Can we find an equitable wind tax?
Opinion
by 5 Comments A decade into the hunt for a sensible wind power policy in Wyoming, a grassroots effort seeks to take the question legislators have failed to resolve directly to the people
Mike Madden
Good revenue news offers state an opportunity for reform
Opinion
by 4 Comments Wyoming is no longer facing a $1 billion budget deficit, creating the chance — but removing the political will — to break the boom-bust cycle.
Analysis: Westmoreland bankruptcy shows county vulnerability
Analysis
by 4 Comments Coal company’s Chapter 11 filing could short Lincoln County of more than $9 million in unpaid mineral taxes.
Senate revenue chairman Peterson ousted over school funding
Longtime senator Ray Peterson lost his primary reelection bid last week in a coup by educators, leaving the revenue committee without veteran leadership at a critical point
Fight for $80M dam boils as House strips funds
Wyoming senator vows to reinstate $40 million that House drained from appropriation for proposed 280-foot high dam.
