaders in Wyoming’s two chambers disagree over the use of investment income to meet state needs.
Legislative leadership changes education funding study
Consultants analyzing Wyoming’s school funding will be directed to search for automatic annual increases in school expenses and consider school district consolidation.
The decisions were made during a contentious meeting of the Legislature’s Management Council Tuesday night. Both observers and
Legislators will study prison woes, taxes in interim
Legislative committees will tackle a variety of issues before lawmakers return to Cheyenne in February 2018
Mead adds $156M to spending as lawmakers eye oil prices
Amid a drop in oil prices, Wyoming has billions in liquid savings, more than enough to cover Gov. Matt Mead’s 2016 budget proposal.
