Mead aligns with House on education budget
Gov. Matt Mead supports smaller cuts, spending from savings and diverting investment income to fund schools.
Permanent Mineral Trust Fund
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.
Draft budget relies on savings, avoids major cuts
Lawmakers drew heavily on savings to write the state’s two-year budget. Big cuts were largely avoided but some programs took hits.
Lawmakers could shift revenue streams to get cash
The Joint Appropriations Committee will consider a bill in December that could redirect money away from the Permanent Mineral Trust Fund.
Low-income mothers hit by budget compromise
Public health nurse Jo Ellen Hockley spends part of each week visiting 10 expectant low-income mothers across Platte County, driving to homes within a 30-mile radius of her office in Wheatland.
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