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.
Permanent Mineral Trust Fund
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.
Conducted under the umbrella of the Wyoming Department of
…Wyoming should be a sanctuary state
The Equality State should welcome refugees and immigrants, and also make a play for tech workers fleeing Silicon Valley.
Wyoming reconsiders investment strategies
As mineral revenues drop, so to do Wyoming’s investment returns, an unusual situation that some argue calls for new investment thinking.
