Want economic diversity? Focus on fiscal diversity too.
Opinion
by 5 Comments Most agree that Wyoming must expand and diversify its economy. So why do we struggle with laying the less politically palatable groundwork?
tax structure
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
Despite revenue crunch, state clings to sales tax exemptions
Lawmaker says break on manufacturing equipment doesn’t achieve its goal and should be abolished.
New-carbon jobs may not rescue state’s coffers
If a coal company creates the jobs it’s promised, would it benefit or tax the state?
Now the Legislature must examine tax landscape
Is it logical to maintain the imbalance where one industry funds 70 percent of the services for the entire populace?
