Lawmakers failed, again, to address Wyo’s most pressing needs
Opinion
by 7 Comments The legislative session was memorable for what didn’t happen, Drake writes: No action on school finance, Medicaid expansion, new revenues.
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Lawmakers leave dozens of bills to wither on the vine
Each year, scores of bills fail to survive the Wyoming Legislative Session. WyoFile rounds up the notable casualties of 2021.
Marijuana regulation bill heads to House floor
Committee advances measure that would allow personal use and license growers and retail shops. A spectrum of luminaries, users and critics bombarded lawmakers with comments for and against.
The surprisingly long list of tax bills before the Legislature
Analysis
by 4 Comments Revenue-reducing measures typically outnumber state-income producers by a wide margin during a Wyoming legislative session, but the ratio is reversed this year.
Can Wyo get out of its own way in courting renewables?
Opinion
by 10 Comments Rejecting an attempt to double the wind generation tax was a smart move, Drake writes. The next step is to pass tax incentives to make the state’s wind developers more competitive.