taxes

Analysts’ memo to lawmakers predicts staggering revenue drops

April 13, 2020 by Andrew Graham 11 Comments

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.

Select committee helped restore integrity to Wyo mineral tax system

Opinion

March 17, 2020 by Michael Madden 1 Comment

With only three months to work and a host of complex aims, the Select Committee on Coal/Mineral Bankruptcies rose to the challenge.

Running out of time, lawmakers balk again at new revenue

Opinion

February 25, 2020 by Kerry Drake 2 Comments

Legislators will look back at 2020 with regret that they didn’t fix the budget sooner, Drake predicts.

The ailing canary in Wyoming’s mineral revenue mine

Opinion

February 4, 2020 by Michael Madden 1 Comment

Powder River Basin royalty delinquencies are an ominous sign for the state’s funding model and a trial for budgeters in the upcoming legislative session.