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.
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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
State income tax: The need is clear, even to opponents
The Joint Revenue Committee is finally talking about possibly instituting individual and corporate state income taxes, but it’s far from committed to the idea.
Study: Without tax reform economic diversification hurts state
Under Wyoming’s current tax structure, growing the state’s non-resource based industries would cost the state money, economists say.
