Lawmakers are doing the old dodge-and-cut revenue dance
Opinion
by 10 Comments Rejecting state income tax lets Wyoming’s wealthiest residents off the hook at expense of most vulnerable citizens, Drake writes.
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Analysts’ memo to lawmakers predicts staggering revenue drops
An internal memo to the Legislature from its fiscal analysts anticipates $555 million to $2.8 billion in lost revenues from COVID-19 and an oil price war. “Armageddon,” in the words of one lawmaker.
Want to protect Wyoming’s public lands? Support tax reform
Opinion
by 2 Comments The state’s dependence on fossil fuel revenues makes lawmakers and other officials bend to industry wills at the expense of our landscape, wildlife, clean air and water.
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
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.
