$500,000 for laid off workers squeaks into Senate budget
As a week of budget amending wrapped up, the House and Senate took opposite positions on a $500,000 appropriation to help the next round of laid-off coal miners or other workers.
Ogden Driskill
Conditional sales tax advances with eye on fiscal ‘armageddon’
With direct tax increases defeated once again, prominent House lawmakers are pushing revenue switches and a conditional sales tax increase to confront looming fiscal cliff.
Legislature convenes under a new roof and a gathering ‘storm’
The 65th Wyoming Legislature convened yesterday with much talk about a coming fiscal “storm” but little anticipation that lawmakers will batten down the hatches this year.
‘New sheriff’ Gordon reins in Legislature’s budgeting process
New governor flexes muscle in confrontation over infringement of executive power; vetoes 14 items in 2019 supplemental budget.
Harshman redux may ‘save’ our schools… again
Opinion
by 2 Comments The Casper Republican’s unconventional repeat as Speaker of the House could provide much-needed ballast amid stormy politics, Drake writes.
